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Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Pat Bowne

For years I’ve been rolling my eyes at people who said SFF needed more diverse characters, but if they had just handed me this book I would have been an instant convert. What a tremendous lot of lively fun Mr. … Continue reading →

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State Fair II – results are in

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Pat Bowne

I won two third-place ribbons at State Fair! I am pretty proud of both. The lace shawl category was the most competitive at the fair, so to even place in it meant a lot; and my work was literally pale … Continue reading →

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Stories from Red Rose Review

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Pat Bowne

The first thing that struck me on reading the summer solstice issue of Red Rose Review was the crossover cred of its authors. Several author bios mentioned awards and award nominations from mainstream fiction and publications outside the SFF genre, … Continue reading →

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The Adjunct gets a review!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Pat Bowne

My latest story, The Adjunct, is out at Fantasy Scroll – and that means it was reviewed by the irreplaceable Charles Payseur. So far as I know, he and the folks at Tangent are the only people reviewing genre short fiction. … Continue reading →

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Wow, I Can Make a Difference!

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Gosh, just look at the stuff on my Facebook or feedly page. People are dying out there, animals are going extinct, sea levels rising. Pollution and war are everywhere. Corruption, immiseration, police brutality. It’s all enough to make a girl … Continue reading →

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June is Bustin’ Out

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Pat Bowne

(We sang that song in chorus last year and let me tell you, it’s not as easy as you’d think) June is a big month for me, with three stories coming out! “Lock’s Half” and “Young Varkh” are two folktales … Continue reading →

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Useful Pets, get ’em now!

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Pat Bowne

A couple of fantastic commercials, featuring multi-purpose Pet Dog and Pet Cat! No home should be without them. http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/pets-are-exciting-multi-use-tools-these-fantastic-infomercials-animal-shelter-163663 TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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The Martian is just the right mix

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Pat Bowne

I loved The Martian by Andy Weir from the first page to the last. The Martian is Competent Man fiction. This is the good kind of competent man fiction, too; the competent man takes his competence for granted. His moments … Continue reading →

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April Fools’ repost from the Royal Academy – Why your diet didn’t work

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Pat Bowne

I first posted this a few years ago, and despite thousands of scientist-hours nobody has come up with a better explanation for the obesity epidemic. Enjoy! From the Royal Academy Archives Ten years ago it was fashionable in some circles to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from half-way through ‘Let Down Your Hair’

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Pat Bowne

It is nice to read a fairy-tale retelling that is actually a fairy-tale retelling, rather than just being marketed that way to lure people like me into buying it. Wow, this is the least charitable rendering of feminism ever, so … Continue reading →