Two Hearts
I haven't finished reading all the non-SH stories from 2005 that I plan to read before making my Hugo nominations,...
SH 2005 story lengths
It's often hard for readers to tell how long a given story is, and various awards divide stories into categories...
SF awards and upcoming deadlines
Some news about various speculative fiction awards, including some upcoming deadlines: Hugo nominations are due next Friday night (California time),...
Rich Horton to do Year’s Bests
As many of y'all know, Rich Horton reads possibly a higher percentage of the short science fiction and fantasy published...
Updates
The past few weeks have been very productive but very tiring.
R.I.P., Octavia Butler
For those who haven't heard: sf writer Octavia E. Butler died on Saturday, age 58. Here are some relevant links...
Looking for a condo in Mountain View?
My next-door neighbors are moving, after fourteen years in their condo. They haven't listed the place yet; I have no...
Earworm: Somewhere That’s Green
The other day the song "Somewhere That's Green" (from Little Shop of Horrors, though I have the movie soundtrack rather...
Author gender algorithm
I've developed what I think is a fairly accurate (but entirely useless to most of the world) algorithm for a computer to automatically guess the gender of an author who submits to SH...
Kam’s back!
Meant to mention that Kam has returned from her latest travels. You can read about her adventures in Thailand and...
Beware of new Mac malware
There's a new piece of malware aimed at the Mac. There has been a great deal of debate over whether...
Enneagram meme
Supergee points to a two-question "Quick and Painless Enneagram Test." The Enneagram being (among other things) yet another model of...