Notable because this is the first time I’ve seen a small self-produced flier posted on a phone pole here, as opposed to the professionally produced ones large enough to be visible from cars. Those tend to advertise religion, payday loans, … Keep reading
Archives for May 2010
Cool.
A friend sent this photo from the Sixth Avenue/West Village Barnes and Noble: I must say, it feels pretty swell to see Empress (which is almost nine years old now) out on display! And in fine company with Roland Smith, … Keep reading
Key concepts
The last time I thought I’d lost my keys was September of 2006. Then, as now, it made me ponder how long I have owned this particular key ring: And man, if I figured I’d had it for fifteen years … Keep reading
YA Trends & Audience talk at Write to Publish
Hey, thanks to all who attended my YA Trends and Audience workshop this morning at the Ooligan Press Write to Publish conference, and to the conference folks who were super helpful with the usual tech troubleshooting hassles. Special shoutouts to … Keep reading
3 things.
1. If you missed Mr. Gordon Edgar, author of Cheesemonger, the virtues of which I have previously extolled, when he was recently in Portland, you are in CRAZY LUCK because he will be here again TOMORROW, May 19, at 6:30 … Keep reading
Formspring has sprung.
Should you wish to ask me random anonymous questions on that site which I am given to understand has become something of The Rage, you absolutely may. Just sayin’. Caveat: I will be absent from the Internet for most of … Keep reading
What A Girl Wants, Write to Publish
Hey hi! Short post, lots of exclamation points! The new What A Girl Wants post is up! (And I am blushing because Colleen says very kind things about my work in the introduction.) We wrote about the books we wished … Keep reading
What we need more of is science.
For Rina, whose science class is looking at what science is required for careers; in her case, the career of an author. Q. What type of science is in your career? Library science! ::rimshot:: No, really. I mean, library science … Keep reading
Dad zine excerpt: “The loud and the mundane”, La Viand Rose, summer 1956
My dad was active in the sf fanzine community in the 1950s and 60s. Every so often I post excerpts from his zines. He was 26 when he wrote this. the loud and the mundane: “Had a mimeograph salesman in … Keep reading
A Walk in the Park
No, really. An actual walk in an actual park. I, um, don’t spend a lot of time outside typically. So today I met up with my friend Deborah in an attempt to partially remedy that. Outside can be awfully pretty. … Keep reading