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The divine Misha gets the credit she deserves for her awesome write-up of the Campbell Award Smackdown at Wiscon. The Smackdown itself was a truly great moment in SF literary history, and one I hope becomes an annual tradition. How can you resist Tim Pratt, Jay Lake,...
Adonis
In August, 1991, I was a graduate art student in Texas. I'd recently acquired a tortoiseshell kitten from a little girl sitting in front of the local Kroger, a cute little turbocharged thing I named Persephone. I got her in the break between classes, and when I went...
I know I said this before, but…
...I think this story is an Analog story. Yes, I know I said that about "Corporate Oversight" and Dr. Schmidt proved me wrong, but this time I really mean it. Not the nightmare story. "Grandfather Paradox." The nightmare story is not loving me at the moment. I'm...
Homeward bound
I'm in the Chicago airport right now. Madison was fun, but after all the rain--my flight from Milwaukee was cancelled because of heinous rain, so they drove us to Chicago--I'm ready to be back in Atlanta. In short, WHERE'S THE FUCKING SUN?????
Bounce!
Jen and I bouncing with the discarded chicken suit at the Tiptree auction, courtesy of the divine Misha, roving Wiscon reporter.
Fangirlishness
I just got to fangirl Tim Pratt about "Little Gods" and "Annabelle's Alphabet," and Greg van Eekhout over "Will You Be An Astronaut?" *squee!* I really love "Little Gods." I found it right after my cat died, and it was very comforting. Also, it's just wonderful. Also?...
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.