Monthly Archives: June 2011

Judge Ware Denies Motion To Vacate Decision Overturning Prop 8

Judge Walker, the judge who ruled against the defendants in the Proposition 8 case (the “defendants,” in this case, are those defending Prop 8; the “plaintiffs” are those who sued to have Prop 8 overturned), retired earlier this year, and … Continue reading

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Finding Myself in the Thick of It

I have been away from serious blogging for a while now, and I’ve been missing it, but my life has been turbulent lately and there just hasn’t been the time to reflect that I need in order to write. I … Continue reading

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In Defense of Partianship

“We are told that Mr. Blaine has been delinquent in office but blameless in public life, while Mr. Cleveland has been a model of official integrity but culpable in personal relations. We should therefore elect Mr. Cleveland to the public … Continue reading

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Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011

Newer readers of this blog may not be aware that, in addition to being angry and black and female, I also write fiction. Science fiction and fantasy, in particular. Several years ago I attended a 6-week intensive writing workshop called Clarion West, which is an organization that brings together promising new writers with amazing and […]

Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011 — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011

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Newer readers of this blog may not be aware that, in addition to being angry and black and female, I also write fiction. Science fiction and fantasy, in particular. Several years ago I attended a 6-week intensive writing workshop called Clarion West, which is an organization that brings together promising new writers with amazing and […]

Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011 — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Librarians and Teachers — Please vote in the Eisner Awards by the end of Monday

Teachers and Librarians, I have a favor to ask. The favor is, please vote in the Eisner Awards. (Comics professionals, too, but I think comic pros already know they’re eligible to vote in the Einsers!) (Journalists who write about comics … Continue reading

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Open Thread and Link Farm: You Know What The Meat Drawer Is? Edition

Post what you want, when you want it. Self-linking is even better than maple bacon. To quote Feministe: The Best Thing You Will Read Today: A column on princesses, ultimate fighting, bikinis and gender roles. 18 Killed in Wave of … Continue reading

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storySouth Million Writers Award 2011

I just had the chance to read over the 10 finalists for the storySouth Million Writers Award. (By the way, this award is for stories that were first published online–of any genre–so people who usually avoid my recommendations because they … Continue reading

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Don’t Be A Rapist: Of Survivor Parenting & Young Males

We have a lot of conversations around masculinity now since kid #1 is pubescent. At not quite 12 he’s starting to feel his way through what kind of man he wants to be and having parents that he feels he can talk to is helpful, but occasionally traumatic for all concerned. We’ve […]

Don’t Be A Rapist: Of Survivor Parenting & Young Males — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Cartoon: The Economic Policy Rainbow (Republican Edition)

[spoiler]Panel 1 Angry middle-management white man: Government has gotten too damn big. That’s why I want to cut taxes. Panel 2 Anxious-looking white man: Unemployment is going down! That could create inflationary pressure! And the cure is tax cuts. Panel … Continue reading

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