Hub - Issue 45 - Editor’s Club - What do you think?

Sep 21, 2026

Hub Issue 45 (2nd February 2008) presents genre fiction and editorial content. The contents include “Kasimir Larkin’s Final Sale” by Guy Haley, reviews of Judge Dredd – Origins, Nemesis the Warlock Volume 1, and The Brightonomicon, plus a feature on creating The Brightonomicon (1 of 4). The Editor’s Club section debates whether publishing editor authors is unfair or constitutes nepotism, while the magazine announces a new Monday release schedule and invites advertising and donations.

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Editor’s Club

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Fiction: Kasimir Larkin’s Final Sale

Hub Issue 45 2nd February 2008 Editors: Lee Harris, Alasdair Stuart and Trudi Topham. Published by The Right Hand. Contents Fiction: Kasimir Larkin’s Final Sale by Guy Haley Reviews: Judge Dredd – Origins, Nemesis the Warlock Volume 1, The Brightonomicon Feature: Creating The Brightonomicon (1 of 4) The Editor’s Club There’s an interesting discussion over at our website, where we’ve been accused of nepotism due to the fact that we’ve published a few editors among the 43 stories we’ve published as an eZine (closer to 60 if you include the two print editions). Coincidentally (and coincidence is something that also seems to be causing concern), the current issue contains a story by an editor – that’s three issues in a row! What do you think? Is it unfair that we publish editors? Should we filter out submissions by writers’occupations? Are we guilty of a form of nepotism by allowing – and inviting – submissions from professional (and semi-professional) editors? It’s an interesting debate, and we’d like to hear your thoughtson it A Change of Schedule From this issue, Hub will reach you every Monday. There are reasons for the change of day, but they’re far too uninteresting to list. Advertise with Hub Hub Magazine currently reaches nearly 6,000 readers every week (and growing), and they all enjoy genre fiction. If you have a product or service that you think might be of interest to our readers, we are now accepting advertising (banners and quarter-page advertisements). Email us at [advertise@hub-mag.co.uk](advertise@hub-mag.co.uk)[ ](advertise@hub-mag.co.uk)[for further details.](for further details.) About Hub Every week we publish a piece of short fiction, along with at least one review and sometimes a feature or interview. If you like what you read here, please consider making a donation over [at](at www.hub-mag.co.uk)[ ](at www.hub-mag.co.uk)[www.hub-mag.co.uk](at www.hub-mag.co.uk). We pay our writers, and anything you donate helps us to continue to attract high quality fiction and nonfiction. by Guy Haley Kasimir Larkin was, if nothing else, a man of habit. Every morning at 5.30am, as soon as the alarm wailed its wail, Kasimir swung his legs over the edge of his cot, eyes snapping open as he did so, feet slipping into slippers that were always in the same place. Today was no different. “Another day, another dollar,” he said, as he said nearly every morning, and yawned expansively. He stood up, scratched his chest and stretched his institutional stretches.“Another day…” He had a routine for waking, a routine he enjoyed. It plucked order from the chaos of sleep: first, a quick breakfast, self-heated, then a short shower. A purposeful walk to the basin followed – Two minutes brushing his teeth; two minutes – precisely. When the sonic brush chimed, he set it down, walked away, returned to the sink to straighten the toothbrush fastidiously, his frown turning to a quick nod at the rightness of the its new position. “Everything in its place and a place for everything,” he said, as he almost invariably did. He dressed in his uniform – underpants, sock, shirt, tie, trousers, in that order. Only when he had straightened his tie and oiled his hair, only when he was sure of the neatness of his beard and moustaches, did he purposefully stride out of the low door of his small, plastic living unit. His every movement directed to the goal of fulfilling his employment, no more and no less flamboyant than they needed to be. Kasimir Larkin was also a man of purpose. Outside the door he smiled, for the finale ofKasimir Larkin’s waking routine was to tell himself, every day, that he loved his job; and he did. There were, at the height of its pre-eminence, over 60 million stores in the galaxy-renowned Star Chain. Outposts of standardised commerce dotted throughout known space, wherever there was a spare corner for a shop, and often even if, a man could be sure that he could find a Star. In old

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What are the main sections included in Hub Issue 45?

The issue includes fiction (“Kasimir Larkin’s Final Sale”), reviews, a feature on creating The Brightonomicon, and an Editor’s Club discussion.

What debate does the Editor’s Club raise in this issue?

It questions whether Hub is unfair to readers by publishing stories from editors, and whether that could be considered nepotism.

When will Hub be released from this issue onward?

From this issue, Hub will reach readers every Monday.

Sep 21, 2026

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