The Blue Place named very worst read of 2008
Here’s a quote from a blog I’ve just read, by someone I’ve never heard of: …in 2008, only one book truly went…
Read moreHere’s a quote from a blog I’ve just read, by someone I’ve never heard of: …in 2008, only one book truly went…
Read moreNo, I know it’s not Friday. But I didn’t do one last week. I didn’t forget. I’d planned to cut a slice…
Read moreBayeux Tapestry (it’s an *embroidery* people, ah, fuck it…) Every few weeks I make a list of some of the search terms…
Read moreFor those who like numbers, this blog is nine months old. This is the 311th blog post. As I type this (on…
Read moreI keep telling you: chocolate, wine, tea are very, very good for you. They’re all on the list of my Dozen Daily…
Read moreSuffolk police have a reputation for being witty. Here’s an article about their latest efforts to encourage sensible behaviour around Christmas: Suffolk…
Read moreAntikythera, a 2,000 year old computer Okay, here’s a post I wrote two weeks ago and just sort of forgot, perhaps because…
Read moreSo if you’re au fait with the last 20 years of f/sf, this post of wicked funny fake book covers will make…
Read moreWho says cats aren’t kind, sometimes? Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats…
Read moreA couple of years ago I got email from a reader telling me she’d enjoyed Stay, and how it resonated for her….
Read moreJustice and Pokémon! “Let’s get drunk and freaky…” (Yes, it’s late. Yes, I should be in bed.) (Via Post-Gay Post.)
Read moreI thought you might enjoy a photo of the pizza delivery van stranded outside our house for the last three days: Can’t…
Read moreThis morning we woke to a winter wonderland. the ravine this morning Today I feel peaceful and contemplative. In honour of that,…
Read moreI’ve been having follow-up thoughts to our creative co-op. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about please read this post.) I’ve…
Read moreThis is a melancholy song, drenched in nostalgia. I wrote the original lyrics when I was 17 at the same time as…
Read moreSo, what is Obama thinking with his selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration? We all know that…
Read moredetail from self-portrait, Alisha Baker If you live in Seattle, and you happen to be free on Friday between 5:00 pm and…
Read moreThe last few days I’ve been thinking about England. (Last week was the 19th anniversary of coming to this country to live…
Read moreI keep being surprised by people I know and like talking as though pretty soon the world will be back to normal–that’s…
Read moreI was taking photos of the snow yesterday, for our gallery, and noticed the light inside the house. The snow outside was…
Read moreYes, a deadline for our creative cooperative–but don’t panic. Like an amateur dramatic society, I’m choosing a date absurdly far away: Monday,…
Read moreArtic air is heading for Seattle this weekend and on into next week. “Highs through the period will only reach the low-mid…
Read moreYesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of me coming to live with Kelley in this country. You’ve already heard the sappy song I…
Read moreFrom: Chris Kerr I noticed your blogspot ‘Ask Nicola’ and was really pleased to read you’re benefiting from LDN. I thought you…
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