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When you're defending nazi salutes, you're telling me that you're a nazi.
About Elon's Nazi salute, I'll again post this video, which shows Elon's salute side by side with the salute as…
The only thing a beggar provides you with is a blessing/karma, which has no economic value, although I would still…
Well, clearly at least one does. God knows Musk doesn’t have to work another day in his life and hasn’t…
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Category Archives: Mandolin’s fiction & poems
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
Mandolin and Nojojojo Nominated For Nebula Awards!!!!
UPDATE FROM MANDOLIN: Thanks for the post, Ampersand! I wanted to add to it, though, because this is a big first for Alas–not only is one of its bloggers nominated for the Nebula Award, but two of it’s bloggers are. … Continue reading
Rachel Swirsky's Short Story Nebula Reccommendations, 2009
I recently blitzed through a number of short stories so that I could finalize the short story portion of my Nebula ballot. I wanted to post about the ones I decided to nominate, and also some of the other excellent … Continue reading
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Open Thread: Mandolin's silly poem
I dropped a poem into one of Jeff Fecke’s recent threads. Barry said I should promote it to a post of its own, so here it is. Given the contents, consider this an open thread. ;) Ode to a derailed … Continue reading
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New Fiction: "The Memory of Wind," by Rachel Swirsky
Tor.com has just published “The Memory of Wind,” a novelette ((“The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula awards for science fiction define the novelette as having a word count of between 7,500 and 17,499, inclusive.” —Wikipedia)) by Rachel … Continue reading
Last Drink Bird Head, an anthology for charity featuring Mandolin
You can now pre-order Last Drink Bird Head, an anthology of flash fiction by science fiction and fantasy writers (“flash” means “very short”), including our own Mandolin, writing as “Rachel Swirsky.” What Is Last Drink Bird Head? That’s the catalyst … Continue reading
Mandolin's story "A Monkey Will Never Be Rid Of Its Black Hands" has been podcast
Mandolin’s short story “A Monkey Will Never Be Rid Of It’s Black Hands,” previously mentioned on “Alas” when it was honored by storySouth, has now been podcasted by Escape Pod. Mandolin has said this is her favorite of her own … Continue reading
Rachel Swirsky giving a reading at Borderlands in San Francisco, July 23 7:30
It also occurred to me that I should probably mention that I’m giving a reading at Borderlands Bookstore in San Francisco on July 23 at 7:30pm. Here’s the event listing from Borderlands: Clarion West reading with Amelia Beamer, Vylar Kaftan, … Continue reading
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Mandolin is participating in Clarion West 2009 Write-a-thon
Hello everyone! I believe that Tempest has posted the write-a-thon to Alas previously, as syndication from the Angry Black Woman site, but I — too — am participating in the Clarion West 2009 write-a-thon. The Clarion West Write-a-thon is a … Continue reading
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Mandolin's short story "A Monkey Will Never Be Rid of Its Black Hands" honored by storySouth
Congratulations to Rachel Swirsky, aka Mandolin! Her story “A Monkey Will Never Be Rid of Its Black Hands,” published online by Subterranean Press, has been judged one of “the best online short stories published during 2008” by storySouth. Mandolin has … Continue reading
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