I took Sean Markey and Beth Wodzinski over to Powell’s before their flight out yesterday. I love Powell’s, City of Books. It’s one of the major draws to Portland — not just that we’ve got a giant bookstore, but that we’ve got the sort of literate culture that requires the giant store. In the science-fiction […]
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When we had the Codex Writers’ Retreat we had a cookout one night and on another night we went out to barbecue. I had to explain to some of the guests that the two words were not synonymous. The following song will explain better than I could. Spotted at Matthew Jarpe, who clearly understands barbecue.
Sure, we’ve all written in the dust on the back of a car, but Scott Wade takes that to a whole new level. Check out his gallery and be amazed.
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We’re so used to American style hand and rod video puppetry, like the Muppets, that it’s easy to forget that there are whole other traditions out there. Check this out and brace yourself for awesome. Kevin Kao pointed this out. He’s got a nice breakdown on his blog about what must have gone into making
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Here’s a bit of wine-maker jargon for you. Our friend Wayne is in town for a couple of days. He and Rob have been talking wine and wine making like they’ve both been starving. I’ve been listening and mostly staying out of their way. But this, this I had to share. We were at dinner
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We just got a mailing that offers “Win A Pre-Paid Cremation.” Is it just me, or is something off about that?
Beaker, The Swedish Chef, Animal and Carmen. Need I say more?
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By this point, I think everyone probably heard about Jay Lake’s colon cancer news. The man is a cancer survivor the likes of which the world has never seen. When I heard the diagnosis, I emailed him asking if there was anything I could do for him from New York. Oh yes. Yes, there was.
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Jim C. Hines has composed these verses which I think will tickle you. Indeed, you should visit his site to see the whole of it. I am the Very Model of a Modern SF Novelist I am the very model of a modern SF novelist, I’ve manuscripts space opera, anime, and fantasist, I know the
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If you haven’t started watching, get ye to the website and behold. Neil Patrick Harris is the most adorable villain, ever. Truly. And the music is fun and as witty as I’d hoped.
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Thanks to D.T. Friedman for spotting this.
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Michael Livingston pointed out this handy tutorial called “The The Impotence of Proofreading.” If only everyone who submitted to Shimmer would study this closely.
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John Scalzi is doing a One Star Challenge Roundup on his website. Last Thursday, you may recall, I posted a bunch of my one-star Amazon reviews and challenged other authors to do the same, the idea being, you know, that there are worse things in life than a negative Amazon review. And what do you
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See, marionettes are so useful for education. After that educational film, do you feel ready to stack haybales to protect your livestock from nuclear attack? Spotted at Bubble Boy Blog
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