Category Archives: Site and Admin Stuff

"Alas" maintenance taking place today

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Ampersand

I’m going to attempt to upgrade “Alas” to the current version of “WordPress.” If the site goes down for a while or some comments people leave today are lost, this is why. UPDATE: That went pretty well. Please let me … Continue reading →

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$1000 to donate; Suggestions, please?

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Ampersand

I have $1000 to donate to charity. I’d like to split it among 3 or 4 charities. Could people please make suggestions? Obviously, charities that relate to this blog’s themes (anti-racism, feminism, disability rights, cartooning, etc) are of special interest … Continue reading →

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Mandolin Reads: "Run Of The Fiery Horse"

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Ampersand

The current episode of PodCastle features “Run Of The Fiery Horse,” by Hilary Moon Murphy, read aloud by our own Mandolin. Plus, the intro is by science fiction and fantasy writer K. Tempest Bradford, who is probably better known to … Continue reading →

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Podcastle Premieres!

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Ampersand

PodCastle is the world’s first fantasy audio magazine. Each week we bring you short stories across the spectrum of fantasy from leading authors and new discoveries. Like our sister podcasts, Escape Pod and Pseudopod, PodCastle is entirely free to listen … Continue reading →

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Reasons why I'm not posting include…

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Mandolin

1) I have mono. 2) The rough draft of my thesis is due in two weeks.

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One, Two, Three: Vent

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Mandolin

An invitation to feminist and anti-racist commenters only: Say what’s on your mind that’s against the moderation rules. For now the only caveat is no Amp-bashing, please. If you feel you really, really need to do it, write about it … Continue reading →

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"Contact Us" forms have been fixed

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Ampersand

The “Contact Us” forms, which have been AWOL for a while, have been repaired. Just lettin’ folks know.

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Political Positions Beyond the Pale

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Mandolin

Once you take either of these positions, you lose all rights to be treated as if you might possibly have anything interesting to say. You lose all rights not to be cursed at. You also lose all rights for others … Continue reading →

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Problem with "Blog and the Bullet" posts

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Ampersand

As folks may have noticed, there’s a problem with the “Blog and the Bullet” posts. I’ll get it fixed soon, I hope. In the meanwhile, each post does contain a link the same post on “The Blog and the Bullet,” … Continue reading →

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Break until 11/16

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Mandolin

Hey dudes and dudettes, I’ve got a lot of grad school work to get done in the next couple weeks, so alas, my writing for Alas must suffer. I’ve got a couple posts that are half-written, so I may be … Continue reading →

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