Putting grammar back in grammar schools: A modest proposal

'Tis and 10 other fun proclitic words

Flying Saucers Comics

Painted Ships on Painted Oceans: an Accidental Map of the Doldrums - This is very cool.

Thousand-Year-Old Vineyards Found in Spain - Traces of ancient vineyards that date back 1,000 years were discovered in the terraced fields ( Read more... )

Dude, Where's My Accent? - Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue. Also this. Snerk. (Via David Goldman.)

Lovebible.pl - Charlie Stross is very funny.

Why Do We Call People Redheads Instead of Orangeheads?

Who Put the O in Portland? - More on the ‘round maps’. I was also struck by this comment: [T]here's scientific evidence ( Read more... )

23 Signs You're Secretly An Introvert - The hilarious part about this article is how many of these apply to me.

Old globe may be first to depict New World

Where The Whale Sharks Go - (Snurched from Steve Buchheit.)

China aiming to be newest-and largest-space superpower - Experts say a Chinese moon landing "very much in the cards." Good for them ( Read more... )

Bill Lindblad auctions off a rare, signed edition of GRAILS to benefit me. Check it out. Facebook announcement or eBay auction page.

British Weather Terms - Ah, the queen's English. (Via Daily Idioms, Annotated.)

Major disruptions expected after severe quake in New Zealand - I hope all my friends there are safe and well.

US jets dropped bombs ( Read more... )

Debut author lessons: Hate mail - Mary Robinette Kowal Is Wise.

Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy Available! - In which I have an essay.

Temple of the Autonomous Machine - Okay, this story about the intersection of robotics and archaeology is just fricking cool.

Happiness Inc. - What makes people happy?

Group kicks off planting of ( Read more... )

Asimov’s for April/May 2013 (3 of 3) - In which my novella "The Stars Do Not Lie" is held up as an example of bad fiction. (Honor is restored, however.) Proving once again that the story truly does belong to the reader.

The Telegraph on Sex - Cora Buhlert with a roundup on British commentary on literary sex scenes. Mmm, literature.

A Photo ( Read more... )

2013 Stories 5 and 6 - ( Read more... )

Alt Text: After Apple Map Flap, It’s Time for Apologies All Around - Hahah. (Via ( Read more... )

Mountain Man - A very short film about me from Waterloo Productions. Which will make you laugh your ass off… (And yes, this really happened. It isn't just clever editing.)

Jay Lake on “The Fathomless Abyss” - In which I am interviewed at SF Signal by Charles Tan.

Class, today's word is irony - Banned books. Really, it's not funny. (Via ( Read more... )

BAD WRITER, NO BISCUIT - Catherine Shaffer asks writers to share their shame. Heh.

Scenes From A Multiverse on writer's block

Is Obama more Klingon or more Vulcan? & Michael Dorn Pitches “Captain Worf”

Applied Topology - More urban coolness from BLDG BLOG.

The Legend of the Tsar's Finger

3.5 billion year old organic deposits show signs of life ( Read more... )