Daily Archives: January 25, 2010
Dear The Internets: I Am Running For President of SFWA
Posted on January 25, 2010 108 Comments
Yes, you read that right. Just a few moments ago I formally sent my candidacy letter to the Elections Committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and also posted it to the SFWA Web forums. But so the rest of you know as well, I’m telling you here, too. Posted below the […]
Meanwhile, On Instant Message, The Truth Emerges
Posted on January 25, 2010 22 Comments
My Friend Bill: Ahoy John — very quick question for you, as a man who is well-informed on a wide variety of topics, if you don’t mind. Me: Fire away! Bill: An apt response, because the question is: What sort of ordnance is fired from pie-mounted artillery? Me: Hmmm. Bill: My feeling is that the […]
Bits, 1/25/10
Posted on January 25, 2010 20 Comments
A couple of notes: * Serious stuff first: There’s an online initiative called 100 Stories for Haiti, in which writer Greg McQueen is hoping to very quickly gather up that number of short short stories (1,000 words or less) and put them together in a flash e-book anthology, all of the proceeds of which will […]
You Know —
Posted on January 25, 2010 22 Comments
Posts like this are why one of the best blogs you can read right now just happens to be written by a 90-year-old man.
Weekend Update
Posted on January 25, 2010 30 Comments
I spent my weekend in Michigan, watching this: That’s my friend Yanni feeding creme brulee to Krissy while both of them are wearing very sexy cocktail dresses. I could watch that all evening long, and did. So there. We were in Michigan to visit friends, but as it happens most of the friends in Michigan […]
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