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June 15, 2014
Worship our awesome gender-inclusive editorizing!
I was thinking about the ongoing uproar in fandom over gender-proportionality in anthologies, and it made me wonder how Emma and I did with the Liavek anthologies. I just checked the line-up for the first volume:
Badu's Luck - Emma Bull
The Green Rabbit from S'Rian - Gene Wolfe
Ancient Curses - Patricia C. Wrede
Birth Luck - Nancy Kress
An Act of Contrition - Steven Brust
The Inn of the Demon Camel - Jane Yolen
The Hands of the Artist - Kara Dalkey
The Green Cat - Pamela Dean
A Coincidence of Birth - Me...
Worship our awesome gender-inclusive editorizing!
I was thinking about the ongoing uproar in fandom over gender-proportionality in anthologies, and it made me wonder how Emma and I did with the Liavek anthologies. I just checked the line-up for the first volume:
Badu's Luck - Emma Bull
The Green Rabbit from S'Rian - Gene Wolfe
Ancient Curses - Patricia C. Wrede
Birth Luck - Nancy Kress
An Act of Contrition - Steven Brust
The Inn of the Demon
Badu's Luck - Emma Bull
The Green Rabbit from S'Rian - Gene Wolfe
Ancient Curses - Patricia C. Wrede
Birth Luck - Nancy Kress
An Act of Contrition - Steven Brust
The Inn of the Demon
June 14, 2014
the "respect" quote of the day is by Anthony Bourdain
“I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you.” —Anthony Bourdain
I'm adding it to these:
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." —Malcolm X
"Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." —1 Peter 2:17
For anyone who thinks being respectful doesn't
I'm adding it to these:
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." —Malcolm X
"Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." —1 Peter 2:17
For anyone who thinks being respectful doesn't
I'll claim credit for calling the casting of Aquaman
I left this comment atJason Momoa Reportedly Confirmed to Be Batman v. Superman's Aquaman: "DC does not have a shortage of white guys. Or of blond white guys.
I'm especially pleased by the choice because a couple of years ago, I did a "if I rebooted DC" blog post in which I said I would make Aquaman Polynesian. This isn't quite that, but they are making the King of the Seas someone who's from
I'm especially pleased by the choice because a couple of years ago, I did a "if I rebooted DC" blog post in which I said I would make Aquaman Polynesian. This isn't quite that, but they are making the King of the Seas someone who's from
June 12, 2014
Reparations: two 50-word stories
Reparations: Logistics
Forty acres and a mule were promised, but freed slaves only won the freedom to sell their sweat themselves. Eight score and ten years later, the US promised all African-Americans would be paid reparations.
The next day, all white Americans amended their census forms from white to black.
Reparations: Consequences
When white Americans amended their race on the census, a
Forty acres and a mule were promised, but freed slaves only won the freedom to sell their sweat themselves. Eight score and ten years later, the US promised all African-Americans would be paid reparations.
The next day, all white Americans amended their census forms from white to black.
Reparations: Consequences
When white Americans amended their race on the census, a
June 11, 2014
a little Voltaire
I was a bit saddened when I learned that my favorite Voltaire quote was actually written by a biographer, but I also love this, which is his:
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too."
—Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance
And here's a nice, very short piece by him:Voltaire, Freedom of Thought (1765)
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too."
—Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance
And here's a nice, very short piece by him:Voltaire, Freedom of Thought (1765)
June 10, 2014
For writers who mock the ignorant questions and comments they get
On Facebook, someone linked toIf Strangers Talked to Everybody like They Talk to Writers,an amusing article that made me smile, but also made me respond like this:
It's funny, but face it: if you do something unusual, people will think it's unusual. Most of the questions and comments we get are very well-meant. Frankly, there's not a writer alive for whom being able to write is not a privilege
It's funny, but face it: if you do something unusual, people will think it's unusual. Most of the questions and comments we get are very well-meant. Frankly, there's not a writer alive for whom being able to write is not a privilege
June 9, 2014
A question about my Witch Blood and Game of Thrones' "The Watchers on the Wall"
Without being spoilery here, at the end of the most recent Game of Thrones, I realized that, in very broad strokes, George and I did something similar: a small group of people are trapped in a fortress against an overwhelming force, and one person decides he must solve the problem on his own.
Now, I'm not saying George got the idea from me. I have no idea if he read Witch Blood, and if he did,
Now, I'm not saying George got the idea from me. I have no idea if he read Witch Blood, and if he did,
