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It is my contention that any politician who runs on a "tough on crime" platform should be investigated for corruption.…
Apologies for the rambling but I have a half-formed thought I wanted to work through here. It feels like a…
Thanks! Done partly for realism, and partly so I'd have one word less to fit in the balloon. :-p
I like the realistic touch where you have the Republican congresscritter say "ban trans from participating in sports," instead of…
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Category Archives: About the Bloggers
Someone breaks into my house while I watch TV
So last night, my friends Bean and Dan were over, watching TV with myself and the girls (Sydney and Maddox) when Roy, one of the neighbors from the 4-apartment unit next door, came up to a TV room window and … Continue reading
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Over a decade!
Hey, I just noticed that I’ve been blogging on “Alas” for over a decade now. Damn!
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I’m so pleased with my new glasses, I’m actually happy the old ones broke
Posted in About the Bloggers, crossposted on TADA
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Vile Beyond Words
As you may have heard, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was brutally sexually assaulted while covering the revolution in Egypt: CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a “60 Minutes” story when she and … Continue reading
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"The Stable Master's Tale," by Rachel Swirsky
Fantasy Magazine has posted Mandolin’s short story “The Stable Master’s Tale” on their website. Here’s how it begins: I was born a baron’s daughter in a kingdom that no longer exists. My father’s stables were the most important part of … Continue reading
Download "Eros, Philia, Agape" and "A Memory of Wind" To Your E-Reader For Free
If you have an e-reader of some variety, you might want to download Eros, Philia, Agape — the Hugo-nominated story by our own Mandolin (aka Rachel Swirsky) — and A Memory of Wind — the Nebula-nominated story, also by Mandolin … Continue reading
Mandolin nominated for Locus Award!
Mandolin’s Hugo-award nominated short story “Eros, Philia, Agape” has now also been nominated for a Locus Award! Congrats to Mandolin again! In other “Mandolin is so cool” news, the writer’s blog Writer’s Round-About has just posted the first part of … Continue reading
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Mandolin and Nojojojo Nominated For Hugo Awards!!!!
No, no, this isn’t a rerun post. Back in February, I posted that Mandolin (under her meatworld name Rachel Swirsky) and Nojojojo (under her meatworld name N.K. Jemisin) each wrote stories that were nominated for Nebulas. Now I’m very excited … Continue reading
Sweeney is the perfect accompaniment to a tough-on-crime comic. I bet the Judge had invested money in the prison industry.