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Big Feet: A Lesson in Privilege

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Yesterday, John Scalzi had an excellent piece on privilege entitled “Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is“. I think his metaphor is particularly apt and can help explain one of the stickier problems in speaking about issues of … Continue reading →

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The Primacy of Story

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Over at the Black Gate blog, there’s been an interesting discussion (aka blog followed by blog rebuttal) regarding the importance of historical authenticity in epic fantasy. Author Daniel Abraham began the discussion with his post “Concerning Historical Authenticity in Fantasy, … Continue reading →

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Shakin’ the Ballot Box, Boss…Shakin’ the Box…

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Have you made your stand yet? Have you done your patriotic duty? Have you voted for me in the Goodreads Independent Book Blogger awards? Well, you still have time. Today (April 23) is the final day of voting. To vote … Continue reading →

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Vote for Me!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

The time has come to make a stand. For Fiction… For Reviews… For Geekery… Today is the first day of voting in the Goodreads Independent Book Blogger awards! So get out there and vote for me and my platform: no … Continue reading →

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Could Someone Pass the Vinaigrette?

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

I’ve been looking at my blog and my stats and thinking about changing directions. Maybe writing about books I like or things on my mind just isn’t interesting enough for folks. Looking at my stats, obviously it isn’t. So, I’ve … Continue reading →

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