Category Archives: in the news

Blessed Solstice, More or Less

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The solstice crept up on me this year. In fact, I just realized it was tomorrow! No time for pulling together a celebration, and the rest of my fair city seems to be in much the same state, at least … Continue reading →

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Rules for Getting Along With me

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Every now and then lists of rules pop up on the blogosphere, sort of like mushrooms after a rain. This was my week to run across one too many. And they were all lists of rules for getting along with … Continue reading →

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Terry Windling Fundraiser

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sofia Samatar’s blog alerted me to the Magick 4 Terry auction, at which you can bid on all things fantastical while also helping out Terry Windling, who has contributed so much to modern fantasy and now faces unspecified medical expenses. … Continue reading →

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Finding voices

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Whenever I need to brush up on the academic ‘voice’, I go to comments on Chronicle of Higher Education online articles. Ideally, comments about something that interests me, like this article on turnitin (which also pointed me to this excellent … Continue reading →