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LCRW #19 is now out!
My short-short entitled "Things That Make One's Heart Beat Faster" -- a riff on Sei Shonagon's style -- was just published in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet 19, the tenth anniversary issue of Small Beer's beautiful zine. I'm listed in the poetry section of the masthead, which startled me, then made me laugh at myself for being startled. The ( Read more... ) -
World Fantasy and Kelly Link reading!
World Fantasy-attending people -- if you're going to be there, and would like to meet up/look for each other, let me know? I'll probably be around most on Friday and Saturday; I work until 3 pm on Thursday and I have a paper prospectus due Friday (harrumph). But I'm hoping to see you all there. Look for a locked post soon with my cell number, too ( Read more... ) -
WFC 2006 -- guide to Austin
anaparenna and I have put together an unofficial guide to Austin for those planning to attend WFC in November. The WFC site has a small official guide to Austin for con-goers, but it's focused almost entirely on the Arboretum, which is... well, it's a mall. So: here's a list of things to know, do, see, and eat in Austin that do not involve malls ( Read more... ) -
administrative note: friends-locking
I decided that I am going to start a new blog quite soon -- so I'm friendslocking this LJ, though I will continue to post in it, and I will certainly continue to read my friends list far, far too often. I'm not going anywhere! Just reorganizing ( Read more... ) -
sleepy meme
buymeaclue asks: What are your My Stories, and why?
As a definition of "My Story," I'm going with a mixture of "something that acts like a mirror," "something I admire hugely," and "something that punches me in the gut every time I read it."
The Gate to Women's Country, Sheri Tepper
"Daisy, in the Sun," Connie Willis
Passage, Connie Willis ( Read more... ) -
another list
Things I want to work on over break ( Read more... ) -
*yawn*
Wordcount: 1069
Distractions: More orientation stuff, gym, a bit of television.
Current total: 19,869
Nearly two-tenths of the way through. Not bad for less than three weeks in.