Sci-Fi Discussion: The Greenway &
Details
Do you like science fiction? Join the Jefferson Humanists Sci Fi Discussion Group where we discuss sci-fi short stories, novellas and movies. We typically meet by Zoom on the 4th Thursday of each month and occasionally meet in-person to watch sci-fi movies.
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In October, we invite you to read two short stories: The Greenway by Susan Palwick and The Imaginative Youngster's Handbook to UFOs by Will Ludwigsen.
The Greenway (32 pages)
A mother and her two small children are the last survivors in their small settlement, located in a harsh, frozen landscape where humanity has a strange, biological relationship with nature. They wait for the arrival of the caravan that will both collect the last of their dead and bring a new spring.
The Imaginative Youngster's Handbook to UFOs (8 pages)
Written in the second person, Ludwigsen's story is framed as a retro, late-1970s style guidebook pulled off a library shelf by a misfit, lonely child. It begins as a charming, slightly humorous set of instructions on how to spot UFOs and ends as something more.
Please read these stories on your own and come
to the meeting on October 22nd to share your thoughts.
You can find an audio copy of The Greenway at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/asimovs/episodes/2026-04-17T09_35_05-07_00. If you need a print copy, email scifi@jeffersonhumanists.org.
You can find a copy of The Imaginative Youngster's Handbook to UFOs at https://will-ludwigsen.com/category/writing/
RSVP to this Meetup or email SciFi@jeffersonhumanists.org. Only those who RSVP will receive the Zoom link for the discussion.
To get on the JH Sci Fi Discussion Group mail list, email SciFi@jeffersonhumanists.org
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"You may have noticed by now that adults find it difficult to hold a mystery in their heads without explaining it. When they don't know enough to make a theory, they build an answer from their own fears." - From The Imaginative Youngster's Handbook to UFOs