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April, Cruelest Month, Etc.
The Tigers are 0-6, and people are already saying their season is doomed. Me, I’m an eternal optimist. So what if they hit into five double plays last night, or have left a thousand guys on base already? There’s always tomorrow. For your reading enjoyment, I direct you to this fascinating discussion of my shortcomings…
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It Is My Pleasure to Announce…
…the impending (well, in August) publication of The Vertigo Encyclopedia, a detailed and visually rich compendium of the various titles issued by that groundbreaking imprint, from the early days of Swamp Thing and Animal Man to the most recent series such as Northlanders, The Un-Men and Madame X. The book is listed now at Amazon…
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Although It Is Too Early to Be Suicidal…
…the fact that the Tigers are 0-2 and have managed to strike out 19 times in those two losses–to the Royals!–galls me. In happier news, here’s the ToC for The Best SF and Fantasy of the Year v.2, edited by the excellent Jonathan Strahan, and available from Night Shade books any second now: Introduction –…
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So It’s Been Three Months…
…during which I finished a book (as research for which I had to read something like 20 linear feet of graphic novels), started another one, went to Michigan, wrote some comic scripts and a couple of short stories, took unsuccessful pictures of a most excellent lunar eclipse, attended the 29th International Conference on the Fantastic…
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Stan Robinson Is Wicked Smart
And a writer I admire, which makes interviews with him — like this one at BLDGBLOG — a real pleasure to read.
Crooked House Fictions 