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The Dead Wrestler "Problem"
In the old days, wrestlers didn't die so young. Of course, in the old days wrestling was a regional attraction—a worker could go out and wrestle and then drive less than fifty miles to get home. Now...
View ArticleWhat I get for publishing avant-garde science fiction
Ebook consumer decides his version of a book is broken because he can see HTML on the pages.The book in question, Harmony, is narrated by a character who essentially thinks in HTML. You know, we meant...
View ArticleWanna get dizzy?
I was poking around eBay and found an issue of a magazine, one long since defunct.However, the website still seems to be, uh, up, and was updated perhaps as recently as last year. By whom it is hard to...
View ArticleIs it too soon for this joke?
"Hey, have you seen the news? What the hell is happening in San Bruno! Did someone spot a wayward Qu'ran?"And this one is probably all right, right?"So, I guess the inviolate command Terry Jones...
View Article"The glamorous life of a writer"
If you read a lot of blogs by writers, you'll come across such a statement in a post about going to the dentist or paying taxes or waiting in line for the Post Office or taking out the garbage. But...
View ArticleThey're on to us!
According to William Gheen of ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration), the recent MacArthur Park protests should be seen in light of the release of "Machete." “The latest illegal alien fueled riots in...
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Tuesday is Boosday
Haunted Legends is out today, just in time for the Halloween season, in simultaneous hardcover, trade paperback, and Kindle release.The B&N closest to my workplace didn't have any copies out yet,...
View ArticleLarsson
I keep coming back to this review of the Larsson books. I have no particular interest in the books except as a phenomenon, in that I haven't read them. But the sheer amount of counter-reviewing in the...
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Tuesday is still Boosday!
Hey hey, the Borders by the BART station did have one:One. This is the first time I've seen the trade paperback; it has a nice feel in my hand, and isn't stained with editor photos.They also had...
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Another new anthology idea!
Over at Shimmer, there's a post about the futility of sending Evil Editor Stories to that magazine. My eyebrows went up at, "Especially not if it’s about a specific editor" so much so that I decided to...
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Time to come up with some Wiscon panels
Given the interests of next year's Guest of Honor I think it's time to generate some new panel ideas for Wiscon, the feminist science fiction convention known for its in-depth and intelligent...
View ArticleBooks I wanna get
This is just a placeholding note for me:The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600The Notebook (Saramago, not the one with the movie.)ExleyMentorThat's all for now.
View ArticleIt's hack on hack crime!
Over at HuffPuff, Koa Beck offers some covering fire for the New York Times Review of Manly Tomes by making a claim and asking a question, which she then answers herself:When it comes down to fiction...
View ArticleNeat
I haven't even thought about most of my pre-2004 stories in years, but I'm pleased that this cat took the time to read, contemplate, and enjoy a bunch of 'em.
View ArticleQuote of the day
Marie was certain this relationship would not last another day. The strain had been too much: death, infidelity, cat abuse, plagiarism, and now this added worry about money. Also, they were drunk,...
View ArticleA note to myself
A real one, actually, I wrote this morning on a pad:APPLES QUARTERSA TRAGIC HONESTYCHANGE ADDRESS
View ArticleJunk this week
As the new President of Afghanistan*, I'd like to make two announcements:On Thursday, I am reading at Modern Times Bookstore with the other fiction instructors of the Writing Salons: Elaine Beale,...
View ArticleNever Let Me Go
As I'm not reviewing for SciFi Wire anymore, at least I won't have to come up with something like, "TEN REASONS WHY NEVER LET ME GO IS MORE AWESOME THAN REPO MEN!!!" for the headline.I'll talk about it...
View ArticleNo surprises here
Even though we strongly disavow these elements of Ms. Moon's post, we have not rescinded her invitation to be a Guest of Honor, nor do we plan to do so. The WisCon planning committee selected Ms. Moon...
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Harlan Ellison to die one day
Harlan Ellison "The truth of what's going on here is that I'm dying," says Ellison, by phone. "I'm like the Wicked Witch of the West -- I'm melting. I began to sense it back in January. By that time, I...
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