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- Untitled May 1, 2024A new cartoon for May Day! This has been an incredible year for unions in the USA - may next year be even better. Unions Have Always Done The Impossible! #PoliCartoon #Union #LaborDay2024 #MayDay2024 #May1st #UBI #LivingWage
- Untitled April 30, 2024People on reddit are fighting about a cartoon I did about why the US health care system sucks and I am enjoying this too too much. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1ch0l0r/why_us_health_care_is_such_a_terrible_system/?sort=old
- Untitled April 30, 2024I just posted a new cartoon! It's patreon supporters only for now, but in a week or so I'll make it public. :-) https://www.patreon.com/posts/deus-ex-machina-103359912?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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- Untitled April 30, 2024Cartoonists and illustrators: Watch out for this scam (it's been going around for a while, but I only heard about it recently). Person emails you wanting to commission a bunch of illustrations to go with a presentation. Pretty high offer. At the end, they mention they want to pay you by check.
- Untitled April 29, 2024Why U.S. Health Care Is Such A Terrible System #PoliCartoon
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Criticism alone is not an Assault, Witch Hunt, Lynch Mob, or Crucifixion
I try to draw a line between criticism and violence. I do, actually, get online threats of actual violence. This isn’t unusual for bloggers, especially ones who belong to oppressed groups. I tend to get mine because I’m a woman, … Continue reading
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New short story at Apex Magazine
I have a new, very short story up at Apex Magazine: If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love: If you were a dinosaur, my love, then you would be a T-Rex. You’d be a small one, only five feet, ten … Continue reading
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I Need Some Quick Help (If Possible) with Information about Rev. Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
For a talk I have been asked to give about the story I tell in this comment about the connection between Benjamin Franklin and the 13th century Persian poet Saadi, I am hoping someone can point me to some information … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s 2012 Novella Recommendations
As noted in my previous entries, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well as several … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s Novelette Recommendations, 2012
As noted in my entry on short stories, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s Short Story Recommendations, 2012
I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I didn’t separate those into short story, novelette, and novella until after I had selected which pieces I wanted to recommend. I used some of my normal techniques for finding … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s Stripped Down Short Fiction Reccs, 2012
OK, due to a recurring migraine, I’ve been trying to write out my full-review posts on what fiction I strongly recommend this year for like 10 days, and I just need to put the information up. So I’m going to … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s short fiction from 2012
Since I just tossed this up on a message board I belong to, I figured it might be time to put it in blog-form, too. I had several short stories out last year, but the ones I liked best were … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s YA & MG Novel Recommendations 2012, Distilled
This is the distilled list of my young adult and middle grade novel recommendations from 2012, for people who just want to see titles for reference. PROBABLY ON MY BALLOT: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi The Diviners by Libba … Continue reading
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Rachel Swirsky’s Young Adult and Middle Grade Novel Recommendations, 2012
For people who want to see only titles without commentary, a distilled list is here. This year, I read 40 young adult and middle grade novels that were published in 2012. (That I have a record of; it’s possible that … Continue reading
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