Huh. That sounds like fun. Thanks.
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Deena - Sep 21, 2009 9:08:39 am PDT #10110 of 28380
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
P.M. Marc - Sep 21, 2009 10:42:30 am PDT #10111 of 28380
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
and a pretty edgy YA, Mary Borsellino's Wolf House also available in e
Is Mary's through DP?
I've been SLACKER WOMAN on buying Wolf House. But if it's through DP, I have run out of excuses. Two friends, one stone!
Frankenbuddha - Sep 22, 2009 9:09:25 am PDT #10112 of 28380
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Wondermark's Genre Fiction Generator: [link]
Polter-Cow - Sep 22, 2009 9:32:57 am PDT #10113 of 28380
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is pretty awesome. If you haven't seen it, you must also check out his post on genre microfiction.
"A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Cancer! On our wedding day!" [Drama/romance]
"A final acidic tear dripped down her dying, scaly cheek. Dragon cancer! On our wedding day!" [Fantasy]
"A final tear dripped down her goggles to her sprocket-laden corset. Brass poisoning! On our wedding day!" [Steampunk]
And in this case, I do recommend reading the comments.
A final tear dripped down her bronzed Egyptian cheek. The world's first documented case of cancer! On our wedding day! Around 1500 BC! (historical fiction)
"A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Or did it? On our wedding day! If it really WAS our wedding day!" [Conspiracy theories]
A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Finally! Time for our wedding night. [Necrophilic erotica]
Deena - Sep 22, 2009 11:56:32 am PDT #10114 of 28380
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Is Mary's through DP?
Yes, it is! The second one will be out soon, probably October.
StuntHusband - Sep 22, 2009 12:41:34 pm PDT #10115 of 28380
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Fans, or would-be fans, of Iain M. Banks - he's reading (an abridged version of) his novel "Transition" in 15-minute bursts as a free podcast on iTunes. Story on io9.com
Jessica - Sep 22, 2009 2:59:48 pm PDT #10116 of 28380
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
he's reading (an abridged version of) his novel "Transition" in 15-minute bursts as a free podcast on iTunes.
ooooooooooooooooOOOOOOO.
Aims - Sep 22, 2009 3:02:17 pm PDT #10117 of 28380
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My lit crit class is going to be the death of me
Hil R. - Sep 24, 2009 11:55:00 am PDT #10118 of 28380
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
No more Reading Rainbow: [link]
Grant says that PBS, CPB and the Department of Education put significant funding toward programming that would teach kids how to read — but that's not what Reading Rainbow was trying to do.
"Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read," Grant says. "You know, the love of reading — [the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and to read."
Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2009 11:56:01 am PDT #10119 of 28380
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Via The Onion, My Living Nightmare Of Encouraging Kids To Read Is Over