In the comments thread on Scalzi’s write-in bid for president of SFWA, Catherine Mintz, the current SFWA Secretary says: If you are an active member and have lost/tossed your ballot, you are entitled to a replacement, and I urge you to ask for one and vote, no matter who your choices might be. SFWA needs […]
I just got word that my application to become an active member of SFWA has been approved.
The thing that I love about Bodyvox is that they are willing to dance in unexpected places. Their work has a sense of whimsy and at the same time of longing that I find very appealing. Here are two offerings. Deere John I have a friend who’s worked with them and he says that they
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I checked the voice mail and we got a call today from our boss in Iceland. All it says is to call him back. We have no idea why. So now we’re obsessing on all the possible things that this call could represent. I checked with one of the other puppeteers and he hadn’t heard
Look at these shiny, shiny Rayguns. The Rayguns: Dr. Grordborts Infallible Aether Oscillators, are a line of immensely dangerous yet simple to operate wave oscillation weapons. Meticulously built to the exacting standards and plans of Dr. Grordbort, these weapons, bespangled in fine detail and with various (most likely quite dangerous) moving parts are the perfect
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I woke up during the night with a toothache, which was Just Not Fair. At all. I tried sleeping anyway, I tried taking ibuprofen. Nada. In fact, it got worse, radiating through my ear and sending shafts of steel straight through my brain and out the top of my head. Visions of root canal opened
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My husband just brought me a tray with a cup of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwich and a plate of slice pears. I’m sitting in bed with the computer on my lap and a cat by my side. I’m still not well, but I am comforted.
Mr. B– arrived safely last night. We stayed up talking until much too late. He and Rob are out exploring the neighborhood and I’m hunkered down with a relapse. I started going downhill yesterday afternoon, sadly. Today it is occurring to me that it might be that my cold is being compounded by allergies. It’s
But who’s counting. Look how beautiful the view of our back yard is from the dining room window. We are engaged in deep cleaning of the house, because tonight, Mr. B– arrives. This is the man with whom we are doing the house swap beginning in May. I suspect that it will rain while he’s
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While I’m posting free fiction, I’d also like to say why I generally don’t. I’ve been a puppeteer, professionally, since 1989. When I first started out, I did some freebies for exposure and you know what? I didn’t get a single gig from any of those. I have yet to see a venue that offered
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Oooo! Wired has a great gallery up of Jan Svankmajer’s films In honor of the DVD release of one of cinema’s unsung heroes, we revisit the films of the Czech surrealist animator Jan Svankmajer, who has been making bizarre, grotesque, hilarious and unforgettable movies from Prague since 1964.
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John Scalzi has posted the first chapter of The Android’s Dream on his website, with the following notice. Happy March 12! As you all undoubtedly know, March 12 is the day that Coca-Cola was first sold in bottles, which means, for a Coca-Cola fiend such as myself, it’s pretty much a national holiday. As you
And I thought my cat was strange…. Does it make anyone else vaguely uncomfortable to watch the cat…enjoy herself?
You can read the full update at The Slush God Speaketh: but meanwhile, here’s the short form. Okay, so I’ve waded through most of the submissions now. I’ve still got 27 in my inbox that I haven’t read yet. Everything else has either been rejected or been set aside for further consideration (or possibly inexplicably
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