"And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass of what was everything."

Jun 18, 2012 13:45

I've just gotten word that Lee Moyer's cover for Two Worlds and In Between has been nominated for a Chelsey Award. Though, gotta admit, I'm a little - no very, in awe of Tom Kidd's cover for the Subterranean Press edition of Harlan's Deathbird Stories. Though, obviously, I hope it's Lee who wins ( Read more... )

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martianmooncrab June 18 2012, 17:49:01 UTC
Must it publicly babble like the insane

used to be that people walking down the street talking to themselves, you knew they were crazy and could avoid them, now, everyone assumes they are talking on their hands free phone.

There are still folks out there without phones, and they are still having a conversation by themselves.

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ext_818534 June 18 2012, 18:19:10 UTC
I am often teased, sometimes exasperatedly sighed at, for the fact I often carry a book (two if the size of the purse allows) nearly everywhere I go. I have tried doing the mundane things such as waiting in line at the bank, or sitting in a dentist's room, with only my iPhone and honestly? I am very quickly bored to tears. Not so if I have a book on hand. Sure, I have games on my device, as well as food apps, but those go stale fairly quickly for me! At least with a book, I feel as though I am somewhere else other than (insert dull activity here) or learning something new.

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lady_tigerfish June 19 2012, 01:06:31 UTC
One of my qualifications when buying a new purse is whether or not it can hold at least a paperback in it. So I'm with you.

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whiskeychick June 18 2012, 18:27:22 UTC
I'm all but fed up with this weather, too. But I'm on the opposite coast from you. Rain. 52 degrees. On June fucking 18th. Of course the last three Octobers have been warmer than normal. My partner keeps saying we'll move to SoCal once the brood has flown the nest. It's also tempting to join the ExPats in Baja, Mexico, too. Lately, I've been also considering learning Russian and moving to the Caspian coast.

I have a book with me always. It's really weird, too, when I sit waiting in the doctor's office and no one is doing anything but crap on their phone or nothing at all -- not even the three-month old magazines, let alone a book. It really makes me sad.

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revfish June 18 2012, 18:29:49 UTC
That is awesome. I first met Lee in '93. Lee and his wife, Annaliese, are great friends with my ex-wife. He was actually the artist that taught me to truly understand how color works together. I owe him so much for that. I still have the linework he gave me for a Sandman clock that I have been meaning to play with for years.

The fact that he did such an amazing rendering for your cover is a double dip of wonderful.

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ext_999196 June 18 2012, 18:32:48 UTC
I find myself mostly not tethered to the moment even without the benefit of an electronic device. I think a lot of people are like that to some extent, their mind elsewhere. I try to practice mindfulness when I can. I'm pretty sure W.S. Merwin said mindfulness was about noticing. (Speaking of Hawaii, according to Wikipedia he lives "a quiet life on a former pineapple plantation built atop a dormant volcano on the northeast coast of Maui.")

I've lived in New England all of my life, and I often daydream about moving to a better climate. Or living in an Airstream or on a boat; if the weather isn't good in one place, I can just drive/sail my home to where it is. I like to go on the Airstream website, and look at the different floor plans and pictures of the interiors.

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