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blogs.amctv.com - 11/28/2008

Mary Robinette Kowal - Why Do Fantasy Movies Always Kill the Parents?

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If you're like most Americans, you spent yesterday saturated in turkey and surrounded by family. This is the season for family, and as much as we might love our families, there are will be times over the next month when we'll think that life would be so much easier if we didn't have to deal ...

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blogs.amctv.com - 11/22/2008

Mary Robinette Kowal - Four Fantastic Films That Aren't Quite Fantasy

— blogs.amctv.com — Two weeks ago we talked about movies you might not think of as fantasy that do in fact fall into the category. That got me thinking about movies that look like fantasy, but really aren't. In broad definition, a fantasy evokes a sense of wonder by ... (more) Mary Robinette Kowal - Four Fantastic Films That Aren't ...

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clarkesworldmagazine.com - 12/5/2008

A Woman’s Best Friend by Robert Reed

— clarkesworldmagazine.com — The gangly man was running up the street, his long legs pushing through the fresh unplowed snow. He was a stranger; or at least that was her initial impression. In ways that Mary couldn't quite define, he acted both lost and at home. His face and ... (more) A Woman’s Best Friend by Robert Reed

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variety-sf.blogspot.com - 11/26/2008

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - "Transformation" (short story, fantasy, free): Think twice before ...

— variety-sf.blogspot.com — I've heard variations of it in Indian folklore. Not sure if they inherit from this Shelley story, or this story is an adaptation. Note the story uses arcane English - "thou" for "you", "art" for "are", ... Story summary. Guido il Cortese, a reckless ... (more) Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - "Transformation" (short ...

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• EmilyBlips

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  Cool feature. Not having parents does seem like motivation, no one there to notice you automatically, so you have to distinguish yourself?

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SF Tidbits for 11/28/08
SF Signal — ... Armory of Swords edited by Fred Saberhagen. Ray Gun Revival #48 features fiction by Scott Davis, Mike Duran, D. Thomas Mooers, R. J. Walker Miller, M. Keaton, Keanan Brand, Sean T. M. Stiennon, and John M. Whalen. Audio Fiction: @PodCastle: "Bury the Dead" by Ann Leckie, read by Tina Connolly @Dunesteef: "Überman" by John Medaille. Over at SciFi Scanner, Mary Robinette Kowal asks Why Do Fantasy Movies Always Kill the Parents? S.M. Duke is talking about ...

December 1, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — When your snot has blood, that's bad right? Thankfully, today's a holiday in the Philippines... P.N. Elrod recommends an All-Book Christmas. In the spirit of the holidays, Elizabeth Hand and Paul Witcover are giving people the best Christmas gifts: their books, while supplies last. It's your regular Mary Robinette Kowal column with Why Do Fantasy Movies Always Kill the Parents? While we're on the subject of movies, check out John Klima's column on a similar thread over at Tor. Mark Teppo on Urban Fantasy Is All ...