new bio form?
I’m still thinking about Hild, and elves, and all things LLF-related. Also recovering from the wicked heat. (Since when did the forecast…
Read moreMonth: July 2009
McGyver meals #2
Tuesday night we had half an andouille sausage, one chicken breast, a few tablespoons of cream, strained tomato, 3 courgettes and about…
Read moreElves and Anglo-Saxons and gender
Note: this post was triggered by a book, Elves in Anglo-Saxon England: Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity (Anglo-Saxon Studies) by…
Read morewhite readers
I’m white. Most of you reading this are white. How many of you read books by black writers? If the thought is…
Read morethe anthropocene period
It’s still too hot to think here. It’s going to be even hotter than originally believed (I use the word advisedly; see…
Read moretomorrow
Been pondering a post on and off all day–about gender and elves. But it’s just too bloody hot to think so I’m…
Read moreany mixologists out there?
Last night I did something unusual and drank fruity cocktails–Bellinis made with fresh peaches and raspberry syrup and Italian fizz. The sun…
Read moreI just got a fabulous grant!
Woo-hoo! I just opened my mail and found a cheque from the Authors’ Foundation (administered by the UK’s Society of Authors). It’s…
Read moreKelley and U2 on Irish National Radio
U2 and Kelley in the same room! Well, hey, it sounds like it. She’s on RTE this morning, Irish National Radio, talking…
Read moreBarnes & Noble, ebooks competitor–not
For those who don’t follow publishing industry news, there’s been a lot of noise recently about Barnes & Noble’s new ebook store….
Read moresay hello to yourselves
Here’s a map of where you all came from over the last year: 52,979 visitors from 118 countries/territories. I wish I could…
Read morewe spend 0.2% of our money on reading
Thanks, Stacy. The Department of Labor’s latest survey shows how the US consumer spends her money. A picture is worth a thousand…
Read morestory is us: fiction matters
This is a fabulous article from the Washington Post, a series of vignettes by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano. The piece is…
Read morenow this would make a lovely present
This Devonshire farm dates from the thirteenth century. 153 acres of productive land that’s been feeding people without a break for more…
Read morepost party
It’s after midday and I’ve only been up a couple of hours. The house is a total wreck. I don’t know how…
Read moreDRM or no?
Quick link: just wanted to point readers at this interesting conversation about digital rights management and ebooks going on at thedigitalist.net. I’m…
Read moreinput, please, on a publishing idea
I’ve never published a short story collection before* because of the tendency of booksellers to look at sales of an author’s last…
Read moreword of the day
Chobble. Somewhere between nibble, gobble, and chomp. As in man looks down at neighbour’s ravaged shrubbery and the hang-dog goat next to…
Read morepublishing is dead, I’m grinning
Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride… Yee ha! I’ve just read this Times article about the depths serious historians…
Read morehealth insurance
Here’s the story of yet another writer with no health insurance who needs help. I don’t know him, but I feel for…
Read moreoverstuffed
Life has been a bit overstuffed this week. So nothing today. Perhaps not tomorrow. I hope your week has been and will…
Read moreI see you with my tooth
An eye for an eye a tooth and tooth for a tooth an eye… See this article in the Telegraph: The procedure…
Read moreLambda Literary tidbits
The Lambda Literary Foundation is compiling a database of all past Lammy winners and finalists, so if you’re a Lammy finalist or…
Read moreBlue Cheer–first speed metal hair band?
Another hot day coming up. I’m not going to tax your poor tired brains with anything difficult. Instead, we’re going to go…
Read more3-martini breakfast
Here’s a cartoon that I stole from the New Yorker (who appear to have unilaterally cancelled my digital subscription, so I’m not…
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