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I find I don’t have much to say today, so instead here are three photos. One was taken at the end of…
Read moreI find I don’t have much to say today, so instead here are three photos. One was taken at the end of…
Read moreNearly three years ago a reader on the East Coast (thank you, Jen) who is a massage therapist gave me a birthday…
Read moreBISEXUALOpen, Jenny Block, Seal Press TRANSGENDERIntersex (For Lack of a Better Word), Thea Hillman, Manic D Press LGBT ANTHOLOGIESOur Caribbean, edited by…
Read moreIt’s heating up here in Seattle and I’m looking forward to a couple of lazy days in the sun. I’ve been working…
Read moreAfter yesterday’s ruling from the California Supreme Court on Proposition 8, it seems we can get marrid in California, but we can’t…
Read moreChristine Cotter/LA Times Well, it was expected. But it’s still crushing. From the Los Angeles Times a few minutes ago: The justices…
Read moreFrom: Kathy Ludwig Imagine my delight that while playing trivial pursuit on my iphone a question about Ammonite appears in the arts…
Read moreToday I’ve chosen three early posts on writing and the writing life. I hope you enjoy them. You can comment here or…
Read moreI was in the park yesterday, and I noticed there were many young people wandering about looking stunned. Now, sun can stun…
Read moreThis is going to be long, luscious holiday weekend. The weather is perfect. I’m going to go outside and stay there for…
Read moreCalifornia’s Supreme Court will deliver its decision on Proposition 8 and the legality of same-sex marriage on Tuesday 26th May, at about…
Read moreI have just joined the board of trustees of the Lambda Literary Foundation, “the country’s leading organisation for LGBT writers and readers.”…
Read moreLast night we had a couple of beers, a great conversation, and then a wonderful dinner (roast chicken, every roasted root vegetable…
Read moreLast month’s unveiling of a bust, by sculptor Artis Lane, of Sojourner Truth. I got a serious thrill out of watching so…
Read moreFrom: Barbara Sanchez I just read Night Train by Martin Amis at K’s recommendation on her blog. It blew me away for…
Read more…that there are, as yet, no reader reviews of this blog up at the Kindle blog page. Sigh. Don’t you like the…
Read moreSo, here’s a new blog banner. (Thanks to Jennifer Durham.) What do you think? In other news, yesterday I had an odd…
Read moreAfter lunch today I went out on the deck by the ravine and mused on my story. I sat under an umbrella…
Read moreWant to read this blog every day on your Kindle? The whole thing, with no ads? Cool! Go here and sign up….
Read moreThere’s a new search engine in town, a ‘computational knowledge engine’, Wolfram|Alpha. Wolfram|Alpha’s long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately…
Read moreFrom: Shereta The topics you intend to explore for your next story sound very interesting. I would slightly disagree with your description…
Read moreLast night I started watching The Matrix for the umpth time, and was struck by the colours of its future: grey, black,…
Read moreThere is a construction business axiom: you can have it cheap and fast but not good, good and cheap but not fast,…
Read moreIf you’re squeamish, don’t read this post. While we were cooking on Sunday for a Mother’s Day dinner (waves at K’s mum,…
Read moreKelley is king today, a wise king, over at Bob Sutton’s blog. (Bob Sutton wrote the The No Asshole Rule, and others.)…
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