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Thanks for the catch! And, I have no idea whatsoever what a rubric's cube would be or would do. But…
Much as I like the idea of a rubric's cube, it's spelled Rubik's cube. (Now what would a rubric's cube…
Great response to the Mace bill by AOC (video at link).
@bcb: Sometimes I think the whole election was an elaborate murder-suicide plot that the entire country is carrying out.
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Category Archives: Mandolin’s fiction & poems
“Fields of Gold” Reprinted on Tor.com
I’m excited to link to Tor.com, which has reprinted my Nebula-nominated novelette “Fields of Gold!” http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/03/fields-of-gold Woo! The beginning of the story as possible teaser: When Dennis died, he found himself in another place. Dead people came at him with … Continue reading
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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
Congrats to Mandolin for Yet Another Nebula Award Nomination!
Mandolin’s story “Fields of Gold,” which is sadly not available online but was published in this year’s Eclipse anthology, has been nominated for a Nebula award, in the “Novelette” category. You can read “Fields of Gold” online here. (It’s a … Continue reading
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Mandolin Quoted in the Washington Post
A Washington Post article about the Nebula Awards opens by quoting the joke Rachel (aka Mandolin) told in her acceptance speech: Before Rachel Swirsky won the Nebula award for best novella Saturday, she went to an authors’ reception and learned … Continue reading
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And the winner of the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novella…
Rachel Swirsky!! Rachel Swirksy!!!!! That’s right, Rachel Swirksy!!!!!!!!!!!! Rachel (known in these parts as Mandolin) just won the Nebula Award for her novella “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window.” Let me mention that the competition in … Continue reading
Mandolin and Nojojo Are Nominated For Hugo Awards!
Congrats to current “Alas” blogger Mandolin and former “Alas” blogger Nojojojo for their Hugo Award nominations! Rachel Swirsky, known on this website as “Mandolin,” is nominated in the “best novella” category for ‘‘The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the … Continue reading
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Publisher’s Weekly: The highlight is Rachel Swirsky’s Story
From Publisher’s Weekly‘s review of Eclipse 4, an anthology book: The latest volume in Strahan’s unthemed anthology series has almost no weak links. The highlight is Rachel Swirsky’s “Fields of Gold,” a diabetic ghost’s witty and melancholy tale of his … Continue reading
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Mandolin and Nojojojo Nominated for Nebula Awards! And Amp is Nominated for a Norton Award!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced nominees for the 2010 Nebula Awards, and “Alas” did even better this year than last year! N.K. Jemisin, who used to cross-post on Alas as “Nojojojo,” hasn’t been much around these … Continue reading
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Mandolin's Fantasy Story, Viewed Through A Science Fiction Lens
From an interesting post at tansyrr.com: For some reason this got me thinking of a couple of this year’s stand out stories which are most definitely fantasy, but which benefit from a reader viewing them through a science fictional lens. … Continue reading
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A major step towards solving this problem is the Housing First model (as opposed to Treatment First). A Review of…