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Father’s Day Thoughts

My father was not around in any significant way for most of my life, and I say this as a description, not an accusation. He absolutely could have been around more than he was, and the fact that he wasn’t … Continue reading

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Body Remix, Les Variations Goldberg, Marie Chouinard

I have not yet finished watching this entire video, which runs to almost an hour, but it is absolutely gorgeous, and I am eager to find the time to watch the entire performance all the way through. Partly because my … Continue reading

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Wilma’s Orphans: A Canine Orphanage

So I need to do a little personal plugging here. My mother, Wilma, runs Wilma’s Orphans, a not-for-profit (501c3) dog rescue here in New York. Students from the New York Institute of Technology Multimedia Workshop did a video profile of … Continue reading

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A Likely Feminist

I don’t think Tulisa Contostavlos is a household name in New Zealand (or the US).  Certainly the only reason that I’d heard of her is because I spent last winter developing a my knowledge of British comedians, discovered the awesomeness … Continue reading

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Shit Men Say To Men Who Say Shit To Women On The Street

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Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor

What a great idea for a tumblr! http://womenfighters.tumblr.com

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Writing about Sex Roles: A Book by Clarisse Thorn and an Essay by Me

For a couple of years now, Clarisse Thorn has been interviewing and hanging out with the community of pick-up artists, a community she finds fascinating and… well, from a feminist perspective, sort of problematic, too. There’s an unbelievably compelling thing … Continue reading

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Review: THE EMPEROR’S KNIFE by Mazarkis Williams

A few months ago, I had the privilege of being approached by Nightshade Books to blurb THE EMPEROR’S KNIFE by Mazarkis Williams. I blurbed it thus: Mazarkis Williams creates a world in which magic is written in an alphabet of … Continue reading

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Rachel Swirsky: A Brief Short Story Recommendation

I’ve got a couple writing and reading assignments that have me busy right now, but I’ll be doing a post on the first few months of Asimovs and F&SF in 2012 as soon as I can get to it. In … Continue reading

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Rachel Swirsky’s Reflections on 2012 Online (Jan 1 – Feb 15)

Hey y’all! I just finished reading the stories from the first six weeks of the year on all the online venues that I plan to frequent. I haven’t finished reading Asimov’s and Interzone yet, but that’ll have to wait a … Continue reading

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