Hey there...
Do you hear that, Gentle Reader? It is the sound of a high, lonesome wind. If you watch this journal long enough, a tumbleweed may roll through.
Which is to say, I've been in deep introvert mode these past several weeks. But. I'm back today to say hello, and to share a few things.
Over at the Outer Alliance blog, there's a new Spotlight interview with shweta-narayan and seajules. They talk about what they're looking for in submissions for Stone Telling #4, which they are co-editing. The reading period is open until the 25th of May, so if you ever commit acts of poetry, you might want to go see what they have to say.
Oh! And speaking of Stone Telling... Since I last posted here, Issue #3 went live, and it's got another exciting roundtable interview in it. I was utterly delighted when Jo Walton composed a new poem during the interview. So, you know, even if you don't like hearing fascinating opinions and anecdotes from writers, you might still want to check that interview out.
One reason I've been so quiet online lately is that I have had a bunch of offline social stuff going on, which as taken up all my time and energy.
Here are some pictures from MidSouthCon 29. I was a guest, and got to use all my interview skills in panel moderation, which was exciting and only a little terrifying. I also got to see, and even play with, Mary Robinette Kowal's amazing puppets. There are some pictures of the puppets in the set, so you can see how awesome they are. She made them herself! I met a lot of really fun people there, but I have to admit, probably the very best part of the trip was when, late one night, Jenny suggested we use the karaoke system to sing along to Magnetic Fields songs in her living room. Jenny's an awesome friend because (in addition to coming up with really cool costume ideas) she thinks of things like singing along (into microphones!) with The Magnetic Fields, and then doesn't feel too embarrassed to actually do them with me. It was fantastic. Alas/thankfully, no recordings exist, so you have to settle for imagining this wonderful spectacle.
You know what you don't have to imagine, though? The equally silly and wonderful execution of an idea asakiyume had! She suggested that we get together with cucumberseed to make clothes and/or armor out of paper and duct tape. And we did!
Here we are, all set to parade around the neighborhood with legume noisemakers. You can see details of the individual pieces we made by viewing the set on Flickr.
So. That's some of what I've been up to. What about you, Dear Internet? What's been up with you while I've been away?
Which is to say, I've been in deep introvert mode these past several weeks. But. I'm back today to say hello, and to share a few things.
Over at the Outer Alliance blog, there's a new Spotlight interview with shweta-narayan and seajules. They talk about what they're looking for in submissions for Stone Telling #4, which they are co-editing. The reading period is open until the 25th of May, so if you ever commit acts of poetry, you might want to go see what they have to say.
Oh! And speaking of Stone Telling... Since I last posted here, Issue #3 went live, and it's got another exciting roundtable interview in it. I was utterly delighted when Jo Walton composed a new poem during the interview. So, you know, even if you don't like hearing fascinating opinions and anecdotes from writers, you might still want to check that interview out.
One reason I've been so quiet online lately is that I have had a bunch of offline social stuff going on, which as taken up all my time and energy.
Here are some pictures from MidSouthCon 29. I was a guest, and got to use all my interview skills in panel moderation, which was exciting and only a little terrifying. I also got to see, and even play with, Mary Robinette Kowal's amazing puppets. There are some pictures of the puppets in the set, so you can see how awesome they are. She made them herself! I met a lot of really fun people there, but I have to admit, probably the very best part of the trip was when, late one night, Jenny suggested we use the karaoke system to sing along to Magnetic Fields songs in her living room. Jenny's an awesome friend because (in addition to coming up with really cool costume ideas) she thinks of things like singing along (into microphones!) with The Magnetic Fields, and then doesn't feel too embarrassed to actually do them with me. It was fantastic. Alas/thankfully, no recordings exist, so you have to settle for imagining this wonderful spectacle.
You know what you don't have to imagine, though? The equally silly and wonderful execution of an idea asakiyume had! She suggested that we get together with cucumberseed to make clothes and/or armor out of paper and duct tape. And we did!
Here we are, all set to parade around the neighborhood with legume noisemakers. You can see details of the individual pieces we made by viewing the set on Flickr.
So. That's some of what I've been up to. What about you, Dear Internet? What's been up with you while I've been away?