My husband is sitting in the next room, watching Meet the Press, while I sit at my computer and listen in, occasionally commenting on situations I find particularly vexing. There's a lot going on in the world today that's of concern (I'm understating. Bigtime!) and I'm not always happy with the ways in which politicians attempt to defend our ( Read more... )

Via greenman_review ( An Important (and Meaningful) Announcement):

On November 14th, beloved member of the Bay Area music community Michelle McFee underwent radical cancer surgery in San Francisco. From her early days as a Pegasus poet through her years working with the New Riders of the Purple Sage and into today, Michelle has been a constant in Bay Area music ( Read more... )

Near the beginning of this month, I posted about Paul Haines, who has cancer and is currently in need of a $20,000 treatment that will not be covered by his insurance. The LiveJournal community artscaresyou is an auction fundraiser intended to help raise money for his medical expenses. In this post, Ellen Datlow ellen-datlow reminds us that the auction is now officially ( Read more... )

Per a post by nicolemurphy on the Conflux 5 minicon forum:

Paul Haines, a much-loved member of the Aussie specfic commuity is going through a tough time. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer, having sections of his bowel removed and enduring six months worth of chemotherapy, he has recently discovered he has spots on his liver. Paul has met ( Read more... )