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World Fantasy 2010
I just registered for World Fantasy 2010 in Columbus, OH. If you're planning on attending, note that the price of a membership increases on June 15th.
I hope to see many of you there!
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Kill journalists and civilians, then cover it up. It's the American way!
Wikileaks released video today of two journalists from Reuters (and several other people) being killed by American troops in Iraq in 2007:
[Warning: Video contains graphic violence.]
Dan Froomkin observes:
Calling it a case of "collateral murder," the WikiLeaks Web site today released harrowing until-now secret video of a U.S. Army Apache ( Read more... ) -
My 2010 convention schedule
It's a very short list:
- July 8-11 Readercon in Burlington, MA
- October 8-10 New York Comic Con in NYC [very tentative]
- October 28-31 World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, OH
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Music
Two things for which I blame wojsvenwoj, because I'd probably never have given either band a try without him pointing me in their direction.
The Joy Formidable:
Smoosh:
Smoosh also have a new song coming out, "We are our own lies," that you can preview here: http://smoosh.bandcamp.com/
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Does your agent have a Destructo-Ray Projector too?
I love this quote from Warren Ellis:
Sometimes my agent talks to me as if she has some kind of remote-operated Destructo-Ray Projector in my office that'll burn off one of my balls if I disobey her instructions. But she speaks with such confidence that I start to worry that she does actually have some kind of remote-operated Destructo-Ray ( Read more... ) -
Literary Agent Appreciation Day
Everyone knows that it's Agent Appreciation Day, right? I know I have a favorite agent, but since I'm not actually a client, I don't think I'll be participating. That doesn't mean you shouldn't.... -
Syndicated feeds broken again
Hey, no wonder LJ has felt so quiet the last fews days! Yes, the syndicated feeds are broken again, and apparently have been since the 22nd. -
Oh yeah, LJ
I didn't post all that often to Livejournal before, but now it seems I'm posting even less, as Twitter (I'm @mkcurry) and Facebook are getting most of the brief posts that I was putting here. Some of what I've posted about there in the last few weeks:
- I'm now reading slush for Fantasy Magazine.
- I've been to excellent concerts by Vienna Teng ( ( Read more... ) -
More Worldcon Montreal [part 2 of 2]
[Continued from hereSunday: Started the day with an excellent warm cinnamon bun with apples at Steak Frites, plated as though it was a dinner entree. Given all of the great food I had over the long weekend, I don't know why something so simple impressed me, but it did. Attended the "Neil Gaiman and Gary K Wolfe in Conversation" panel, which ended ( Read more... )
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