Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Month: December 2008

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…

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Posted on December 31, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Friday audio: After Hours

No, 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…

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Posted on December 31, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

ammonite at hastings

Bayeux Tapestry (it’s an *embroidery* people, ah, fuck it…) Every few weeks I make a list of some of the search terms…

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Posted on December 30, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

statistics roundup

For those who like numbers, this blog is nine months old. This is the 311th blog post. As I type this (on…

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Posted on December 29, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

I’m the smartest person on the planet! (you can be, too)

I keep telling you: chocolate, wine, tea are very, very good for you. They’re all on the list of my Dozen Daily…

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Posted on December 28, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

preliminary transubstantiation

Suffolk police have a reputation for being witty. Here’s an article about their latest efforts to encourage sensible behaviour around Christmas: Suffolk…

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Posted on December 27, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

antikythera

Antikythera, a 2,000 year old computer Okay, here’s a post I wrote two weeks ago and just sort of forgot, perhaps because…

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Posted on December 26, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

book covers to make you giggle, and Happy Thing!

So if you’re au fait with the last 20 years of f/sf, this post of wicked funny fake book covers will make…

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Posted on December 25, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

cats being kind or saving him for later?

Who says cats aren’t kind, sometimes? Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats…

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Posted on December 24, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

light coming back: Jennifer Durham

A couple of years ago I got email from a reader telling me she’d enjoyed Stay, and how it resonated for her….

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Posted on December 23, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

let’s get drunk and freaky

Justice and Pokémon! “Let’s get drunk and freaky…” (Yes, it’s late. Yes, I should be in bed.) (Via Post-Gay Post.)

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Posted on December 23, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The Spirit movie trailer

Oooh, this looks kind of cool.

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Posted on December 23, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

spot the van

I thought you might enjoy a photo of the pizza delivery van stranded outside our house for the last three days: Can’t…

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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

solstice whiteout

This morning we woke to a winter wonderland. the ravine this morning Today I feel peaceful and contemplative. In honour of that,…

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Posted on December 21, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

publishing: permaculture vs. slash-and-burn

I’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…

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Posted on December 20, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Friday audio: Bird of the Fragile Spirit

This is a melancholy song, drenched in nostalgia. I wrote the original lyrics when I was 17 at the same time as…

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Posted on December 19, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

what is Obama thinking?

So, what is Obama thinking with his selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration? We all know that…

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Posted on December 18, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Alisha Baker

detail from self-portrait, Alisha Baker If you live in Seattle, and you happen to be free on Friday between 5:00 pm and…

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Posted on December 17, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

fame! (shameless name dropping from long ago)

The last few days I’ve been thinking about England. (Last week was the 19th anniversary of coming to this country to live…

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Posted on December 16, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

living in a deleveraged world — a rant

I keep being surprised by people I know and like talking as though pretty soon the world will be back to normal–that’s…

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Posted on December 15, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

petalville

I was taking photos of the snow yesterday, for our gallery, and noticed the light inside the house. The snow outside was…

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Posted on December 15, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

next steps, and a deadline

Yes, a deadline for our creative cooperative–but don’t panic. Like an amateur dramatic society, I’m choosing a date absurdly far away: Monday,…

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Posted on December 14, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

cold cold and more cold

Artic air is heading for Seattle this weekend and on into next week. “Highs through the period will only reach the low-mid…

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Posted on December 13, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Friday audio: Corner for You

Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of me coming to live with Kelley in this country. You’ve already heard the sappy song I…

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Posted on December 12, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

othering the Other, again

From: 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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Posted on December 11, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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