Monthly Archives: May 2006
Twitchy
I get stressed way too easily. My mum always used to say that my family was of a nervous disposition, which I always rubbished. And yet, as I’ve gotten older I’ve gotten twitchier and twitchier. I’m sure this is partly a byproduct of physical fitness, partly of poor organisation, but it’s there nonetheless. We’ve been … Continue reading
The best…
I’ve not done this before, so I hope the person involved doesn’t mind, but I received a comment from Jim Henry, which I’m moving up here because I want to respond here on the main blog. Commenter Jim Henry wrote: In spite of many years of buying every Jack Vance book I can afford used … Continue reading
cover art
I told you CHARLES, Liza, Kirsten, Tim, and the gang were making things happen. Today’s email brings two wonderful images from World Fantasy Award winning artist John Picacio that will be the covers of Fantasy: The Very Best of 2005 and Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005 respectively. I’ve loved John’s work for ages, … Continue reading
Little kids want to be co-conspirators
Little kids, at least my girls, love to be co-conspirators. They love to be part of a secret, especially a good one. Here’s an example. Yesterday morning I got an email from Marianne telling me that Sophie (age four and a half) had been very difficult all morning, not getting dressed, having tantrums, all that … Continue reading
Year’s Best – First glimpse
Sorry to make your download suffer for my enthusiasm, but this is the first image I’ve seen of the Locus Press year’s best volumes. This is the galley for Science Fiction: The Very Best of 2005. The photo was taken in Oakland, California by the wonderful Liza, who is making sure these books are as … Continue reading
