Wherein strange dreams prove contagious
James says he dreamed last night that he and I were visited three times in succession throughout a dream that was otherwise fairly mundane in nature by creatures that looked like human-sized barn owls....
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Stealing this from kaydeefalls & newredshoes:
Pick a date in December and give me a topic about which you'd like to see me write that day. As people give me their date and topic, I'll add them to the schedule below. I've never seen this meme...
View ArticleHappiness is a new winter coat (or something)
James got me this today in black, minus the fur trim. I stepped outside in it, and I can happily confirm that all of the great testimonials I'd had from people who swear by them against Canadian / New...
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Sometimes all I want is a fantastic haircut, you know?
I wandered (slowly) out of the house today in my new coat and found a tiny hair salon less than a block away; it's situated where a barber shop with a cult following had been for ages. Apparently, the...
View ArticleGhost Stories
Eighteen more days with only my thoughts and depressing television for company. That might not strictly be true thanks to next week's journey to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving, but I'm sure an...
View ArticleUser ratings? Social capital? What?
I just noticed that LJ has placed this curious thing on our profile pages (probably years ago, while I wasn't paying attention to anything that far up) that calculates your journal rank and your social...
View ArticleReminder:
My next reading period at Strange Horizons starts on December 1st and ends on January 31st, so please do submit during that window if you'd like me to be the one reading and considering your work. My...
View ArticleIn ten hours, it is possible to get through:
The Simpsons: Season 1 + a third of Season 2.(Otherwise, today is not worth talking about.)
View ArticleNine hours on the road weren't a great idea pain-wise...
...but I navigated from a reclined passenger seat.My grandparents' betta is clearly a hardy little thing, as I'm told he has survived a year now in his present glass bowl, but he should have a larger...
View ArticlePoetry news in bits and pieces:
"Skin & Paper" and "The Still Point of the Turning World" will be reprinted in the XIII anthology from Resurrection House in early 2015, and "Equinox" and "Before Reading" will be published later...
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There are still some open slots...
...in my December writing meme, so if you have a topic on which you'd like to see me blog on any of those open days, let me know!(Back in MA now. Harried, but happy to find my six fish alive.)
View ArticleSeeking a few more blogging topics for December:
December 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 27th, and 28th are the only days left! I'll aim to do my posts in the evening every day (starting with today). If there's a topic on which you'd like to...
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December Blogging Meme Topic #1:
Do you have anyone you long for? Describe them from your heart.—briebribeezYour last word on earthmight be my name, but it's hard to tellthrough the prism of retraction. We sentsatellites forward in...
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December Blogging Meme Topic #2:
Who is your ideal reader?—wordweaverlynnMy ideal reader is someone who, like you (and like Brie yesterday, and like everyone in the days to come), is open-minded and great-hearted enough to engage with...
View ArticleStrange Horizons Staff PSA:
We are looking for one Art Director and two Poetry Co-Editors!If you think you'd be a good fit for either of these roles (or know anyone who would be), then please either apply or point the person you...
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December Blogging Meme Topic(s) #3:
". . . this is how I feel about the act of writing, about all of the voices we pin to the page (we belong more to them than they to us)." Talk about how you feel about the voices you write, whether in...
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December Blogging Meme Topic #4:
How do you go about structuring a poetry collection? For instance, do you think about it more analytically or do you let the poems come together in a more subconscious way?—teithiwrThe approach varies...
View ArticleDecember Blogging Meme Topic #5:
You used to post link round-ups of your poetry acceptances at Strange Horizons as they got published. Can you link all of the published ones?—AnonymousThank you for poking! I've been regular about...
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December Blogging Meme Topic #6:
What's a food you feel is under-appreciated, and memories associated with it?—rinueI'm not sure that they count as under-appreciated, but in the microcosm that is my sphere of influence, mushrooms seem...
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