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“Saving Alan Idle” sold
"Saving Alan Idle" will appear in an upcoming edition of Escape Pod. I read part of this story at both WisCon and DragonCon, and I always really enjoy this one in front of an audience. So, for those of you who heard me read it and wondered whatever would become of...
Commute Hell
Does anyone have experience writing on the train? Or similar multitasks?
Cat Geekery
So, I have the Withings wifi scale. It gives me pretty graphs and posts my weight as an accountability thing, to keep me from gaining it all back. My cats are using my Withings scale. Admittedly, I do tend to ask them, "What are you doing? Are you crazy?" but...
Parasol Protectorate
I think Alexia Tarabotti is my fictional twin. Well. Aside from the no soul thing (unless you ask my ex). Seriously, she's bossy, blunt, smart, and in your face. Okay, and aside from the Victorian thing. I'd make a terrible Victorian. My television alter ego is,...
Software Update
I moved to WordPress. Mainly because of the ease of upgrades. Compared to Movable Type upgrades, well, damn. My commute is so ugly these days (hence the radio silence) that that makes a big difference to me. So. How are you? Happy New Year!
Reading
Fragile Things is worth buying just for "Strange Little Girls," IMHO. I also enjoyed "Monarch of the Glen," which revisits Shadow from American Gods. I considered posting a spoiler for "Strange Little Girls," but instead I will quote the preface: “..It occurs to me...
Immortal Gifts invites readers to re-evaluate the meanings of things such as life, death, freedom, hate and love from the first page. Katherine Villyard manages to capture some of the most poignant questions we ask ourselves as we go through our individual lives. Is it worth being able to live forever if, in the end, we’ll lose the ones we love to mortality? Is Death really the ultimate enemy to life, or is death just life’s misunderstood old friend? To stop hate, do we need to restrict our freedoms? This book makes readers ask and answer tough questions not only about the characters and plotline, but about their own beliefs, understandings, and dreams.