"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Best American Fantasy

An announcement from The Mumpsimus. I've begun getting acquainted with Jeff VanderMeer's work, which I admire enough to want to read more. It will be very interesting to see how he approaches editing an anthology like this one. (I've already e-mailed my editor at GMR to be sure we're getting a review copy.)

This is also by way of beginning to distance myself a little bit from political commentary. (And it's sort of appalling to think of myself as a "political commentator." Yikes!) It's getting stale, and with the 2008 elections heating up, it seems like a good time to bow out (but not completely -- politics is like smoking -- I can't just quit). But look for more commentary on books, and more links to different kinds of sites.

It's called rearranging your head.

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