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April 16, 2012
Preliminary WisCon 2012 Schedule
I’ve received my preliminary program schedule for WisCon 36 – it’s subject to change right now, but I’m glad I have the topics so I can make some notes ahead of time!
Anti-Heroism Defined
Fri, 4:00–5:15 pm
Moderator: Victoria Janssen; Rosemary / Sophy; Kelly Sue DeConnick; Lesley Hall; Chris Hill
What is an anti-hero, and what makes a character an anti-hero? How do you know an anti-hero when you see one? Can an anti-hero become a regular garden-variety hero, and if so, how? What is the appea...
April 15, 2012
“A Working Party,” Siegfried Sassoon
A Working Party
Three hours ago he blundered up the trench,
Sliding and poising, groping with his boots;
Sometimes he tripped and lurched against the walls
With hands that pawed the sodden bags of chalk.
He couldn’t see the man who walked in front;
Only he heard the drum and rattle of feet
Stepping along barred trench boards, often splashing
Wretchedly where the sludge was ankle-deep.
Voices would grunt ‘Keep to your right–make way!’
When squeezing past some men from the front-line:
White faces pe...
April 13, 2012
Roller Derby Queen – Vintage Erotica Cover
The Philly Roller Girls have their home opener tomorrow night!
I’m all excited. A friend and I have season tickets. The most fun part is dressing like you’re going to watch roller derby. Ummm…that picture below is not at all how one dresses for roller derby. I’m just sayin’.
April 11, 2012
PCA/ACA conference
April 9, 2012
April 8, 2012
"San Martino del Carso," Giuseppe Ungaretti
San Martino del Carso
Valloncello dell'Albero Isolato il 27 agosto 1916
Di queste case
non è rimasto
che qualche
brandello di muro
Di tanti
che mi corrispondevano
non è rimasto
neppure tanto
Ma nel cuore
nessuna croce manca
E' il mio cuore
il paese più straziato
–Giuseppe Ungaretti
April 2, 2012
Blog Vacation!
I'm having a blog vacation this week. See you on April 9th!
A few recent links to keep you company:
Preview of Lady Drusilla's Road to Ruin by Christine Merrill.
Preview of A Tryst With Trouble by Alyssa Everett.
Preview of Inheritance of Shadows by Janis Susan May.
April 1, 2012
"The Debt," Edward Verrall Lucas
The Debt
No more old England will they see–
Those men who've died for you and me.
So lone and cold they lie; but we,
We still have life; we still may greet
Our pleasant friends in home and street;
We still have life, are able still
To climb the turf of Bignor Hill,
To see the placid sheep go by,
To hear the sheep-dog's eager cry,
To feel the sun, to taste the rain,
To smell the Autumn's scents again
Beneath the brown and gold and red
Which old October's brush has spread,
To hear the robin in...
March 30, 2012
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning – WWI Challenge
My next book for The WWI Challenge is Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History by Jay Winter. I actually started reading this book at the very end of last year, but I wasn't very far into it, so decided to count it for the challenge.
As you can guess from the title, this is a nonfiction book in an academic writing style. It had been on my To Be Read pile for quite some time, because I'd come across many mentions of it in the bibliographies of other ...
March 28, 2012
Short Story Sale!
Sale! No matter how many stories I've sold so far, it's still cheering when I sell another, particularly when it's a new story rather than a reprint.
I've sold an erotic short story, "8:00 PM Appointment Tee Vee" to a Cleis anthology entitled Morning, Noon, and Night, edited by Alison Tyler. I love the idea of the anthology; it has one story for each hour of the day. I don't know the release date yet, but will put it on my "publications" page as soon as I have it.
I'm especially...
