Winter 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 moreMonth: March 2012
Dirty 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…
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