Marriage equality hearings at the Supreme Court
Tomorrow the Supreme Court hears arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Proposition 8 case regarding the legality of same-sex marriage in California. On…
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The qualities of a great historical novel
From: PatSurely you’ve read Dorothy Dunnett’s Lymond Chronicles, yes? Although a male protagonist, they are a corking good read. I’ve hand-sold and recommended them…
Read moreSloth in the sun
The sun shone here in Seattle on Saturday. It hit the high 50s. To a Seattleite, that’s warm enough to sit outside…
Read moreFinally bronze bras make sense
As anyone who’s read Patrick O’Brian knows, it’s best to fight duels without clothes (cloth pushed into a wound via blade or…
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Over at Sterling Editing I have a new blog post up, a discussion of some of Patrick O’Brian’s masterful dialogue. There’s an…
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