THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- DECEMBER 2025
Philip De Parto
THE STARSHIP LOCAL
A NEWSLETTER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION OF BERGEN COUNTY
136 MANHATTAN AVENUE * WALDWICK, NEW JERSEY 07463
PHONE: (201) 447 - 3652
DECEMBER MEETING PREVIEW:
Note Change of Venue & Time!
Saturday, December 13, 2025
IN-PERSON IN UPPER SADDLE RIVER!
6:30 PM: Christmas Cafe
7:30 PM: Yume Kitasai, Science Fiction Author
You are invited to join us at the monthly General Meeting of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County on Saturday, December 13, 2025. We'll be at the Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church in Upper Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey 07458 at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Our optional Christmas Cafe is at 6:30 PM. Writer Yume Kitasei will speak and answer questions.
Pre-Meeting Activity: Pot Luck Christmas Cafe
Our December meeting will feature a pot-luck Christmas Cafe as we have done the past four years. The club will furnish coffee, tea, and milk. Desserts will be provided by those attending.
Yume Kitasei, Science Fiction Author:
Yume Kitasei is the author of three books of speculative fiction: THE DEEP SKY, THE STARDUST GRAIL, and SALICRUP, with a fourth due out in 2027. She Is a Japanese American who graduated from Princeton University. Her short fiction has appeared in STRANGE HORIZONS and her nonfiction has appeared at REACTORMAG.COM.
Author Website: <https://www.yumekitasei.com/>.
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION:
Meetings of the Association are normally held on the second Saturday of the month and feature talks, slide shows, and other presentations by experts in science fiction, fantasy, and related fields. The Association sponsors online Google and FaceBook discussion groups and a number of in-person and online activities devoted to various aspects of science fiction and similar matters, including events focused on books, movies, television, science, and similar areas of interest. We also produce a monthly newsletter listing talks, conventions, discussion groups, and other activities pertaining to science fiction and kindred genres. We invite you to contact us through our website:
....................https://sites.google.com/view/sfabcorg.
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THE STARSHIP LOCAL.....Volume 24, Number 12......Copyright 2025
.........................................Philip J De Parto
THE STARSHIP LOCAL is the monthly meeting notice of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County. Its purpose is to communicate basic information about the activities of the organization to devotees of fantasy, horror and science fiction. All Material by Philip J De Parto unless otherwise acknowledged.
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DECEMBER ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE
12/01/25..........Monday
..........Books From Beyond Book Group
..........THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 by Erika T Wurth
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/02/25..........Tuesday
..........Final Frontier Television Discussion
..........Genre Series Updates
..........Panera Bread, 7:30 PM
..........Ramsey, New Jersey
12/03/25..........Wednesday
..........Writers Space Salon
..........Boosting Your Business w/Web Development & Email Marketing w/Gary Calhoun
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/04/25..........Thursday
..........Writers Thursday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/05/25..........Friday
..........Armchair Odyssey Television Mini-Binge
..........ROCKY & BULLWINKLE & FRIENDS, Season Two
..........Phil & Pam's House, 7:30 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
12/07/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Space Saloon
..........Author Craft Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/10/25..........Wednesday
..........Infinite Images Movie Discussion
..........I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958)
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/11/25..........Thursday
..........Films From Beyond
..........Unstructured Movie Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/13/25..........Saturday
..........SFABC General Meeting: Yume Kitasei
...............6:30 PM: Christmas Cafe - Beverages & Desserts
...............7:30 PM: Talk / Q & A with Science Fiction Author
..........Berge Highlands United Methodist Church
..........Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
12/14/25..........Sunday
..........Dungeons & Dragons
..........The Oceanside Diversion
..........Phil & Pam's House, 3:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
12/15/25..........Monday
..........Writers Monday Zoom
..........One Longer Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/16/25..........Tuesday
..........Topic Discussion
..........Giants, Part One
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/19/25...........Friday
..........Writers Friday Zoom
..........Two Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/21/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Zoom - One Week Early!
..........Multi Story Critique Session
..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/25/25..........Thursday
..........Special Activity
..........Zoom Christmas - Chat, Food, Video
..........Zoom Video Conference, 3:00 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/26/25..........Friday - One Day Later!
..........Across the MultiVerse
..........Unstructured Genre Discussion
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device
12/28/25..........Sunday
..........Writers Sunday Session - In-Person
..........Multi-Story Critique Session
..........Phil & Pam's House, 4:00 PM
..........Waldwick, New Jersey
12/30/25..........Tuesday - One Day Early!
..........Star Stuff in the Night Sky
..........January Astronomy Preview
..........Zoom Video Conference, 7:30 PM
..........Your Internet Device