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Here’s a nifty post on slushpile clichés by ann_leckie (seen via buymeaclue). And Mithraists should not miss her post with the origami tauroctony.

Actually the barrels are full of water. But one of them serves as a candle-stand, so… My story “The Red Worm’s Way”–one of my personal favorites, as it shows Morlock at his surliest and drunkest–has been sold to Flashing Swords. … Continue reading →

After reading a couple of recent Livejournal threads (here and here), I find myself wondering: do we need some new Hugo Awards? How about anti-Hugos, to abolish misgiven prizes? Could be named for Clifton & Riley. (The Clifley? The Rifton?) … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning and found my solar system was dented. Will my insurance cover this? Giant Magnetic Ropes of Space! Sounds like an early Leigh Brackett story. Saturn: lord of the ring currents. “Ring current” sounds better than … Continue reading →

We’re being blitzed by campaign material in NW Ohio–not only is Ohio traditionally a swing state (i.e. one of the few US states where one’s vote for president seems to count, thanks to the electoral college), but we’re facing a … Continue reading →

I think I may have some sort of Jonathan McCalmont allergy. I haven’t had a look at his ill-named SF Diplomat blog since the fantasy-is-authoritarian kerflufflet last summer. But today, in a desperate attempt to stave off useful labor, I … Continue reading →

…but the biggest surprise of all was a certain amount of plot movement on all fronts. I’m still not confident that Kring and his crew know what they’re doing, but this was the best episode of the season so far, … Continue reading →

Explaining why Kurt Vonnegut’s books are still read in greater numbers than some of his contemporaries with higher reputations, like Norman Mailer and William Styron, Mailer’s literary executor, a guy named J. Michael Lennon, said that “Vonnegut was the American … Continue reading →

I recently saw a couple reviews of Black Gate 11–one just of the stories’ first lines at the wonderfully-named-but-apparently-dormant Ultimate Sword & Sorcery Blog of Ultimate Destiny, and also a more sustained appraisal by Sherwood Smith (a.k.a. sartorias) at The … Continue reading →