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Cross Gender Writing Revisited

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

            A few days ago, Linda Nagata talked about gender and writing. I thought I’d carry on the discussion, though I know sometimes such discussions can hang up as soon as someone says, “Women don’t … Continue reading →


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Willard’s Favorite Year

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

When former governor Willard “Mitt” Romney repeats his campaign catch phrase, “Take Back America,” and reminisces about how wonderful America was before it all changed for the worse, I wish somebody would ask him exactly what year he was waxing … Continue reading →


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Ongoing Conversations on Feminism and Older Characters

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

My comments on possible taboos against feminism on the SF Signal Mind Meld have generated an interesting ongoing debate on io9. I also notice that commenters on the Mind Meld raised the same issue of older characters I brought up … Continue reading →


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