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Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Put on your gi Get in the car close the door put on your seatbelt put on your seatbelt put on your seatbelt please exit the vehicleContinue reading “My parenting this morning:”

OH MY GOD you guys Mary Rickert, World Fantasy Award winner, brilliant short-story writer and novelist, and deeply kind and helpful soul is offering help with people’s manuscripts for a ridiculously low fee!!! If you’ve ever wanted a pro to look over your work and give you pointers, she is the REAL DEAL. What anContinue reading “Aspiring writer looking for mentoring/feedback?”

WHAAAAAT THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!! Christopher Barzak In all the hustle and bustle that lead up to the release of “Jamie Marks is Dead” I failed to report a fantastic bit of news that occurred in mid-July. As I’d mentioned in an earlier post back in May, my short story collection Before and Afterlives had been nominatedContinue reading “Before and Afterlives and The Shirley Jackson Award”

YES! Naomi Kritzer has started her election coverage! In-state people: she is extraordinarily helpful. Out-of-state people: she is HILARIOUS. I have linked to her first one (hit ‘back’ if you want to see her ‘oops I flaked out on a primary’ post, too): http://naomikritzer.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/election-2014-senate/ YOU’RE WELCOME!!!

Never heard of it; totally need to go find out how to watch it, now! From MinnPost: Later this month, a group of local television producers, health care executives and mental health activists will gather at Target Field in Minneapolis to accept the most prestigious Emmy Award presented in the region. On Sept. 13, theContinue reading “Local Show Attempts to De-Stigmatize Mental Illness”

As I entered the porch this morning, I was astounded to discover a small curly-haired super-villain, his hands behind his back, his nose haughtily in the air, pacing with laborious pomposity. “Have a seat, Mrs. Radder,” he said imperiously. (Super villains always use the patriarchal version of your name, see.)

Naomi Kritzer tagged me for the book game with the following instructions: In your status, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take more than a few minutes and don’t think too hard. They do not have to be in “right” or great works of literature, just ones that haveContinue reading “10 Books That Stayed With Me (in adulthood)”

When I posted on Facebook that I’d gotten back from the Traditional Ways Gathering, several friends demanded context in the idea that this loudmouthed queer weirdo in a distinctively non-traditional family might go to anything labeled ‘Traditional.’ Several other friends pointed out that I hate hippies. (I don’t, as a matter of fact, hate hippies.Continue reading “Traditional Ways Gathering”

For the slow driver: What is it, exactly, about the left lane that you find so irresistible? Does it fit your image better than your speed? Will your dick fall off if you ride in the right lane as the rest of the slow drivers? Did you lose a bet? Are they giving out candy?Continue reading “Urgent travel-related questions”