My impoverished union local (AFSCME 91) has elected me a delegate to our International Convention in Las Vegas July 17-22, but is unable to pay more than a fraction of my expenses. Is there one among you who could offer me a slab of floor (I've slept on bare concrete, piles of donated clothing, carpet, air mattresses, army cots, foldabeds, couches ( Read more... )

When Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race, an out-of-state friend e-mailed me "I bet YOU'RE happy ( Read more... )

I never had the privilege of visiting him in Lilburn:

http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/entertainment/calendar/lilburn-fanzine-publisher-helped-sci-fi-flourish-1/nQjkG/

Art Widner, Ned Brooks, Peggy Sapienza... all in a single hideous year.

48 years ago, in Loving v Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the states could not ban inter-racial marriage.

34 years ago, parkingprincess became my wife, and I her husband.
Thus, this day, June 12, is known as "Loving Day"!

I have already announced that I am running as a Sanders delegate for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. I am asking that anybody who agrees that we need more thinking like Bernie's in the Democratic Party, lay plans NOW to attend the 2016 Democratic 4th Wisconsin Congressional District caucus, and support my candidacy.

Non-White Female Character in an SF Story Most Eloquently Parroting Political Opinions Held Almost Exclusively By Reactionary White American Males

Historically, SF fandom was centered in the fanzines, constantly refreshed by names culled from the letter columns of the prozines. Conventions were rare and widely scattered, whereas a letter cost less than a dime to mail, and fanzines could easily be printed and mailed for much less than a quarter-dollar. If you lived in a big enough town, this ( Read more... )

The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce the application period for our first annual Working Class/Impoverished Writers Grant is now open ( Read more... )

It was 19~~~. Daddy was editor of the Daily Corinthian, so we were living in Corinth, MS. Mom, we were informed, had had to go to the hospital, which conveniently enough was right across the street. We all went over there: me (5); Patrick (3.5); and Suzy (1.5). We were taken to a room where, behind this big glass window, were rows of cribs. From ( Read more... )

I'm a juror, for The Speculative Literature Foundation's 2015 Working Class/Impoverished Writers Grant! The SLF Working-Class / Impoverished Writers' $750 Grant