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  • Uh-oh

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    I guess it’s official. From the Speculative Literature Foundation newsletter: * New Membership Coordinator: Deborah Biancotti, who has been an active member of our Management and Web Content committees for some time, has volunteered to take on the additional duties of SLF Membership Coordinator. Queries and changes in your membership information may be sent to…

  • Good news, and a reminder to watch my mouth

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    Anna Tambour is one of those people with verve & smarts. I spent quality time at Conflux sitting on the floor with Anna & Rjurik Davidson, swapping yarns & ideas & having one of those discussions that makes absolute amounts of *perfect sense* at the time, but which later is only remembered as energetic &…

  • Meta-texts, thanks

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    Tonight Keifer Sutherland spoke to me. He told me that terrorism was serious, that muslims ‘stood beside us’ in opposition to terrorism. That they, too, were good people who loved their families. Unlike in the following episode of 24, he said. Or similar. I paraphrase. A few things struck me. 1. Muslims are like ‘us’,…

  • From my mouth to god’s ears…

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    Shadowed Realms provides proof.

  • Note to self

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    From http://www.quoteworld.org/ “The greatest power is often simple patience.” — E(li) Joseph Cossman (b. 1918), American writer, author

  • Shadowed Realms

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    Shadowed Realms, which is a classy & stylish dark flash fiction e-zine, is doing an issue for the grrls, & they’ve invited me to take part. I am chuffed. I went looking for something to link to on their site (to prove I wasn’t making it up) but found only this over on Shane Jiraiya…

  • Protected: My Power

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    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • Late night reading

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    From matociquala, Peter Watts is giving away electronic copies of STARFISH, one of my absolute favourite books. Over on his backlist page. From bestweekever, Johnny Depp haiku. Sample: Gilbert Grape The real answer to “What’s eating Gilbert Grape?” is: “His giant mother” From sdn, crochetmycrotch.com. Yes. That’s right. The web is a funny place.

  • Fire is want and surfeit

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    All things are an exchange for Fire, and Fire for all things, even as wares for gold and gold for wares. — Heraclitus

  • Chocolate Gender.

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    Chocolate gender. Chocolate. Gender. Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate. Gender. Gender. Gender. Yup, still sounds tasty. body_impolitic explains it here (with reference to Willy Wonka & Johnny Depp).