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Reading Roundup, June 2012
June wasn’t a very good reading month for me, unfortunately. It seems like I abandoned as many books as I finished! Still, there were some gems in among the ho-hum, and here’s a list of everything I managed to get through, and my (brief) thoughts on each:
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Summer Reading Recommendations
I’m a little late with my summer reading picks-it seems like all the major players did theirs ages ago. But the solstice was yesterday, school is finally out for pretty much everyone still in school, and now is a great time to settle in with an engrossing summer vacation read. So here are my picks for awesome books to devour this summer:
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WARNING: Purina pet food has started making pets ill
Originally posted by issendai at WARNING: Purina pet food has started making pets ill
My coworker John told me that his cat was seriously ill--throwing up, lethargic, refusing food, dropping weight. The previously healthy 6-year-old, 15-pound cat had lost a third of her body weight over the last few months. The vet couldn't find anything wrong with her. ( Read more... ) -
Progress
Well, it only took about another month, but I’m finally working. I had forgotten how much I love public library reference, but last week reminded me. I got to help a woman apply for a job, copy edit a Kenyan gentleman’s description of the community school he runs that is in need of donations, find a store selling orthopedic shoes for children, ( Read more... ) -
Can haz (part time) employment?
Hey, internet. Sorry for the obscenely long time in between updates. I haven’t exactly been busy lately, but searching for a job is sort of soul-crushing, and as those who’ve been forced to interact with me within the past few months know, it’s become rather difficult for me to talk about anything else. I didn’t want to inflict that on you, so I ( Read more... ) -
News and miscellany
Nine days ago, I officially became a master of the art of library and information studies. Yay! Now I am searching for a job (anyone know a public library that’s hiring?) and finding plenty of ways to keep busy in the meantime. One of those ways will hopefully be updating this blog more often, especially with book-related posts. I like books, I ( Read more... ) -
A rant about fatherless characters
There are a lot of people out there in the world who have grown up without one or both parents. Naturally, these people crop up in fiction on a reasonably regular basis. Children’s and young adult literature seems especially fond of the orphan, but people with deadbeat or otherwise absent parents show up every so often too. Today I would like to ( Read more... ) -
Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers
I can’t imagine anyone who reads this blog doesn’t already know it, but the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers (ages 14-19) is accepting applications for the 2011 workshop through March 1. The 10-day workshop will be held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus July 13-22, culminating in Confluence, Pittsburgh’s science fiction ( Read more... ) -
The perfect novel?
Someday, I am going to combine all my favorite literary tropes and write a YA novel about a snarky British Regency-era spy werewolf rogue fighter girl and a pair of resourceful and practical-to-the-point-of-near-ruthlessness human bad boy with a heart of gold pirate fighter brothers who engage in endless witty banter and combat a villain who has ( Read more... ) -
Things I have written
Just a drive-by post (I have an extremely belated post on my favorite reads of 2010 to get up eventually!) to toss out a couple links:
First, my flash fiction piece “Family Photo” is up at the Daily Science Fiction website! (It went out to subscribers by e-mail last week.)
Also, there is a blog post of mine up on the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop blog on “ ( Read more... )