The lovely poster for the Taboo reading at WisCon, done by MK Hobson. The Taboo series is our edgy work–the hair-tingling, spine-curling, jaw-sweating, armpit-clenching stuff that you secretly read at night. Or don’t.
Taboos have ranged from gambling to pedophilia, to fecal matter to 9/11. Nothing is off-limits.
This year we’ve got four new taboos. Come hear what they are.
May 26, 2010 9:08 am | 
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May 25, 2010 6:43 pm | Comments (0)
Does anyone else have a pre-made travel checklist stored in their computer? Does this list include a section to add specific items for each different trip?
Does anyone else print this list 3-5 days before leaving? And put all those items in a staging area in a corner of the living room?
And does anyone cross off each item as it’s packed, including the checklist of things to do before leaving like “run dishwasher” and “remove pocketknife from keychain”?
Do I have a problem here? Or should I be planning weddings for a living?
May 24, 2010 8:12 pm | Comments (2)
I offered the critique and the serenade over in the debsliverlovers group. Thanks for the help in deciding what to do.
May 20, 2010 9:44 am | Comments (0)
Just signed two contracts.
My story “The Orange-Tree Sacrifice” will be in “Way of the Wizard,” an anthology from Prime Books edited by John Joseph Adams.
Also, another podcast. This time for “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno,” which is forthcoming in the debut issue of Lightspeed Magazine, also edited by John Joseph Adams. It’ll be at Escape Pod when Lightspeed launches.
May 19, 2010 3:41 pm | Comments (2)
I’d like to help with Deb Mensinger’s liver transplant, but I’m not sure what to donate. Suggestions?
a) A 750-word flash fiction story about anything the bidder wants. Go on, make me write about fire hydrants cross-breeding with robot goldfish in a secret CIA program.
b) A critique of a short story, or 3 novel chapters plus synopsis
c) An Italian aria belted out somewhere in public, perhaps WisCon, and I will perform while kneeling before you.
d) A painted miniature from Reaper (the little figures used in gaming, any mini you like under $10 with any hair/clothing colors you want.
Any of these sound like something people would bid on? Someday I’ll be cool enough to have galleys, first editions, and writerly-stained underwear…
May 13, 2010 3:11 pm | Comments (0)
Who lives in Northampton? I know that some of you do, but I’m not sure who. (It’s all one big East Coast blur to me.)
I have a good friend who’s moving out there, and she really would like to know some people before she goes. She’s a biology professor who will be teaching at Smith. She’s liberal, environmental, and outdoorsy. She’s moving with her husband and 6-month-old son.
If anyone would be interested in saying hi to her, maybe showing her a few cool things in Northampton, and possibly making a new friend if you hit it off–please let me know! You can post here or email me privately. Thank you!
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