Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology? Yes, please!

Edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer? I'll take two!

For only $25 you'll get an e-copy, a hard copy of the book, and a cool bumper sticker. Considering the amount of grimdark misogynistic crap that finds its way into print, this anthology is very much NEEDED.

Unbelievable dipshit:

Every time I hear about real tragedy (or even something good!) I wish I could write about it ( Read more... )

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Another awesome thing about DragonCon was the film festival. I wish I could split myself temporarily to attend more tracks at the same time, and I guess next time I'll make a point to watch more films. This time, however, I managed to watch the award winners and there was Bottles. It was simple, it was subtle, and it was absolutely marvelous. If ( Read more... )

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I really love the recent trend among publishers to create books so appealing that their possible transition to digital media wouldn't make any sense. The Case Files of Sherlock Holmes is one of those books. Essentially, it's Watson's scrapbook filled with notes, newspaper articles, police reports, maps, photos, and so on. Plus, it has a few ( Read more... )

What do you miss most about being a kid?

I usually don't read Writer's block Q&A but this one I did, partially because I was sure I knew what the answers would sum up to.

Blissful ignorance, carefree existence, and freedom from responsibility.

What a sorry world.

The word was good enough for Twain, Fitzgerald, and countless others. Damn shame FFR wasn't around to set them straight about the correct usage while they were still in business.

As an attempt to get in touch with my European background spirit I decided to watch Eurovison final today ( Read more... )

I confess, I like to read reviews at Amazon.com (this one was about Ellison's anthology Dangerous Visions):

Say what you will about Harlan Ellison, but you've got to admit he's got great taste.

I was lucky enough to this up for a measly $.75 at a local used bookstore. Believe me, it was money well spent...

People are beautiful.