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Huh, Harlequin what?
I was reading an informative but dull article about the rise of gay romance (and women authors and readers), when I saw this gem on page 5:
"Harlequin, the oldest of the romance houses, won’t commit to gay romances on paper, but just last month it welcomed LGBT submissions to its digital-publishing line. From a house that doesn’t allow its writers ( Read more... ) -
Vampire biology is logical?
Warning: this post contains vampire bodily fluids. No, not blood. Not that either, you perv.Dear paranormal & urban fantasy authors ( Read more... ) -
Link - Feminism and the Vampire Novel
So, I ran across this great link when I was doing some reading for a post I'm working on about sexist alpha werewolf romance tropes in paranormal fantasy.
Feminism and the Vampire Novel by Caitlin Brown, from the UK feminist blog The F-Word ( Read more... ) -
Historical astronomer poem
Here is a poem I liked a lot, about historical astronomers. The last line just sings to me:
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night "The Old Astronomer to His Pupil," by Sarah Williams ( Read more... ) -
SF short story recs
I am going to talk about two of my favorite short stories. The first is "The Soul Selects Her Own Society" (subtitled "Invasion and Repulsion, A Chronological Representation of Two of Emily Dickinson's Poem's: A Wellsian Perspective") by Connie Willis. It may be one of the funniest stories ever written.
It's written in the style of an academic ( Read more... ) -
Quickie intro
Greetings, earthlings!
This will be a space where I talk about science fiction and fantasy media (mostly books, some movies). Ramblings will include reviews, discussion of fandom and fanfic, the portrayal of women in F & SF literature, and some general geekery.
