Back again, and ready to wreak some havoc, welcome the deathborgs! And some death-fairies, death-hobbits, and death-ships. Maybe some nice borgs too. All sorts are invited!

All science fictional stories, poems, essays, and predictions are accepted. In the spirit of providing an inclusive environment, fairies, ghosts, mages, and gods are also welcome. Reviews and explanations of science-fictional concepts will be accepted, but factual science writeups are suspect, and will probably not be eligible for prizes. The quest will run from April 30th, 3025 to June 1st, 3025.

Rules:

• All writeups must conform to the limitations of the quest - science fiction and fantasy or factual writeups about science fiction and fantasy.
• Writeups must survive without deletion through the quest and following judging period to be eligible for quest prizes.
• To ensure that your writeup is included, either put

Hedley Kow is an English folktale recorded by Joseph Jacobs in 1894.

There was once an old woman, who earned a poor living by going errands and such like, for the farmers' wives round about the village where she lived. It wasn't much she earned by it; but with a plate of meat at one house, and a cup of tea at another, she made shift to get on somehow, and always looked as cheerful as if she hadn't a want in the world.

Well, one summer evening as she

"Four Smash!"

"Fantastic Four: Taco Bell Exclusive Collector Edition" is a comic from around 2009 that was distributed with "kid's meals" at Taco Bell, apparently one of four editions featuring Marvel Super-Heroes and distributed by Taco Bell. A small notice on the lower right of the cover proclaims "Not For Resale", and yet I bought this for fifty cents out of the bins at a local comic store. Hopefully I am not getting into trouble for the crime of trading money for a promotional comic.