what have I been up to?
I’m not going to tell you. Yet. But I’ve been up to a lot of things, including working with Kelley on a…
Read moreMonth: August 2009
misty morning
It’s very quiet here today. Mist is drifting in veils through the trees in the ravine. Everything smells of the sea. At…
Read morefrail icon fight
I lost six minutes of my life yesterday afternoon making anagrammes of my name. My favourites: aching foil riftoligarch fin fitfag ironic…
Read moreone dozen roses…
I’ve been tired the last little while (it’s family stuff, very draining; and, no, I don’t want to discuss it here) and…
Read morerewatching Xena
Kelley and I have just finished re-watching the first season of Xena: Warrior Princess. This is the first time I’ve seen some…
Read morecalling all queer writers in the north east: party!
Just got this. It looks like a great opportunity for queer writers of all stripes and persuasions to meet, drink some free…
Read morelegacy publishers and Jane Friedman’s next thing
I just came across the video interview at paidContent.org, of Jane Friedman and Larry Kirschbaum. It’s 40+ minutes, but Samantha Ettus asks…
Read morenew story out in October
I have a new story, “It Takes Two,” due out in October. (Do you know how long it’s been since I wrote…
Read morereminder about Author August
Tomorrow it’s my day in the sun over at Author Central. I wonder if anyone will post anything I don’t know :)…
Read moremy younger self chats
Ooooh, here’s something I forgot existed, an online chat I did for Event Horizon in January, 1999, just a few months after…
Read morethe Outer Alliance
Welcome a new blog, the Outer Alliance, which intends to function “on three levels: education, support, and celebration of LGBT contributions in…
Read moremarketing can kill
Kelley pointed me to this post on Nikki’s Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily. It’s about how the stubborness of an arrogant and unimaginative…
Read morescience, European style
This is how the European Union is promoting science careers: (thanks, Angelique) I miss Europe.
Read moresex, body-swapping, and quadriplegics in spaaace
Thin, straight, genius, virgin quadriplegic swaps body with gorgeous able-bodied lesbian, has sex with a boy, saves world. Really (oh, okay, in…
Read morereminder: K day at Author Central
Today is Kelley’s day at Science Fiction Message Board. Every year they have a month dedicated to discussion of one author a…
Read moreclass, history, and the LGBT movement
I’ve just read (yeah, I’m behind, again) an interview Charlotte Abbott did with Martin Duberman in the Advocate last month. A new…
Read moreswords, glowy magic, and dark covers of meaninglessness
Over at Tim Holman’s Orbit blog there’s a chart detailing the results of Caitlin The Intern’s recent toil: totting up the elements…
Read moreLambda Literary news
News from the Lambda Literary Foundation: LOS ANGELES, CA, August 6, 2009 – The Board of Trustees of the Lambda Literary Foundation…
Read moreMS miracle cure
Yes, I have seen this: MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own immune response attacks the central nervous system,…
Read morereminder about K day at Author Central
On Saturday it’s Kelley’s turn in the spotlight at Author Central. Authors they’ve had so far: 8/1 Alfred Bester8/2 William Tenn (Phillip…
Read moregot what it takes?
I’m stupid crazy busy with three different things, so I don’t have much to talk about this week. But I did take…
Read moregoddammit
Goddammit. Here I am, working on Hild–the biggest project I’ve ever undertaken–and I get slammed in the head by yet another idea…
Read moreUkraine’s got talent
This is an astonishing mix of art, music, history and drama. All done with sand. (via @bostonbibliophl, @ryenna, @abbylibrarian) I did something…
Read morerecently read: The Strain
About a month ago I downloaded to my Kindle the sample chapter of The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan….
Read morepints and parcels
I love my country: The UK’s Royal Mail makes some 40 million unsuccessful first-time delivery attempts per year, causing no end of…
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