Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Fat Patients, Fat Patience #FatAcceptance
- Untitled May 17, 2024Thinking of that time that Degas painted the actress Ellen Andree sitting and looking pensive in a cafe, and Monet saw Degas' painting and decided to find the same actress and get her to pose in the same cafe so he could do his own version.
- Untitled May 17, 2024Copyright claims often go too far, crushing free speech and not allowing for the way artists are influenced by, repurpose, and even coincidentally echo, other art. Not this time, though! Jeff Dieschburg is a straight-up tracer who adds NOTHING original when he paints his copies of photos. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled May 17, 2024#PoliCartoon: Defending Free Speech
- Untitled May 17, 2024My niece dyed her hair pink but there are bees here and now they follow her around because they think she's a big flower.
- Untitled May 16, 2024The Existence of Trains Debate #PoliCartoon #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
- Untitled May 17, 2024
Category Archives: Mandolin’s fiction & poems
Mother's Remedies
A few years ago, I set out to write a poem that was cute and funny and rhyming. It doesn’t seem to have a home in the current market, so I thought I’d post it here instead. Mother’s Remedies by … Continue reading
Posted in Mandolin's fiction & poems, Whatever
Comments Off
"Eros, Philia, Agape" published on Tor.com
Congrats are due Mandolin, whose short story “Eros, Philia, Agape” has just been published on Tor’s website (under her real-life name, Rachel Swirsky). At that link, you can either read the story in prose form, or click on the “listen” … Continue reading
Posted in About the Bloggers, Mandolin's fiction & poems
Comments Off
"Heartstrung," feminist-themed fiction by Mandolin, On Pseudopod!
Pseudopod, the biggest podcast of horror fiction, is currently featuring “Heartstrung,” a short story by Rachel Swirsky — who “Alas” readers know better as Mandolin. (Mandolin’s fiction appears regularly in professional venues, but this is the first time one of … Continue reading
Posted in Mandolin's fiction & poems, Recommended Reading
Comments Off
Rave Review for Mandolin's Fiction
Not all “Alas” readers may realize that “Alas” co-blogger Mandolin is also a published science fiction and fantasy writer, under her other name “Rachel Swirsky.” The blog “Torque Control” has just published a substantial review of some of Mandolin’s short … Continue reading
Posted in Mandolin's fiction & poems, Whatever
Comments Off
Mandolin Is Interviewed & Open Thread
By the by, I recently got interviewed about my short story writing. Update: And since this is a place for self-promotion, feel free to promote yourselves here, too! Anything we should all pop over to your blog to read? Shower … Continue reading
Posted in Mandolin's fiction & poems, Whatever
Comments Off