Daily Archives: April 21, 2008
I Suspect That Tori Amos Was Somehow an Inspiration For This
Posted on April 21, 2008 34 Comments
This being that. But does Tori deserve credit or blame? Well, I think your answer here will tell you more about you than it will about Tori Amos (or Emm Gryner, who is the actual artist performing the work). (Linked to from here.)
You Don’t Have to Be an Ohio SF/F Person to Wear This Shirt, But If You’re Not It Will Be a Lie
Posted on April 21, 2008 35 Comments
Look what I got from the ever-fabulous Catherynne Valente, whist at Penguicon: The last line prompted someone to say to me, “isn’t that grammatically incorrect?” To which I said, “Dude, colloquial use on a t-shirt.” Just in case anyone’s still suspecting I’m hopelessly prescriptivist. And anyway, content-wise, it’s entirely correct; Ohio has a surprising number […]
The Surprise Award No One Told Me About
Posted on April 21, 2008 26 Comments
Apparently over the weekend The Last Colony received the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2007. I learn this from reliable sources in my comment thread — including two people who were at the Romantic Times Booklovers’ Convention in Pittsburgh, where the awards were announced and saw the awards list […]
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