ladyboy lizards
Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism…
Read moreMonth: March 2009
blessings rain upon our heads
This week has been a series of gifts. I got a wholly unexpected royalty cheque. We got some good news on another…
Read moreles libraires dangereux
There’s a fab review of Kelley’s Dangerous Space up at The Word Hoarder. Go read it, bask in the reflected glory of…
Read moreOrion guards our house
Last night we drove thirty miles north to take dinner to a friend who has just had the most technologically amazing surgery….
Read moreVirgil and BSG
A Guardian blog comparing the Aeneid and Battlestar Galactica: Before I embark on this blog, can I point out that I am…
Read moreAmmonite’s sweet sixteen
Ammonite was published in the US in February 1993 and in the UK a month later. So today is (more or less)…
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