I sometimes tell people that I had a Norman Rockwell upbringing. Our Christmas tradition explains it. For over fifty years, my extended family gathers at Woodthrush Woods, the house that my dad’s parents built, for Christmas dinner. The number of guests ranges from 20-35 people, and we hoot and carry on. First Robby (my namesake […]
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Oh my heavens. Look at the beautiful paper work that Paper Forest found. The whole collection is stunning and interesting, both as fashion (Rob loves it) and as cut paper art. In the photos of the catwalk, the last series shows the models tearing the dresses off. On the one hand, I wince, but on
Grasping for the Wind has a review of the Shimmer Pirate Issue. The highlight for me was, of course, this: The illustrations throughout this issue were very well done. They had detail and connected very well with the stories. The cover was appropriate and appealing, with a simple graphic design that grabbed the eye without
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I should’ve mentioned this earlier, but I wasn’t sure how I felt about my own show. Just finished a run-through and I think it’s okay. So: Tonight. December 9th, 2007 8:00 pm at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (corner of 9th) Voice 4 Vision Puppet Slam. I’ll be performing Nails in Our
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The first review of the Gratia Placenti anthology is out. Dark Scribe Magazine gives us a very favorable notice Concluding the anthology is Mary Robinette Kowal’s futuristic “Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, the tale of Tuyet, a cleaning woman working on a space station hoping to earn enough money to buy her ailing son a new set
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I can tell that I am now a New Yorker, at least in part, because I agree with every word of this Open Letter by Matt Kressel of Senses Five Press Dear Pedestrian Shopper, Please note that, while you gawk at the tall buildings and meander down the sidewalk carrying giant bags of material goods,
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Vylar Kaftan posted this on her journal and I thought it seemed like a good idea. The first 12 sentences from my blog for each month this year. January: For years, I’ve had a standing date with Sue and Albert on New Year’s Day for black-eyed peas and greens. February: The deadline to submit nominations
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It’s hard to be upset about things breaking when you get to have this conversation. Stage Manager: Hi. I hate to bother you, but the chair isn’t spurting blood anymore. Me: What’s it doing? SM: Blood just dribbles out onto the stage instead of shooting across. We really need spurting blood. I went down to
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A director friend of ours had tickets to a preview of the Golden Compass and invited Rob and me to a small screening. The production design on the show is gorgeous, with air ships that will make the most hardened steampunker swoon. The costumes are stunning throughout. The whole cast turns in really strong performances,
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We now have twenty new volunteers to help out with SFWA. Huzzah! A hearty thank you to: Beth Bernobich, Leah Bobbet, Scott Danielson, David de Beer, Aliette de Bodard, Guy Anthony De Marco, Rachel Dryden, Nancy Fulda, Dave Goldman, Chris Hansen, Jed Hartman, Jim Johnson, Neal Levin, Jeremy Lewis, Joseph McDermott, Cat Rambo, Scott Roberts,
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A little bird just told me that from now until midnight, Weird Tales t-shirts are $5 off. Declare your weirdness.
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Last night, Rob and I threw our annual dinner party. I normally have a guest list of 40, but given the size of the apartment, whittled the list down to twenty, fifteen of whom attended. One of the most curious things was how many of our guests had been to the party in Portland or
Those of you who aren’t interested in the politics of Science-Fiction and Fantasy can skip this post. For the rest of you, I have some explaining to do. I’ve volunteered to help SFWA by chairing the Service to SFWA committee, which has been revamped to recruit, retain and reward volunteers. Any service organization, like SFWA,
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Buried in the 101 Best Web Freebies from BusinessWeek was a bit that read: If you live in a big city, chances are there is free booze to be had on any given night. Originally limited to New York, myopenbar.com is now a daily guide to free or discount drinking in New York, San Francisco,