As some of you are aware, there was a craptastic sexual harassey creeper at World Fantasy Con this year. He was offensive to many many women, was kicked out of parties repeatedly, and while complaints were made he kept turning up and the convention was slow to respond. Many people have spoken about their experiences. Jaym Gates is collecting people ( Read more... )

I have started a new art project. For 6 weeks I will be writing love letters to inanimate objects and a few other creations of love that scare the hell out of me!

I'd love you to have a look. And if you feel like it, I would love you to sponsor me -> and then you can determine one of the love letters. Leave a comment

Subscribers have had it in their hands for a week, but my story is now available free for everyone on Daily Science Fiction. A Study in Flesh and MindThe feedback has been really nice thus far, which has been really nice. I may have to revisit the Albury-Wodonga Academy of Fine Arts and Neuroscience sometime ( Read more... )

What I have been writing recently

Same Sex Marriage - Everything to gain. Inspired by reading by John Scalzi http://lizargall.com/2011/05/same-sex-marriage-everything-to-gain/

What I'll be getting up to at Wiscon:  Leave a comment  1 

Heya all ( Read more... )

Well, draft 1 of my comments to the Mercury got up and I think it has made a difference. It is hard to tell, but there haven't been any more comments, which means no more toxic comments proliferating either. Makes me happy and hopefully makes life easier for others too ( Read more... )

ZOMG Birthday ( Read more... )

I know it is foolish to read the comments section on any newspaper article, but when it's a friend gone you kinda want to read everything. After the comments on a number of posts by the Mercury (Tasmanian Newspaper http://www.themercury.com.au/ ( Read more... )

Amidst writing stuff for Rachel I totally neglected to cross-post my happier writing from my website (also, if you go to my website and scroll down a wee bit you can see my Norwescon schedule).

Hugo Award nominations and Campbell Award nominations are due at the end of the week. I haven't done much spruiking in this regard, other than keeping my ( Read more... )

Rachel Funari went missing while backpacking in Tasmania and was last seen on March 3 2011. Given the rugged wilderness area she was in and the searches conducted she is, in all likelihood, dead. More information here.


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