Sarah Monette's Blog, page 85
September 22, 2009
Waterlog
TIME: 42 min.
DISTANCE: 5.4 mi.
TOTAL DISTANCE: 270.2 mi.
DISTRACTION: Dead Zone, "Dinner with Dana"
NOTES: Callum Keith Rennie as an abusive psycho makes me want to cry. Convincing, though.
SHIRE RECKONING: No change.
DISTANCE: 5.4 mi.
TOTAL DISTANCE: 270.2 mi.
DISTRACTION: Dead Zone, "Dinner with Dana"
NOTES: Callum Keith Rennie as an abusive psycho makes me want to cry. Convincing, though.
SHIRE RECKONING: No change.
September 20, 2009
KMB story now online
An alert reader has informed me that The Willows has folded and thus it is no longer possible to acquire the issue with my story in it.
It's nice to be presented with a problem I can solve.
You may now read "The Replacement" for free here.
It's nice to be presented with a problem I can solve.
You may now read "The Replacement" for free here.
Since this is actually becoming a FAQ
Thus far, there are four published Booth stories that are not in The Bone Key:
"The Replacement." The Willows 2.3 (September/October 2008): 48-54.
"White Charles." Clarkesworld Magazine 36 (September 2009).
"The World Without Sleep." Postscripts 14 (Spring 2008): 40-64.
"The Yellow Dressing Gown." Weird Tales 63.2 (March-April 2008): 63-69.
I intend to keep writing Booth stories--I'm working on several right now, for very loose definitions of "working"--so eventually there should be enough for a ...
"The Replacement." The Willows 2.3 (September/October 2008): 48-54.
"White Charles." Clarkesworld Magazine 36 (September 2009).
"The World Without Sleep." Postscripts 14 (Spring 2008): 40-64.
"The Yellow Dressing Gown." Weird Tales 63.2 (March-April 2008): 63-69.
I intend to keep writing Booth stories--I'm working on several right now, for very loose definitions of "working"--so eventually there should be enough for a ...
UBC: The Piltdown Forgery
Weiner, J. S. The Piltdown Forgery. 1953. Introd. Chris Stringer. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Of the three books I've read about Piltdown Man, this, the first written, is also the best. It was written by one of the three men who actually uncovered the hoax, and unlike Ronald Millar's The Piltdown Men and Frank Spencer's Piltdown: A Scientific Forgery, it focuses first and extensively on the mechanics of the Piltdown forgery, and only then proceeds to the detective's whodunnit. Thus,...
Of the three books I've read about Piltdown Man, this, the first written, is also the best. It was written by one of the three men who actually uncovered the hoax, and unlike Ronald Millar's The Piltdown Men and Frank Spencer's Piltdown: A Scientific Forgery, it focuses first and extensively on the mechanics of the Piltdown forgery, and only then proceeds to the detective's whodunnit. Thus,...
September 19, 2009
New favorite typo
"The meeting soon broke up into a series of fish-fights."
--The Piltdown Forgery, J. S. Weiner (Oxford UP 2003): p. 62, n. 23.
--The Piltdown Forgery, J. S. Weiner (Oxford UP 2003): p. 62, n. 23.
September 7, 2009
Storytellers Unplugged for September
My Storytellers Unplugged post this month is a groveling plea for column ideas.
September 5, 2009
covered in beeeeees!
This afternoon,
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mirrorthaw and I discovered the hard way that there is a yellowjacket nest at the back corner of our garage.
Neither of us was stung badly, but it may be a while before I get my hat back.
mirrorthaw and I discovered the hard way that there is a yellowjacket nest at the back corner of our garage.Neither of us was stung badly, but it may be a while before I get my hat back.
September 3, 2009
Five things
1. Dave Freer could use some help. He and his family are emigrating from South Africa to Australia, and their definition of "family" rightly includes their dogs and cats. As Dave says in his FAQ:
They had always been part of moving budget: we're selling our home to do this, and will have to start afresh in Australia. The part we didn't figure on was currency fluctuation and quarantine costs. Thus we have some money towards moving them, but simply not nearly enough.
Dave is putting his novel Save t
They had always been part of moving budget: we're selling our home to do this, and will have to start afresh in Australia. The part we didn't figure on was currency fluctuation and quarantine costs. Thus we have some money towards moving them, but simply not nearly enough.
Dave is putting his novel Save t
September 1, 2009
free fiction
"White Charles" is live at
Clarkesworld Magazine
, as is "Non-Zero Probabilities" by N. K. Jemisin.
ETA: also, "White Charles" is Clarkesworld Magazine's podcast this month, read by Kate Baker and available right there on their front page, so you have your choice of medium.
Go! Read! Enjoy!
And tell me what you think, if you want to.
ETA: also, "White Charles" is Clarkesworld Magazine's podcast this month, read by Kate Baker and available right there on their front page, so you have your choice of medium.
Go! Read! Enjoy!
And tell me what you think, if you want to.
FYI
I am switching webhosting services. At the moment, this means my site is down, as I have encountered a problem I can't figure out how to solve. (No, I am not asking the internet for advice. Thank you.) Hopefully, normal service will resume shortly.
