As I spend at least part of my time living under a rock, I somehow had not heard about Orson Scott Card's unnecessary and squicky retelling of Hamlet. Now I know about it, and while normally I would spend quite a bit of time in this entry grumbling about Card and his nastiness, I don't have to, because Scott Lynch has made it all better.

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"Win a visit to the Magic City set and lunch with Jeff for you and a friend!That's right. In appreciation for the incredible support his fans have shown through DonateJDM.org for the past 3 years, Jeff is donating a set visit to his new series Magic City and LUNCH WITH HIM for auction this year. The auction item will include 2 nights hotel lodging ( Read more... )

A little while back, zombres recast The Stand. And I'm linking to it now because everyone ever needs to bask in the sheer "yay" of this thing.

((Philip Seymour Hoffman as Tom Cullen!! Alan Tudyk as the Trashcan Man!))

Seriously, go:

Draculas

It is fantastic. Gory and creepy and darkly funny and vampires that are actually vampires, not angst-ridden mopey people. And there's a ton of bonus stuff in there, too-- short stories and author interviews and novel excerpts ( Read more... )

A.J. Cook to Return to Criminal Minds

Vermont Brownie Company.

Best. Brownies. Ever. I ordered a sampler pack for when Ashley came down-- they're all really good; my favorite is the Maple Toffee Crunch. Next time I'm just going to order half a dozen of those and hoard them all for myself. ;-)

Doll Divine

You can make dolls! Out of your characters! I will never be productive again!

For instance, here is Maia from Stealing Time as a fire spirit.


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This story is simply amazing.

((thanks, Cleolinda, for the link! Now to read through the archives. . .))

ETA: Speaking of heroes... This kid might say she doesn't deserve to be called a hero, but I have to respectfully disagree here.

I don't use the word 'heartwarming' very often; when I do I'm usually being sarcastic. Not this time. I hadn't ever been to this blog before, but I'll definitely be checking it out now. That community is wonderful.

As in, Alien Vs. Pooh.

I think "Eeyore questions his luck after finding a new tail" is my favorite. Or maybe "Tigger doing what Tiggers do best".