Monthly Archives: September 2005
Woot!
I’ve been meaning to post something about anthologies, but every time I try to something else comes along. In this case the distraction is the welcome news that Night Shade Books will be publishing Tim Pratt’s second short story collection, Hart & Boot and Other Stories. This is very cool news. I think 2005 has … Continue reading
Meme: Which ism is your ism?
You are a Social Liberal (80% permissive) and an… Economic Liberal (20% permissive) You are best described as a: Socialist Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating I guess this isn’t too far off. Hmmm. But, how do you explain the inexhaustible thirst for money? I think I make for a pretty poor … Continue reading
First lines….
Well, for those interested, here are the sources of the first lines listed last week: Dune, Frank Herbert Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein Pattern Recognition, William Gibson The Sirens of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut Green Eyes, Lucius Shepard The Book of Skulls, Robert Silverberg The Child Garden, Geoff Ryman Gateway, Frederik Pohl The Mote … Continue reading
headphones…
There have been a number of surprising revelations that have accompanied the move to iPod over the past month. Possibly the strangest thing, though, is that I’ve discovered that I may have a headphone fetish. Last year, through the good auspices of Kirsten at Locus, I bought a pair of Sennheiser’s PXC-250 noise reduction headphones. … Continue reading
Lafferty and the sunbird…
R.A Lafferty stories are funny, weird, sometimes a little paranoid sounding, often delightfully bizarre, and always very precise. They tell of the secret societies, possessed of arcane knowledge, than run the world. You will find that seven men control our world, that they have four means of doing so, and that they can employ them … Continue reading
