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Today is my 30th birthday, and as usual, my husband is going above and beyond the call of birthday duty.

I’ll keep him, but if you ever need help being incredibly thoughtful and generous, he’s the guy you should speak with.

PS: He hasn’t given me everything yet, so I’ll have to thank ( Read more... )

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It’s been almost a month since my dad left the world, and I’m starting to spot the evidence of him leaving my life, too. No anxiety attacks. I’m sleeping easily and well. Things I’ve struggled with for years are suddenly effortless; my dayjob most of all. I’m not fully caught up at ( Read more... )

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Of the blog post I wrote explaining why vampires sparkle, Maggie Koerth-Baker at BoingBoing.net says:

In what may possibly be the best fantasy fanwanking ever, writer Kay Holt presents a creepily dead-on theory explaining the characteristics of Twilight-series vampires (up to and ( Read more... )

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While I was in Arizona, my sisters finally sold me on reading the first Twilight book. As I read, I found they’d somehow transformed, “We’ll have more to talk about!” into a small cruelty. But I’m a resourceful reader, and I was able to enjoy a subversive reading of the story.

Then I ( Read more... )

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Hard to believe, but some distant corners of the internet still have not heard that my father died. On Tuesday July 6th 2010, he blew himself away after a three hour standoff with a SWAT team. Those of us dad left behind are grateful he didn’t take anyone with him. However, I may laugh ( Read more... )

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I just got the call. My dad is dead.

Jim Lamb (1956-2010)

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Today I declared again that science fiction and fantasy need more writers and characters of color. Then I was asked: “What does that mean for you as a publisher?” That’s a good question with an answer too long for a tweet-length reply.

Speaking only as a publisher, I want to buy ( Read more... )

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I’ts been a long time since I blogged about anything other than science or my tweets (including weekday science tweets). For that matter, it’s been a long time since I read any blogs on topics other than publishing, art, science or politics. I’d apologize for that, but I’d be ( Read more... )

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