Unexpected pleasures
A few days ago Kelley and I went to Carkeek Park, just to trundle about and smell spring. We stopped by the…
Read moreMonth: March 2012
Support an emerging quiltbag writer
In August the Lambda Literary Foundation will hold it’s fifth Emerging Voices writers’ workshop/retreat for quiltbag writers. (LLF uses the term LGBT but…
Read moreBump!
This morning I’ve been playing with the coolest toys: Bump, and Bump Pay apps (those are iPhone app links, but they’re also…
Read moreAdrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich died the day before yesterday. This is a quote from Rich from Victoria Brownworth’s obituary piece at Lambda Literary: Whatever…
Read moreOrigins of Hild, part II
[This is a continuation of Origins of Hild, part I, which was a response to a reader question. Everything between the triple asterisks…
Read moreOrigins of Hild, part I
From: Kate where did hild come from? i recall aud was first a dream but what was the inspiration for hild? …maybe…
Read moreThree good books
I read Beyond Binary, ed. Brit Mandelo, this last week. Seventeen stories of genderqueer and sexually fluid people living, laughing, lusting and…
Read moreWinter to the west, spring in the east
The last two days we’ve had practically perfect Seattle spring weather: wall to wall sunshine and 58°. Trees are blooming insanely (I’m…
Read moreDirty Old Town
This is “Dirty Old Town,” by Ewan MacColl. As Prospero, the Economist art blog, points out: “Although about Salford, it could be…
Read more22-minute Game of Thrones featurette
Not much that’s new, but some tantalising glimpses of luscious scenery. And in just over a week, we’ll see the beginning of…
Read moreFast car…
Today I got my haircut. One of the tracks that was playing was a weird cover–by a white boy–of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast…
Read moreIs Aud butch?
From Joslyn You probably get this question all the time, but I couldn’t find the answer anywhere online, and the ardent fangirl…
Read morePublishing history of the Aud novels, part III
[Recap of Part I and Part II: The Blue Place was published in 1998 by Avon, which was then absorbed by HarperCollins;…
Read morePublishing history of the Aud novels, part II
[A continuation of Part I, in which The Blue Place, originally titled Penny in My Mouth, is published by Avon.] What I…
Read morePublishing history of the Aud novels, part 1
From: Kate 1) I always wondered why the three aud stories came from different publishing houses? it breaks my heart to hear…
Read moreBlog tweakage
Before Hild is published, I’ll be doing a tear-down of my website, this blog, and Gemæcca. Meanwhile, I’ve been futzing about with…
Read moreNew Prometheus trailer
Edited at 6 pm: I had the wrong trailer. This one is much, much better. Oh this looks so cool! Scott is…
Read moreOne of Hild’s relatives?
I wrote a long post for my Hild blog, Gemæcca. It’s all about a new archaeological find: a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon woman found…
Read moreToo cool for school
One afternoon last month, my father dragged out the photo album. (No, not a typo; there’s only one.) The pictures are carefully…
Read moreThe last time I’ll answer this question
From: Sue Reilly I can only assume you’ve been asked this many times, so I apologize up front. But, are you planning…
Read moreRandomhouse Author Portal
I’ve been playing with the Randomhouse Author Portal: RH have done an excellent job. I can now access all my sales data–including…
Read moreCaught up on email
I’m now caught up on email after my trip to the UK. If you haven’t heard from me by now, your email…
Read moreMS is not a disease of the immune system
Dr Angelique Corthals’ magisterial reframing of MS as a result of faulty lipid metabolism, first published three months ago in the Quarterly…
Read moreSpring is coming
I loathe and detest the time change. It’s pointless. And irritating. But it’s a marker of spring. Plus, our flowers never lie….
Read moreSong of Ice and Fire speculative map
I have serious map envy: Created by theMountainGoat and Tear, copyright George RR Martin (via @tordotcom) I urge you to go look…
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