Because thinking about starving kittens actually made me a little sad, I just donated some money to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Now maybe some actual kittens will be rescued and fed and given to good homes.
Yes, I’m a sap. Sue me.
Now, I’m not saying that you should stop whatever it is you are doing right this instant and nominate “Shadow War” over at the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards. I know that wouldn’t work; you are all too smart, and independent-minded, and attractive, and smell too much of warm, fresh baked bread and victory, to be swayed by such a crass and transparent exhortation by me. I would ashamed to even suggest such a thing. What I will say is that I have strong evidence that every time someone nominates “Shadow War” in the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards, a small, wee starving kitten is fed a bowl of fresh cream.
Not that this should sway you in any way, mind you.
I’m not even sure why I brought it up.
So, if you just happen to nominate “Shadow War” in the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards, after serious thought and consideration for its artistic merits, I would be grateful. And so would the kittens. Those poor starving little kittens, just hoping against hope for a fresh bowl of cream.
Thank you for thinking of the kittens.
(Oh, and if while you were there you wanted to vote for other short stories — and novels, and art — by other people, that’s cool too, because the rules of the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards allow you to nominate as many stories, novels and art as you want. It won’t do anything for the kittens, mind you. But you might make the story authors happy. And I guess that’s okay.)
