I don’t think this one requires any explanation: Hello:customer surveys Staying up watching the Giants game last night was not conducive to getting anything useful done this morning.
Category: Books
Short Story Club: “Throwing Stones” by Mishell Baker
The final Short Story Club story is “Throwing Stones” by Mishell Baker. Once again, I find myself without a whole lot to say about it. This is a gender-reversed Asian-flavored fantasy story. The nameless narrator lives in a city with canals and teahouses in an Empire with rigid class and gender roles, a writing system… Continue reading Short Story Club: “Throwing Stones” by Mishell Baker
Goodnight Moon, Good Morning California
Here’s the clip from my live-via-Skype appearance on tv in Sacramento this morning. Unfortunately, the Chateau Steelypips Internet connection slowed way down for some reason, and Skype froze up then dropped the call. But we did get a few minutes of me talking about Goodnight Moon and SteelyKid. The field of view is oddly cropped,… Continue reading Goodnight Moon, Good Morning California
Hello, California
I keep forgetting to mention this here, but a while back I was contacted by a tv host in California about the Goodnight Moon post. Anyway, I will be appearing via Skype tomorrow morning at 9:20 my time on the Good Day Sacramento program, to talk about bedtime stories, dog physics, and such things. Internet… Continue reading Hello, California
Pop Culture Notes
Miscellaneous pop-culture items from the last couple of weeks: — I’m apparently a sucker for half-finished music, as I bought Dylan’s Witmark Demos album a week or so ago, and Springsteen’s The Promise, a collection of stuff recorded between Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town, last night. The Springsteen stuff is… Continue reading Pop Culture Notes
Short Story Club: “Stereogram of the Gray Fort, in the Days of Her Glory” by Paul M. Berger
I just realized that I haven’t posted anything about this week’s Short Story Club entry, “Stereogram of the Gray Fort, in the Days of Her Glory” by Paul M. Berger.This is largely because I don’t have a great deal to say about it. This is another “After the magic apocalypse” story, only this time the… Continue reading Short Story Club: “Stereogram of the Gray Fort, in the Days of Her Glory” by Paul M. Berger
Books for Reading Out Loud?
SteelyKid and I are currently on our second pass through the Winnie-the-Pooh book my parents got her (which is identical to the one I had as a kid). We read one story every time she goes to bed, so that’s one every night, and one at weekend nap times. She only sort of pays attention… Continue reading Books for Reading Out Loud?
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog: Obsessive Update
I haven’t been doing these as regularly as I was earlier in the year, but here are a few interesting bits of news about How to Teach Physics to Your Dog: LA FISICA SPIEGATA AL MIO CANE, is now available. That’s the Italian edition, which Google translates to something like “Explaining Physics to My Dog.”… Continue reading How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog: Obsessive Update
Massive Giveaway Winner(s)
Last week’s guess-the-number contest for my spare copy of Massive by Ian Sample generated over 150 comments. So, who won? Well, I said at the time: I am thinking of an integer between 0 and 1000 (inclusive). The person who comes closest to guessing the number by midnight Eastern time Friday, November 5 wins a… Continue reading Massive Giveaway Winner(s)
Short Story Club: “The Heart of a Mouse” by K. J. Bishop
This week’s Short Story Club story is “The Heart of a Mouse” by K. J. Bishop, from Subterranean Press (which means I’m faintly surprised not to have to pay $15 for it). I recognize Bishop’s name, and think I have a copy of The Etched City upstairs that I’ve never gotten around to reading, but… Continue reading Short Story Club: “The Heart of a Mouse” by K. J. Bishop