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Ghost story writer E.F. Benson got rejection letters too

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The Ace Reporters at Hip-Hop Weekly Scoop the MSM Again!

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How naive am I?

I'm so naive I walked to the Barnes & Noble by my workplace in the touristy part of town in the hope of finding a poetry collection by a living poet, specifically that of my cousin Ricky. Of...

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Phlegmy day, Or Tuesday slow notes

I think it's time for a sick day. Two and a half years into day-jobbing I still marvel at the idea of feeling under the weather and staying home and not working and the decision not lowering my...

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Haikasoru day

Today is the release day for our next two books: the hard SF The Ouroboros Wave and the fantasy classic Dragon Sword and Wind Child.Over at haikasoru.com, I published this essay by Japanese critic...

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An important messsage to Willow Palin and other teens facing oppression

The media are abuzz this morning about Willow Palin's homophobic Facebook remarks, as well as her inexplicable claim that her older sister, so recently knocked up, is still hot. Here's a screencap of...

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Shitty!

I especially dislike the way he looks like he's being dragged across the sky by the ring. Also, every other frame of footage.

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What will death be like?

I know I'm getting old because I'm going to a potluck tomorrow. I'm making my semi-famous orzo dish. What's next? Learning how to drive! That would really be a sign of a midlife crisis...

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Well

Looks like Kazzie is getting some surgery.See the lump?The tumor is likely of this type and is being removed on Wednesday.

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Don't Go Into The...Attic!

Aw no, she's going upstairs! Don't do it, Jane! AAAAAAH! Gawd, stupid white girls are always checking out strange noises...Spoiler: it's totally Rochester's first wife up there!

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Some good news for a change...that's a strange SENSATION

Things are stressful around here with the dog's upcoming surgery and whatnot (like a courthouse marriage on the same day!), but I did get a little smile this afternoon: my novel Sensation, to be...

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Today in Atlas Shrugged movie news

In this exciting interview, producer John Aglialoro confuses burn rate with making sure the money is up there on the screen!TA: Some people think there’s no way you can do Atlas Shrugged justice with a...

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Vote early, vote often

My new favorite thing is this thread about boosting Bristol "The Refrigerator" Palin's numbers as she Superbowl shuffles her way to victory on Dancing with the Stars:On the upcoming Monday, I will use...

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The Novel: An Alternative History

Great book so far! Very catty, actually. And it contains a shout-out to Robert Silverberg, specifically for Gilgamesh the King!And in the same breath as Philip Roth and John Gardner.

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Typographical follies

Also misspelled, the word "Greece", after I explained how to spell it.

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The true meaning of Thanksgiving

The True Meaning of K-Day by Ben Burgis.Gosh darn those politically correct college kids!

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Methods, a World Horror primer

Means by which people have contacted me about getting a berth on a panel at next year's World Horror Convention:The programmingATwhc2011.org emailMy personal emailMy work emailLJ inboxFacebook...

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Quote of the Day

How one longs, in a way, for endings like that of DeLillo's first novel, Americana, where everyone just pees on everyone else for no reason!—from "MFA vs. NYC" by Chad Harbach

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Monday Quick Notes

Part of Kazzie's post-surgery regimen involves taking two types of pill. It's been a breeze—I just smear peanut butter all over a piece of bologna, insert the pills in the butter, roll it up, and she...

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Would you like to be a digital production coordinator?

Team Rocket is hiring.

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