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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 →

Just wanted to link to them: The Bad Men Project, a new blog by Figleaf of Figleaf’s Real Adult Sex. And Ozy Frantz’s Blog, by Ozy, formerly of No Really What About The Menz.

A lot of the discussion I have seen on privilege, including some of this discussion, seems to proceed from a faulty understanding of the term itself: that “privilege” is a shorthand way of saying “who has it better”. In that … Continue reading →

So as part of my transition I’ll be changing my name, as trans people generally do when we transition. The timing is a bit particular, so I’m filling out the paperwork now, even though I won’t mail it to the … Continue reading →

I don’t particularly like the title, “Poets Gather in Exile, in Queens,” because I certainly don’t think of myself, as a writer or in any other way, as living in exile because I make my home in Queens, NY, but … Continue reading →

The Contraceptive CHOICE Project just added a little more evidence to something that’s so blindingly obvious that it should come as a surprise to nobody. It turns out that when you provide actual women who want birth control with access to birth … Continue reading →

Primer on e-book basics from Clarisse Thorn: http://clarissethorn.com/blog/2012/08/08/epublishing-amazon-smashwords-where-and-how-to-sell-ebooks/ I am partially posting this here because I want to read it, but am currently too exhausted, and hopefully this will act as a reminder. ;-)

This behavior by the mayor of Boston is appalling: Mayor Thomas M. Menino is vowing to block Chick-fil-A from bringing its Southern-fried fast-food empire to Boston — possibly to a popular tourist spot just steps from the Freedom Trail — … Continue reading →

This is absolutely marvelous: