Author: John Coxon

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Octothorpe 90: Resolutely Alison All the Time

Three cryochambers marked “Coxon J, Scott A and Batty L” reside in a room marked “Clone Bay”. John and Liz’s heads are visible through the windows int heir chambers; Alison’s is not. Blood floats in front of them underneath the words “Octothorpe 90”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John, Alison and Liz read Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty.

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Octothorpe 89: The Winner Does Not Receive a Pie

Three monkeys, each with eight digits on their hands and eight on their feet, do the classic “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” triptych under the words “Octothorpe 89”.
Art by Alison Scott

John is sitting, Alison is watching, and Liz is typing.

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Octothorpe 88: Someone Somewhere Must Know What’s Going On

Three Clangers wearing homages to Sean Connery in Zardoz stand on the Moon, painted on a rock which is in turn against a purple background. The words “Octothorpe 88” appear in yellow/orange at the top.
Art by Alison Scott.

John is on brand, Alison wants to do Mark, and Liz had a few twinges.

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Octothorpe 87: We Didn’t Imagine the Third Option

John and Liz stand in front of a moose-sized Alison wearing antlers in a cage fight. Alison is saying “BEWARE MY SIGNATURE MOVE THE MOOSE”, John is saying “I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SUMMER OF FUN” and Liz is saying “IS IT TOO LATE TO PICK 100 ALISON-SIZED MOOSE?” The words “Octothorpe 87” are at the top.
Art by Alison Scott.

John isn’t picky, Alison is in a field, and Liz is very hungry.

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Octothorpe 86: The Joy of Hemispheres

The three of us wearing cricket clothes in front of a picture of a beach that Liz took to taunt us.
Art by Alison Scott

John can do one, Alison don’t like cricket, and Liz will never get to bed.

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Octothorpe 85: Super Smart or Completely the Opposite

A moose mug, a keyboard and a to-do list on a desk. The list reads: “Watch the cricket. Sit in the garden. Plan holidays. Octothorpe 85 art. Summer of fun.”
Art by Alison Scott

John is at a convention, Alison is in a cottage, and Liz is not at a festival.

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Octothorpe 84: I Do Not Like to Be Delighted on Every Page

Three cheeses sit on a shelf. The first cheese is thinking “FACE #1: CHEEZY GRIN”. The second is thinking “FACE #2: LONG SUFFERING ARTIST”. The third is thinking “FACE #3: FIVE EXPRESSIONS? YOU WERE LUCKY. YOU SHOULD TRY BEING CHEESE.” The words “Octothorpe 84” hang above them.
Art by Alison Scott.

John, Alison and Liz read A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge.

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Octothorpe 83: Efffffffff

John, Alison and Liz have bottles of porter and wear pink T-shirts in the centre of the art, as various farcical figures surround them looking remarkably like convention attendees. “Carry On… the Conversation” is written in big friendly letters on the cover, above the words “An Octothorpe 83 production • John Coxon • Alison Scott • Liz Batty”.
Art by Alison Scott.

John would like more drawers, Alison uses the floor, and Liz is okay with shelves.

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Octothorpe 82: Metatextual Dinosaurs

Three red pandas hold “Octothorpe” football scarves with “here we go”, “earwig o” and “be kind to your web-footed friends” as lyrics floating above. Text above that says “82: HUGO NOMINATION RECOMMENDATION SPECIAL”.
Art by Alison Scott from an idea by Sandra Bond

John, Alison and Liz talk about their Hugo Award nominations.

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Octothorpe 81: It Wasn’t an Interjection From the Room, It Was My Face

The dragon and robot from Conversation’s logo, either side of a shield depicting two rockets with a moose head above it and a sleeping black cat below it. Text reads “Octothorpe 81: Live from Eastercon”.
Art by Sue Mason

Alison, Liz, John and Alison are live from Conversation!