Letter of News: Roots, Thorns, Sorrow
            Dear Friends,
There are days where I'm disoriented by the strength in my hands. I've been
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Letter of News: Star Crossed, Signed Copies of Time War, Readercon, MusicalSplaining, and Project Pizza
            Dear Friends,
It's been almost two months since I've written to you. Partly this was due
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Friday Open Thread (with Vacation)
            Dear Friends,
I've been housesitting for the past week at a place that feels to me like
paradise.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Letter of News: Keeping Up With Appearances
            Dear Friends,
Some lovely new things to share with you, a couple of quick reminders, and then
a list of
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        LeVar Burton Reads "The Truth About Owls"
            I’ve been waiting since October to talk about this.
> S2 ep2 is a wonder filled story, “The Truth
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        EATING THE FANTASTIC: Revisiting Helsinki with Scott Edelman
            It’s November 17 and I haven’t yet written about the summer. “Blog the summer”
has migrated through three
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        October: A Summary
            I feel like if I don’t start writing about all the beautiful things I’ve
experienced this year, they’
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Storyological "Pocket" Interview
            Some people make art of the interview process. Chris Kammerud and EG Cosh are
two such people.
I first became
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Last Two Days for Hugo Nominations
            If you’re trying to raise your STEALTH stat, you could do worse than study award
nomination deadlines, as they
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Reading Cassandra Khaw for UNCANNY
            [http://uncannymagazine.com/issues/uncanny-magazine-issue-fifteen/]It’s no
secret that I read poems and stories forUncanny magazine
[http://uncannymagazine.com/