High Thin Wire
Had a lovely long dinner-and-talk at a pub with Kate B. last night. Unfortunately, we didn't get any actual writing...
Author Archive
More on marriage
Let's begin with the Boston Globe article about Sunday night, which starts with my favorite photo so far, two men...
HB
I'm on my way to bed, but thought I'd stop by here for just a minute to say: Happy birthday,...
Wild Things 2?
I should start by saying that, imo, the movie Wild Things is quite good. The image on the box makes...
Metaphor level
In his essay "About 5,750 Words," in The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction, Delany talks about...
Memorial site expansion
Today was several birthdays: L. Frank Baum would've been 139; I meant to try to get in touch with Sally C., but...
9/11 conspiracy theories
I'm amazed that I haven't come across this before. I found it tonight entirely by accident, while looking for lyrics...
Monday marriage Massachusetts
In the midst of all the awful stuff happening lately, I think it's worth pausing to celebrate one bit of...
Tidbits
The URLs, they sure do pile up. All of the Hugo-nominated short fiction is available for free online, as usual....
Why CSS?
Tempest asks: why use CSS instead of tables for laying out web pages? I'll start by noting that CSS is...
SLF fundraiser featuring Michael Chabon
One week from today, there'll be a fundraiser for the Speculative Literature Foundation in San Francisco, featuring Michael Chabon, Terry...
Joani Blank of GV at Stanford tonight
Stanford's Joint Program in Design is hosting a lecture series titled "Insight and Courage: Rulebreakers of the 21st Century." (Obligatory...