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| + | ''(Did you mean a [[Soma (Splawn)|Van Splawn fanzine]]?)'' | ||
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| − | ([[Margaret St. Clair]]) A fabulous drink appearing in various [[fannish]] and minor [[pro]] | + | ([[Margaret St. Clair]]) A fabulous drink appearing in various [[fannish]] and minor [[pro]] [[epic]]s. It actually exists as a sort of sacramental wine (the astringent, narcotic juice of ''Sarcostemma viminale'') in the Hindu religion. |
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| + | A more authoritative source of the word as a [[stfnal]] term is [[Aldous Huxley|Huxley]]'s ''[[Brave New World]]'', not the St. Clair stories cited originally. | ||
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| + | * [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Dream_Quest/Dream_Quest05.pdf “Soma Fun, Hey Keed?”] by [[Arthur H. Rapp]], ''[[Dream Quest]]'' (April 1948, p. 13). | ||
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| + | See also: [[Liquor]], [[Drinking]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:58, 12 April 2024
(Did you mean a Van Splawn fanzine?)
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| (Margaret St. Clair) A fabulous drink appearing in various fannish and minor pro epics. It actually exists as a sort of sacramental wine (the astringent, narcotic juice of Sarcostemma viminale) in the Hindu religion. |
| From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960 |
| A more authoritative source of the word as a stfnal term is Huxley's Brave New World, not the St. Clair stories cited originally. |
- “Soma Fun, Hey Keed?” by Arthur H. Rapp, Dream Quest (April 1948, p. 13).
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