Monthly Archives: October 2011

“A Mother’s Dedication,” Margaret Peterson

A Mother’s Dedication Dear son of mine, the baby days are over, I can no longer shield you from the earth; Yet in my heart always I must remember How through the dark I fought to give you birth. Dear … Continue reading

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CapClave 2011 Schedule

You can find me in Maryland this weekend, with the extinct birds. I’m off to CapClave, a science fiction convention sponsored by the Washington Science Fiction Society. Program Participants. I’m only doing a couple of panels this year, and spending … Continue reading

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Creating Panel Topics

Fall and winter science fiction conventions are putting together their programming right now, so my head is full of panel topics. Panels at sf cons generally feature four or five panelists, usually some combination of writers and editors, though depending … Continue reading

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Sounds of the Past Linkgasm

Listen up! U.S. National Jukebox at the Library of Congress, “which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual … Continue reading

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“The Trenches,” Frederic Manning

The Trenches Endless lanes sunken in the clay, Bays, and traverses, fringed with wasted herbage, Seed-pods of blue scabious, and some lingering blooms; And the sky, seen as from a well, Brilliant with frosty stars. We stumble, cursing, on the … Continue reading

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Girl Fever Table of Contents

Editor Sacchi Green has posted the table of contents and some comments on her upcoming anthology, Girl Fever. On my story: “Victoria Janssen’s “The Airplane Story” crams us into the metal-walled bondage of an airliner restroom.”

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Some Recent Research Reading – Late Victorian & Edwardian

Over the last few months, I’ve focused my research reading a little more onto the late Victorian and Edwardian periods in English history. First, I highly recommend King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa … Continue reading

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“Guns of Verdun,” Patrick R. Chalmers

Guns of Verdun Guns of Verdun point to Metz From the plated parapets; Guns of Metz grin back again O’er the fields of fair Lorraine. Guns of Metz are long and grey, Growling through a summer day; Guns of Verdun, … Continue reading

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