Honestly, I didn't know much about Stephen Fry before I started following him on Twitter. I'd heard of Fry & Laurie, of course, but mostly because of Laurie's newfound popularity on his own TV show. My sole exposure to British comedy as a child was Monty Python. The length and breadth of what's considered "British comedy" was lost on me for ( Read more... )

Picked up Sarah Vowel's Take the Cannoli: Stories From the New World yesterday as it's on EVERYONE's list of "If you like David Sedaris, you'll enjoy..." and read about half of it this evening, laughing quite a bit.

And when I sat down at my computer, later in the evening, I wrote a poem and an essay.

Go Go Gadget creativity!

I have finally accepted a truth that many of you have suspected for years ( Read more... )

Cecilia adapted a portion of her Master's Thesis into a nifty essay on "The History of Erotic Science Fiction (and How Circlet Press Came to Be)": http://www.circlet.com/?p=67Read more... )

I originally wrote this for folzgold, but it's ridiculously long. I hope I didn't utterly overwhelm him with it. I also forgot to add URLs for the people I mention within - just did that ( Read more... )

I have a question for you.

What is the fundamental tension in your character?

Seriously.

Perhaps you are muttering, "Whisky Tango Foxtrot, Coop?"

OK, a little explanation then.

I've been reading this book, The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative by Vivian Gornick, given to me by ceciliatan for Christmas. I was struck by the following ( Read more... )

Recently re-discovered essay called "MOVING THROUGH MATTER WITH BUCKAROO BANZAI" by Dr. Cary I. Sneider, U.C. Berkeley, 1984:
http://www.geekazon.com/banzai/index.html

(Ganked from liralenNew webcomic-related collective: The Women's Work Collective ( Read more... )