Monthly Archives: August 2004

Gavin and Kelly are crazy people, in a good way. In between life and it’s daily travails they both write wonderful fiction, edit fine anthologies and somehow find time to publish a magazine and books. They’ve just announced their latest, a chapbook of stories and poems by Theodora Goss. I loved her stories “The Rose … Continue reading »

A new walkman So, I went out and bought Bob, the B2 Stealth Walkman, to replace the recently deceased one. Spent more than I wanted, got a good deal, and am pretty happy. Can’t wait to get to the States and try the new headphones with it. Should be cool. Only ten days till I … Continue reading »

I was just reading this interview with Geoff Ryman over at InfinityPlus, where he discusses his new novel and discusses something he calls ‘mundane science fiction’. There’s a site at www.mundanesf.com. According to Ryman, “… the word Mundane means of the world. So by and large Mundane SF sticks to Earth or the nearby solar … Continue reading »

Got the flu or some other bug. Left ear blocked. Portable cd player just died, and need to get another one. Sniff. Feeling fractionally sorry for myself. I’m past the half-way mark on Stamping Butterflies. Good, but I’m not really sure what Grimwood’s on about at this stage. Once I’m finished that, on to The … Continue reading »

Best Stories of 2004 (so far)… Well, I’ve agreed to do a panel on the best short fiction of 2004 for Worldcon (as per below), so I’m thinking I really need to start giving this some serious thought. I’m also supposed to be having a meeting in two weeks with my co-editor to begin serious … Continue reading »