Author Archives: Pat Bowne

Boo– I mean, Girl Genius

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Every now and then I pick up something and discover that it is aimed above me, written for readers who are more intelligent, virtuous, or self-disciplined than I am. The Royal Canadian Airforce XBX plan, for instance, or Kant’s Prolegomena. … Continue reading →

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‘Want’s Master’ now up on Kindle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Pat Bowne

My novella Want’s Master is now available on Kindle Select. This was the second Royal Academy story I sold, the first I sold to Tales of the Unanticipated, and it was reprinted in Year’s Best Fantasy 3. It’s the story … Continue reading →

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How to Identify Ents

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Pat Bowne

In Tolkien’s books, young or youngish ents are mentioned. Where I live, though, the ents are obviously a later stage in the life of trees. You only find them in a mature forest that is not well manicured. An ent-woods … Continue reading →

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Flawed characters

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Pat Bowne

For some reason, I’ve been running into a lot of discussion about flawed and non-flawed characters lately. Probably it’s always been out there and I’ve only noticed it because #feministSF twitter chat discussed feminist characters last Sunday and I attended … Continue reading →

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In which five people outwit one bird

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Pat Bowne

I’ve remarked before that the way to see owls is to go out without either binoculars or camera. Ignoring my own advice, my friend Elaine Bergstrom and I went out to Seminary Woods, fully armed with cameras, to listen to … Continue reading →

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Most useful quote of the week

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Terry Windling posted this over at The Drawing Board. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better way of saying it: “So don’t be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known, casting … Continue reading →

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What my friends are up to

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Pat Bowne

I’ve not been posting much lately, mainly because of The Grad Course. But my friends have been busy! Sue Burke, translator of Amadis of Gaul, was interviewed at The Far Edge of Normal. And Sofia Samatar has a wonderful story, … Continue reading →

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Transplanted Ethics

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Today’s #feministSF twitter chat got me thinking about Victorian ethics. We were discussing girls’ books, and since the most recent girls’ book I read was the one which prompted this rant about Persecuted Witches, it sprang to my mind. As … Continue reading →

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The Thick Night by Sunny Moraine

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Pat Bowne

We discussed The Thick Night on #feministSF twitter chat today, and I’m still thinking about the story. I like stories that challenge me, and this one really did — it’s a story about a third world woman who’s given a … Continue reading →