Jennifer Brozek had a lovely dream and I was in it and it was wonderful, and now you can see it in illustrated, murderous form. Happiness and joy.
This Etsy store has the best handmade catnip eyeballs in the world. There is no joy like watching a cat gleefully maul a giant human eye. NO JOY IN THIS WORLD. Plus we've sold out their stock like, twice since I discovered them. Let's do it again.
I have a Tumblr now. Tumblrs are cool. And while this won't be true for long, if you go there right now, you'll actually get a lovely graphic illustration of how many fucks I have left to give. Hint: not many.
In limited edition news, A Fantasy Medley 2 and When Will You Rise remain available from Subterranean Press, and Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots remains available from ISFIC Press. Velveteen is available in hardcover and ebook formats, the others are hardcover only.
Now, this is important: all three of the books listed above are limited edition, and the print runs are really small. So while they're available now, they won't be available forever. Please keep that in mind, because I will just look sad and shake my head if asked in six months whether I have any for sale. Also, you can get When Will You Rise and Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots signed and personalized for the holidays by contacting Borderlands Books.
And that's the news.
December 13 2012, 16:41:05 UTC 4 years ago
I grew up in New England, so I've always been familiar with the characteristics of snow. After blizzards, I'd make an igloo out of what my dad shoveled out of the driveway. I remember being made to stay inside during recess on days I hadn't worn my winter boots, and the bundling-up process of going sledding. Snowsuits were warm and dry, but it was like being wrapped in cellophane. A whole elementary school class full of kids in snowsuits sounded like a bonfire.
Snow is one of the reasons I love libraries the way I do. Because my boots were frequently leakier than my sneakers (ah, the joys of hand-me-downs of cheap goods), I spent a good portion of the winter months indoors, and I couldn't just sit there envying my classmates all recess. So I helped out at the school library, stamping due date cards and putting books in order on the book return cart. Imagine my astonishment when my classmates who had waterproof boots started volunteering, too. I resented them a little for it. It was my library, dammit!
Then I learned that my classmates needed to be taught the ropes, and that I was ahead of them for the first time in my life. They were nice to me in the library, even if just because it was so quiet and the librarian would hear if they made fun of me. It became a haven, where my shyness and love of words wasn't a hindrance, but a bonus.
So, yes. Snow is cold. I'd be a very different person without that fact.
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Also: Hell yeah Sailor Moon.
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That's interesting about calling vs colly birds. I wonder if My Daughter the Linguist might have any insights on the evolution of the term. Or I could just do the research myself... It's a fun think, anyway.
Ooooh, catnip eyeballs, I must order some for the Resident Felines! They will have the additional fun feature of grossing out the Husband, heh heh heh.
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You could have mentioned that it was available through Amazon since the ISFIC Press website was chucking a hissy fit over my card.
December 14 2012, 01:19:04 UTC 4 years ago
Seriously. I don't buy ebooks, and I don't know who ISFIC is distributing through. So I didn't even realize you could get it through Amazon.
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