Monthly Archives: May 2012

Stable! Boy!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Evidence! I wasn’t the first person to think stableboys are hot. ETA: Though it has been pointed out to me that the stableboy looks like a black man…which makes the term “boy” racist, and much squickier. ETA2: and Martha Wells … Continue reading →

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“Conscientious Objector,” Edna St. Vincent Millay

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Conscientious Objector I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death. I hear him leading his horse out of the stall; I hear the clatter on the barn-floor. He is in haste; he has business in … Continue reading →

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“When I’m among a Blaze of Lights,” Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

When I’m among a Blaze of Lights When I’m among a blaze of lights, With tawdry music and cigars And women dawdling through delights, And officers in cocktail bars, Sometimes I think of garden nights And elm trees nodding at … Continue reading →

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Periphery anthology re-release

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I’m at WisCon this weekend – which also means I can visit two of my favorite stores ever, A Room of One’s Own and The Soap Opera. Also, the Periphery anthology – lesbian science fiction edited by Lynne Jamneck – … Continue reading →

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My WisCon 2012 schedule

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

If you’re attending WisCon this weekend, you can find me at the following panels: Anti-Heroism Defined Fri, 4:00–5:15 pm, Room 629 Moderator: Victoria Janssen; Rosemary / Sophy; Kelly Sue DeConnick; Lesley Hall; Chris Hill What is an anti-hero, and what … Continue reading →

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Guest Post Roundup – Heroes & Heartbreakers, The Criminal Element

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I haven’t done this in a while; here are my recent posts over at Heroes & Heartbreakers and The Criminal Element. A bit of commentary on Jo Goodman’s A Place Called Home (romance). Alyssa Everett’s Ruined by Rumor (romance). Edge … Continue reading →

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“A Mystic as Soldier,” Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

A Mystic as Soldier I lived my days apart, Dreaming fair songs for God; By the glory in my heart Covered and crowned and shod. Now God is in the strife, And I must seek Him there, Where death outnumbers … Continue reading →

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Blonde Ambition – Vintage Erotica Covers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

Impressions of a Reader reviewed Under Her Uniform! The hero of that story happens to be blond, so he fits right in here….

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Letters From the Front – WWI Challenge

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

My latest read for the WWI challenge is Letters from the Front: J. Gresham Machen’s Correspondence from World War 1. I chose this book because the author of the letters was an American involved in the war work of the … Continue reading →

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Food Conservation – World War One Posters

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

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