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Dear all, </div>
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I hope you're staying safe and cool—and happy belated Pride month! <br>
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The gays (including this one) are always busy in June, so this email is sneaking in a little late again—but lots of things have been going on in SCUA, including the filming of a super-exciting documentary project that I hope to be able to announce in the next
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I'll start with the June additions to the Eaton Collection: </div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><b>Materials from</b> <b>screenwriter Kenneth Johnson</b>, including DVD, VHS, novel and script copies of his film and television work. These cover such franchises as
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<div class="elementToProof">A huge collection of <b>RPG game manuals</b> from the 1980s-present, including such franchises as
<b>Dungeons and Dragons, Werewolf, Shadowrun</b>, and <b>Vampire: the Masquerade</b>, among many others. </div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Additions to our<b> Harlan Ellison</b> and <b>Morris Scott Dollens</b> archival collections (letters from the former and photographs of the latter). </div>
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The <b>Nebula Awards</b> were a blast, as was <b>Mini Comic Fest</b>, which took place the Saturday just gone (6/29). I had the privilege of meeting some really exciting creators, including the Riverside-based<a href="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/" id="LPlnk732622" title="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/">
</a><a href="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/" title="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/">artist and comic creator
</a><b><a href="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/" title="https://shoutoutla.com/meet-sebrae-harris-animator-mangaka-artist-entrepreneur/">Sebraé Harris</a></b>. Definitely check out his work! </div>
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Until next (this?) month: sending warmth and light, as always! And given the temperature, a little bit of shade, too (though not the bad kind...) </div>
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Phoenix </div>
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<u>Recommended book of the month:</u> <b><i> The Vermillion Speedateer, </i></b>Sebraé Harris<b><i> </i></b>(2022) </div>
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<b>Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)</b></div>
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Office: 951.827.2840 | phoenix.alexander@ucr.edu</div>
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