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William Shatner wants to beam into the Canadian prime minister's job
William Shatner wants to beam into the Canadian prime minister's job
scifiwire.com — Is the Great White North ready for Captain Kirk to take it into the future? Montreal-born William Shatner says he wants to be prime minister of Canada, the New Zealand newspaper Web site Stuff.co.nz reported. The 77-year-old Star Trek actor ... (more) William Shatner wants to beam into the Canadian prime ...
Clarion South Recommended Reads Part II: Malouf, Egan, Turner, and Williams
omnivoracious.com — Yesterday I talked generally about teaching at Clarion South and shared the book recommendations of two students, Tracy Meszaro and Amanda Le Bas de Plumetot. What I didn't touch on is the ongoing debate about the essential uniqueness of Australian... (more) Clarion South Recommended Reads Part II: Malouf, Egan, ...

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Why Continuity Matters
sfnovelists.com — Many years ago, I was stressing over the fact that a detail in a short story didn’t match events in the book set in the same universe. A friend of mine, another writer, asked why it was bothering me. Nobody would notice, my friend claimed. I ... (more) Why Continuity Matters
Author Interview Series #43 - Jay Lake
Author Interview Series #43 - Jay Lake
travisheermann.com — In accordance with what Jay Lake says below about his typical choice of attire, when we met he was wearing a shirt that looked like it was on fire. Definitely makes one stand out in a crowd of authors, particularly at World Con when authors are so ... (more) Author Interview Series #43 - Jay Lake
Clarion South 2009: A Teacher’s View
Clarion South 2009: A Teacher’s View
jeffvandermeer.com — (Amanda, Steve, Tracy, and Su Lynn, Clarion 2009 students. Who’s more frazzled? Answer: the guy taking the photo.) They say the first Clarion you teach is the one that breaks your heart and determines whether you’re cut out to do ... (more) Clarion South 2009: A Teacher’s View
Speculative Fiction | The Stories | AntipodeanSF
antisf.com.au — Blood by David Such Field of Dreams by Brendan D. Carson Jack Austin Xeno-Hunter by Jamie Richter Ménage à Trois by Mark Farrugia Pirate Music by Alan Richard Snayk by Felicity Dowker Terminal Illness by Alan Baxter They Called Her Larry by Steve ... (more) Speculative Fiction | The Stories | AntipodeanSF
How Soon is Now?
pyrsf.blogspot.com — I'm a slow reader. I'm a slow writer too, but that's a different post altogether --no, I'm a slow reader. Part of it's time constraint, much of it's to do with what I want from a book. To me reading isn't a progession of events, it's a senory wash; ... (more) How Soon is Now?
Relive Seven Years Of Buffy In Under Four Minutes [Found Footage]
Relive Seven Years Of Buffy In Under Four Minutes [Found Footage]
io9.com — Dollhouse still not giving you the Joss Whedon thrill you're craving? Wash out your mind with this abridged version of all seven seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer ... and enjoy Sarah Michelle Gellar 's early hairstyles. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer ... (more) Relive Seven Years Of Buffy In Under Four Minutes [Found ...
#145 Devining Light pt1 Ted Kosmatka + Butter Side Up Shaun Saunders
#145 Devining Light pt1 Ted Kosmatka + Butter Side Up Shaun Saunders
beameup.podomatic.com — Beam Me Up Paul Cole View Profile Add as Friend Beam Me Up continues to grow. This new growth puts demands on our bandwidth. To keep up with demand I have added more bandwidth and storage space - all of which costs. If you enjoy the podcast version of ... (more) #145 Devining Light pt1 Ted Kosmatka + Butter Side Up ...
46 - The Mark of the Beast
cthulhupodcast.blogspot.com — In this weeks episode we are following the usual format. Firstly the show opens with part 14 of "Through the Brazillian Wilderness". The music is a 1929 track called Marianne by the Adrian Schubert orchestra. For the main feature we have a story by ... (more) 46 - The Mark of the Beast
Clarion South Australian Book Recommendations, Part III: The Yet to Be Discovered (in this hemisphere)
Clarion South Australian Book Recommendations, Part III: The Yet to Be Discovered (in this ...
omnivoracious.com — This third and final post about Australian writers, as seen through the lens of recommendations from Clarion South students, acknowledges that even writers in English published in another country don't always find an easy path to North American ... (more) Clarion South Australian Book Recommendations, Part III: ...
Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
razzies.com — 29th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie ) Award “Winners” Worst Picture: The Love Guru (A Paramount Release) Worst Actor: Mike Myers The Love Guru Worst Actress: Paris Hilton THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE Worst Supporting Actress: Paris Hilton REPO: THE ... (more) Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
Hi! I'm Shira. I write stuff.
shiralipkin.com — Stuff you can read now! * "Wool and Silk and Wood" in Electric Velocipede #15/16, November 2008 * "Unruly Harvest" in Polu Texni , December 2008 * "The Angel of Fremont Street" in ChiZine , January 2009 * "When Her Eyes Open" in Lone Star Stories ... (more) Hi! I'm Shira. I write stuff.
The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury
bestsciencefictionstories.com — “The Fog Horn” is a 1951 science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury. It is about two men in a rural lighthouse who witness an ancient creature rise from the deep ocean. (more) The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury
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reviews
dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — Older reviews, but of books still in print http://www.blindside.net/smallpress/read/Exclusives/Shoggoths/ http://www.specusphere.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task;=view&id;=418&Itemid;=32 (more) reviews
DubMeNow Business Cards Update Magically
DubMeNow Business Cards Update Magically
technovelgy.com — Interesting concept for exchanging virtual business cards that opens a link between you, allowing auto-updated information. With video. (SF in the News) (more) DubMeNow Business Cards Update Magically
Charlaine Harris And Her Sookie Stackhouse Novels - Part 5
Charlaine Harris And Her Sookie Stackhouse Novels - Part 5
truebloodnet.com — Charlaine Harris talks about her Sookie Stackhouse novels and others with Barbara Peters of Poisoned Pen Press and Bookstore in Arizona in the fifth part of a six part series. (more) Charlaine Harris And Her Sookie Stackhouse Novels - Part 5
Watchmen writer reveals how he's adapting The Illustrated Man
Watchmen writer reveals how he's adapting The Illustrated Man
scifiwire.com — Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse talked with Collider.com about an upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and a Frankie Machine movie. You can watch the video after the jump. (more) Watchmen writer reveals how he's adapting The ...
Watchmen's Comedian Almost Perished In Flames [Watchmen]
Watchmen's Comedian Almost Perished In Flames [Watchmen]
io9.com — Where the Comedian goes, murder and mayhem follow close behind. So it's only right that the actor portraying this masked sadist, Jeffrey Dean Morgan , almost set himself and the entire Watchmen set ablaze. We talked to Morgan about his work on ... (more) Watchmen's Comedian Almost Perished In Flames [Watchmen]
I Kill Bookstores
mumpsimus.blogspot.com — Scott Esposito has an interesting post pointing to a few ideas concerning that ever-present question, "What will happen to bookstores?" He quotes Karl Pohrt of the struggling Shaman Drum bookstore : "What is the next version of a bookstore?" It is, as ... (more) I Kill Bookstores