What to make of the sudden revelation that two prominent lesbian bloggers, both activists, were really men? Tom MacMaster, an American student studying in Scotland, his subject Middle Eastern Studies, created the blog “Gay Girl in Damascus” as a way to give himself a voice in the debates about what was going on in Syria, [...]
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“Amina” Acid and the Ballad of Bill of Tom: deception in the pursuit of activism Leave a comment
The Nudge, The Monument, and The Fan Base: thoughts about the endurance of writers 2 comments
Roger Ebert responded recently to an article by Cynthia Ozick written in the New Republic. So goes my reading. I get my Ozick from Ebert, but that’s ’cause I’m reading where Ebert is writing. I don’t have a subscription to the New Republic (but, alas, I should). Anyway, he quotes from her a lengthy passage [...]
“…his cultivation of genuine menace…”: a review of “One Nation Under Gods” at Portal Leave a comment
Val Grimm, over at the Portal, gave me a good review for my short story, “One Nation Under Gods”! Thanks, Val. I’m always thrilled that there are people who will review short fiction, and anthologies. Thank you, Val! Val reviews the whole anthology, Tesseracts 14, story by story. Here is his review of mine: The [...]
What is Realms of Fantasy looking for? Leave a comment
The Clarion Foundation (parent of Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop) has a wonderful blog. Douglas Cohen, an editor from Realms of Fantasy, recently wrote a guest post there talking about the view from Realms of Fantasy, from its long run in the industry, including its two recent revivals with new publishers. There is some [...]
Tesseracts 15: Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror 3 comments
Tesseracts 15 is open for submissions with a call for young adult science fiction, fantasy and horror. NOVEMBER 30 is the deadline. Below is the call. NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS (Calgary, Alberta) EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing is delighted to announce that Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, is now [...]
Harry Potter Diary: Outside the Demographic Looking Inside Hogwarts 2 comments
I decided to read the Harry Potter Series this summer, for the first time. After 10 billion people were happily served by the boy wizard and his pals, after the series was put to rest by JK Rowling years ago, and just as the film franchise explodes to a close, I decided to read the [...]
Clarion Write-A-Thon: Helping Writers Reach their Dreams Leave a comment
I signed up for the Clarion Write-A-Thon, a fundraiser that puts a whole bunch of writers into a sensory deprivation tank while they write for six weeks. Oh wait, there’s no sensory deprivation tank…. But still, the writers are joining together to keep Clarion San Diego alive and well for years to [...]
Is There No Wonder in Wonderland? A Review of Burton’s Alice in Wonderland 4 comments
What do you want when you get down the rabbit hole? Burton begs this question in his version of Alice in Wonderland. Folks will probably enjoy the visuals–they are delightful to watch. But in this age of CGI, there’s not as much fanfare left for special effects. It’s coming down quickly to who tells a [...]
“One Nation Under Gods” finds home in Tesseracts 14 4 comments
My story, “One Nation Under Gods,” was selected to be part of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology, Tesseracts 14, edited by Brett Savory and John Robert Colombo, due out in September 2010. The Tesseracts series is devoted to Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy and Horror, and has had, as you might have guessed, [...]
Clarion San Diego accepting applications till March 1st Leave a comment
If you want to write science fiction and fantasy there is no better crucible and proving ground, classroom and community, than Clarion San Diego. I have already written a whole page on it, and updated the writers for 2010. It looks to be awesome. You have about six weeks to turn in applications to go. [...]
