RIP Shulamith Firestone
I’ve just found out that Shulamith Firestone, feminist, radical, and author, died on Tuesday. Her The Dialectic of Sex: The case for feminist…
Read moreMonth: August 2012
Jeepster
I have a new toy: A ukelele made by a friend, Karina. And, trust me, it was a complete surprise. (Though apparently…
Read morePublishing-related tidbits and some wild guesses
I’m still catching up on news that might be of interest from the last ten days or so. Today: publishing. Last week,…
Read moreMore on nuns, money, and the evolution of language
I know, I’ve been largely absent. Life is just being very, hm, lifelike at the moment. But here’s a long, juicy post…
Read moreWriters are not happy with their publishers
From the UK last week: a survey of published authors. Two-thirds of respondents have published three or more books. And nearly three-quarters…
Read moreTightrope
Because Sunday is for music. And there’s nothing at all wrong with watching a good looking woman dancing (and she can dance)…
Read moreTerms of Service; Didn’t Read
“I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web. We aim to fix that. We are a user rights…
Read moreA pretty way to die
This is bornite (Cu5FeS4), also known as peacock copper, for obvious reasons. It’s from Montana, courtesy of our neighbour, and beautiful, and…
Read moreHarry Harrison
Harry Harrison died this morning. He was the author of (among others) the Deathworld trilogy, The Stainless Steel Rat series, and Make…
Read moreWant to help put a lesbian in the Senate?
This morning I was reading the Wall Street Journal (an excellent paper if you ignore the editorial pages) and came across a…
Read moreScience fiction awards database
Oooh, look at this: the Science Fiction Awards Database, put together by Mark Kelly for the Locus Foundation. (Thanks to Cheryl Morgan…
Read moreOrange to Apple?
It used to be called the Orange Prize for fiction, but Orange announced a while ago that, due to its merger with…
Read moreKeep the channel open
For you today this exerpt from a letter written by Martha Graham to Agnes DeMille: “ There is a vitality, a life force,…
Read moreRecently arrived
I’m looking forward to this one. From the recent Wall Street Journal review: Esther Murphy, Mercedes de Acosta and Madge Garland were…
Read moreWorking on something
Today I’m going to focus on writing a story. Which will probably end up as a novelette or even a novella. Because…
Read moreNuns, medals, Mars
Nuns:The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is meeting today in Washington D.C. to formulate their response to the Vatican’s decision to appointment an…
Read moreWhy I Really Like This Book: a great podcast
From: Kate Macdonald I’m starting a new miniseries of podcasts on my weekly 10-minute podcast site, Why I Really Like This Book,…
Read moreSummer evening
Thanks to two neighbours–one witting, the other not so much–yesterday we had lavender creme brulée for dessert. And thanks to some miraculous…
Read moreAbsinthe ice lolly: a slip ‘n’ slide for the hot and bothered mind
From Wikimedia Commons. “Green ice pop” by dumbfoundling, a flickr user For those of you tired of being too hot, here’s something that…
Read moreDrugworld
I’ve been zoning out and watching more Olympics. (Hey, my post-operative instructions say I’m ‘required to rest.’ What’s your excuse?) And I’m…
Read moreMarriage equality and the election
In The Advocate, Barney Frank says that marriage equality will be part of the Democratic Party platform in November: Congressman Barney Frank…
Read moreMeat management
I was sitting in front of the TV yesterday watching women’s swim finals in London (okay, zoning out–hey, the kind of drugs…
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Nicola Griffith 