Note: I waffled a good bit about writing this. Then I waffled a bit about posting it. The general rule of thumb is to not engage with reviews beyond a polite "thank you". That said, I think there's some stuff here that deserves consideration and discussion, and that I want to address. Yesterday Dear Author... Continue Reading →
Sunday Linkdump: All the cars upturned talk like the trains
Be aware: There is a lot. Without further ado: This week in awesome: An artist is making a map of Manhattan using only handwritten directions from strangers. It's about as great as you'd expect. "Man Creates Very First Website for Women Ever". No, this is not an Onion headline. Where is the Gawker for women?... Continue Reading →
Theodore Beale and oh my effing God this again
Once again SFWA is going through a Thing, and once again I haven't said much about it, at least not here. Some of it is that I've been busy with book-writing and dissertation but a lot of it is that I've just been too tired and dismayed by it all to do much more than... Continue Reading →
Sunday linkdump: Up all night
So things sure happened this week, didn't they? Whitney Erin Boesel seriously questions whether images of tragedy belong on something like Vine. One might argue that this self-repeating aspect makes Vine a powerful tool for reporting, but just because Vine can be used this way doesn’t mean it should be used this way. And Vine... Continue Reading →
A Trick of Light 