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Nobody, LOL! I honestly haven't run into that factoid before.
Gar, thanks! Any sharing is good sharing! My URL is on the image itself on the left border, so anyone…
I don't think the existence of exceptions to a clear general trend, disproves that the trend exists. Interestingly, Mexicans seem…
Mental Floss "Word Nerd" 2025 Calendar January 9: Ampersand "Yes, an ampersand is a punctuation mark, but in the 1900s,…
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As a Jew, I Do Not Feel Safe
As the husband of a Muslim woman and the father of a son whose name marks him as foreign even though he was born in the United States, I have been reading with care, gratitude, and a welcome sense of … Continue reading
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“Love Is Never Still” featured in Mary Robinette’s My Favorite Bit
My short story “Love Is Never Still” is featured today on Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog. For the My Favorite Bit series, authors write short essays about their favorite parts of their work. I cheated a little, but only because it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading
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School Bars the Door to Trans Children
Recently, a Catholic school in Rhode Island decided that there was no place in their school for trans children. Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island has issued a policy banning transgender students from the school, according to the … Continue reading
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Amp and Mandolin are at Comikaze in LA this weekend
I’ll be tabling at “Stan Lee’s Comikaze” comic-con in Los Angeles this weekend! And at my table, at least part of the time, will be Mandolin! So if you’re in LA, please come and say hi. The con is open … Continue reading
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Link Roundup & Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy
Interviewed on Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy I was privileged to be in this week’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy in which host David Barr Kirtley interviewd me, Matt Kressel, and Jack Dann about Jewish science fiction and fantasy. Listen to … Continue reading
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Recommendation Roundup 10/12/15
Hello, internet world. On my social media, I’m posting links to things I’ve written, things other people have written, and artists to support. I wanted to gather those links in one place, so each Monday I will put up a … Continue reading
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Cat Rambo and I teaching a class on Nov 8
Interested in writing retellings? Cat Rambo and I are teaching a class together: retellings and re-taleings. Authors constantly draw on the stories that have preceded them, particularly folklore, mythology, and fables. What are the best methods for approaching such material … Continue reading
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Interviewing C. Dale Britain about the Royal Kingdom of Yurt
When I was nine or ten, my mother and I used to go to the local chain bookstore — Barnes & Noble? Borders? Walden’s? I don’t remember now — on about a weekly basis. I’d go stare at the science … Continue reading
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Fanfic: If Breq Were a Dinosaur, My Blog
My friend Ann Leckie showed me a tumblr where people were sharing fan fiction they’d written about the Ancillary Justice universe. This inspired me to write some of my own. Since everyone else is writing parodies of “Dinosaur,” I figured … Continue reading
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_Railsea_ by China Mieville has ampersands as part of the story-- both text and symbolism. A genuinely weird surrealist novel.