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...
So Long Been Dreaming
This has loose connections to the stuff I was talking about in the previous entry, but I think it deserves...
Silverberg on plot, part 2
In the three most recent issues of Asimov's, Robert Silverberg has been expounding his theory of plot. Here's a shortened...
Silverberg on plot, part 1
In the three most recent issues of Asimov's, Robert Silverberg has been expounding his theory of plot. He provides a...
Bulk Silly Putty
A co-worker regaled us the other day with stories of 50-pound boxes of Silly Putty, available by mail-order. (Apparently a...