I wasn’t sure I was going to tackle this one, but then I found schwa's post about epithets here.

A linguist and native German speaker, he reminds us that stylistic trends may vary in non-English speaking contexts, writing that “my teachers (German and foreign languages) always told us that actually using names all over is bad writing. I don't know what ( Read more... )

Those of you who follow me on Twitter have probably heard me babbling about this book, Warchild by Karin Lowachee. I loved many of the characters so much that it's pretty much taken over my life, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys angsty, subtext-filled m/m relationships, sci-fi, and/or coming-of age stories.

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