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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
Review of "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window"
I couldn’t resist reprinting this review by Tansy Rayner Roberts, published on Not If You Were The Last Short Story On Earth, a livejournal community for short story reviews. Story of the Year (so far) (for me) “The Lady Who … Continue reading
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Mandolin's new novella: "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window"
[Bumped] “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window” is Mandolin’s first novella, just published online by Subterranean Press. Her longest pieces, in the past, have been novellettes; this is her longest published work to date. It’s also … Continue reading
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Where Shadows Meet Light
Fantasy Magazine has posted a new story by Mandolin, “Where Shadows Meet Light.” Mandolin commented to me in IM that this story “relates a bit” to my nelly screamer post (although the story was written well before that post). “Since … Continue reading
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Early reviews of Through The Drowsy Dark are in!
Sara Polsky reviews Mandolin’s new book, Through the Drowsy Dark: According to an introductory note, the goal of Aqueduct Press’s Conversation Pieces series is to continue the “grand conversation of feminist SF,” and Rachel Swirsky’s Through the Drowsy Dark fits … Continue reading
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A Poem And Two Audio Stories By Mandolin
Mandolin (also known as Rachel Swirsky, mild-mannered speculative fiction writer) has had some more work published online. First, a poem, Dear Melody. When we floated together in our mother’s womb, I consumed you as one scared thing will do to … Continue reading
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A Meta-Fictional Diptych Relating to the Stories “Appoggiatura” and “Fixing Hanover”
Last month, Matt Cheney emailed me to let me know that he was putting together a celebration of Jeff VanderMeer’s new collection, Third Bear. He asked a number of writers and critics if we would each write about two stories … Continue reading
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Mandolin’s First Collection, “Through the Drowsy Dark,” Is Out!
Aqueduct Press — a small publisher that specializes in “bringing challenging feminist science fiction to the demanding reader” — has published “Through the Drowsy Dark,” a collection of poetry and short fiction by Rachel Swirsky, also known to “Alas” readers … 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
The Complex Identity of the Archetypal Hero: A Fictional Treatise with Unicorn Pegasus Kittens
Author’s note: A month or so ago, John Scalzi announced a contest for stories describing this image, which shows ex-Star-Trek star Wil Wheaton riding a winged unicorn pegasus kitten, a spear clutched in one hand, as he bears down on … Continue reading
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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
A major step towards solving this problem is the Housing First model (as opposed to Treatment First). A Review of…