Monthly Archives: July 2009

An Anime Review – TRINITY BLOOD

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

How do I talk about TRINITY BLOOD (TB)?   I can say that the credits are gorgeous, the credit music (especially the ending) worth hearing, and the artwork elegant. This is one of those “end of the world” “And then came…” … Continue reading →


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On speed

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

Speed skating empowers your bottom and makes you proud to wear tight jeans. Continue reading →


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The Way of the Warrior: Trust Your Instinct

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

The New York Times recently reported on what it called a “a growing body of work suggesting that the speed with which the brain reads and interprets sensations like the feelings in one’s own body and emotions in the body … Continue reading →


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Editor Update

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Conspiracy Of Shadows: Update From The Editor Phyllis Irene Radford Or: Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here I am looking down the throat of my first official gig as editor of an anthology saying  “gulp.”  What did I let myself in for? … Continue reading →


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About Literary Bests

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Recently I was asked to choose, from a list of books that had won a certain literary prize, the three best works of American fiction of the last sixty years. I don’t know how many other people are also being … Continue reading →


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Incredible News For Survivalists

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

Or, the moral of this story is – if you want to survive Armageddon, yes, you can live on C-rations for a long time, and also – good things come in olive drab packages. Continue reading →


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Teenage Ninja Mutant Language:

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Recently I read a phrase in Malory, The Knight Who Became King Arthur’s Chronicler by Christina Hardyment that struck me as a near perfect piece of world building.  An ambush of an armed party by outlaws lasted “a paternoster while.”  … Continue reading →


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Literally Unique

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Misusing the word “unique” bugs me.  Something is either unique or it isn’t.  So you can’t have “pretty unique” or “very unique” or “kinda unique.”  No, unique means only one of it exists. But that pales next to cloying, annoying, … Continue reading →


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A Somewhat Random and Very Incomplete Compendium of Equine Terminology

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

All too often when writers tackle the arcana of the equine in their novels and stories, they miss the nuances of the terminology. Then the reader is treated to a female gelding, a male mare, or a rider moving a … Continue reading →


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Wednesday Comics: A Very Short Review

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

In a return to its comic book serial roots, DC has kicked off a weekly Wednesday Comics.  Modern comic book distribution delivers the new comics into the stores on Wednesdays, hence the title.  With fifteen different stories — one per … Continue reading →


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