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BVC Announces Dark Magicks by Katharine Kerr

Posted on April 30, 2013 by News Editor

Two stories from the time of King Arthur, when magic was real and dangerous. Dark Magicks at Book View Café Ebookstore. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Book View Cafe, Book View Cafe publications, fantasy, New Releases | Tagged historical fantasy, King Arthur

How Feminism Killed Cooking

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Madeleine E. Robins

I read an article on Salon a few years ago: “Is Michael Pollan a Sexist Pig?” by a writer named Emily Matchar.  The title is, of course, very tongue in cheek; the article is about the omnivore/ locavore/ femivore movements, and about … Continue reading →

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Posted in Feminism, Food and Cooking, History

Writing the Near Future

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Linda Nagata

Certain activities strike me as unwise risks—big wave surfing for example, or scaling a sheer cliff without ropes, or writing near-future fiction. All stories age. Even those set in the author’s present, that accurately reflect the time and place in … Continue reading →

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Posted in science fiction, Writers on Writing | Tagged near future, The Red: First Light

A Toast to How Beer Saved the World

Posted on April 29, 2013 by News Editor

Here’s a book that takes issue with the popular image of beer as the drink of sports-watching couch potatoes: How Beer Saved the World, an anthology of quirky short stories celebrating beer. Edited by Book View Cafe’s Phyllis Irene Radford, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Hurrah | Tagged Brenda Clough, How Beer Saved the World, Nancy Jane Moore, Phyllis Irene Radford, Sky Warrior Book Publishing

Where are the women of SF?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sue Lange

Why are people focusing on this question so much lately? Is it some weak tie-in to women’s history month (March)? Does this happen every time spring rolls around? Or has something reached epidemic proportion and now it’s time to Do … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged science fiction, The Other Half of the Sky, women science fiction writers

Training and Instinct

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Judith Tarr

In the last Horseblog I talked about a particular stallion and his spring rituals. I’ve since been able to catch a short video of his space-claiming process, which I’ve posted here. It comes complete with roll-roll-roll and rearandpawtheAIR. Watching him … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Community, Culture, horses | Tagged horses, Judith Tarr

La Guantanamera

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ursula K. Le Guin

by Ursula K. Le Guin After the Boston Marathon bombing people kept talking about Americans standing together, standing tall. I didn’t understand. Americans grieving together, bowing down in sorrow together — I could understand that. We needed to mourn together … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged guantanamo, politics

Story Inspiration Sunday

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Leah Cutter

I’ve always enjoyed the outdoors. It wasn’t until I bought my house back in 2011 that I discovered that I really like gardening. I have lots of books on habitation of different areas, like the plants and flowers of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Inspiration | Tagged creativity, inspiration, Leah Cutter

A Sense of History: the thirties

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Sherwood Smith

 When I look at the romantic comedies of the 30s,  it strikes me how many of the American-made films are set and a kind of fantasy Europe. I don’t know if this is because so many of the creative minds … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged History, Sherwood Smith

A Writer’s Life: Deadlines and Film Options

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Chris Dolley

I must be an anomaly because I’ve never had a deadline before. Both the books I sold to Baen had already been written. I was given a delivery date for the second, but it was more of a ‘stop tinkering … Continue reading →

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Posted in satire, Writers on Writing, Writing life | Tagged diets, films, possession, spoof

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