Another Week of Joy Commences Today
I’ve done this before. Last night, I declared Friday the beginning of another Week of Joy, in which I will only discuss or talk about happy things, like books, movies, spaceships, magic wizard monkeys, and anything that should be, in principle, producers of happiness. You are free to join me in whatever way appeals to […]
Fishing (or Publishing); Whatever
Person One: There is only one way to fish. Fly fishing. Obviously. You would be a fool to try anything else. Person Two: Nu-uh. Angling is the only valid method, sir. I have clearly done better than you via this method, so you really don’t know what you’re talking about. Person Three: Oh yeah? Well […]
How to Destroy the SFWA…err, no, I’m not going to talk about that after all
This post began as a parody or a satire. Whatever it began as, it was a scathing critique of someone else whose post I’m not going to link to because I just don’t see a point in directly addressing anything said there or using my website as a link vehicle for what amounts to “people […]
Link of the Week: “Me, as a useful representative example” by Mary Robinette Kowal
If you want to know the background for all of this, start with this post (mine) and all the links listed there, then go here (The Daily Dot) and here (Silvia Moreno-Garcia). These will provide you with the necessary details to really understand why Mary Robinette Kowal has become a target by…certain individuals. In short, her […]
Censorship is what people say when they don’t want to address the actual issue…for reasons
The other day, I posted about the SFWA Bulletin Petition thing. I’m not going to rehash that debate here, though you’re welcome to read it (there are links at the bottom of that post to other discussions). However, I do think it a good idea to take a moment to talk about the rhetoric surrounding […]
On the SFWA Bulletin Petition Thing Nonsense
(Note: I’ve listed links to other posts on this topic at the end.) I won’t have anything extensive to say on this “anti-political-correctness” petition thing. That’s mostly because Radish Reviews has pretty well covered it… That said, there are a few things I’ll address: 1) I’m utterly baffled by the difficulty certain members of this community […]