Category Archives: News and Other SFF-Related Ramblings

Comic-Con 2012

Dear Comic-Con visitors, On behalf of the city of San Diego, I would like to welcome you all to our fine city. While you’re here, I encourage all of you to drink like fish, eat lots of expensive meals, go … Continue reading

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The Week That Was: May 6th, 2012

Another week, another installment of The Week That Was, my, uh, weekly series of posts collecting what I considered some of the most interesting SF&F-related links in the blogosphere. Enjoy!

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The Week That Was: April 29th, 2012

Here’s my weekly list of interesting SF&F-related links, which in a fit of originality I decided to call… The Week That Was! Previous installments can be found here. As always, this isn’t meant to be a comprehensive list, but instead … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts: Spines… Really?

I just spotted this comment on a podcast over at SF Signal (after a tweet by Catherynne Valente pointed it out): If your panelists only read spines, I have no use for you. The last time I bought a spine … Continue reading

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The Week That Was: April 22nd, 2012

I’ve let this section of the site slide for a few weeks, mainly because life got too busy, but I’m hoping to get it going again. So, here’s my first The Week That Was post in about a month!

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Guest Post on The Speculative Scotsman: “Her Husband’s Hands” by Adam-Troy Castro

Niall of The Speculative Scotsman invited me to write a guest post for his blog during his current trip abroad. Of course I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to have my feeble attempts at writing appear on such a wonderful … Continue reading

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The Week That Was: March 18th, 2012

I don’t have a huge list of links for you, mainly because my week was filled with all kinds of minor and major disasters that (for the most part) had absolutely nothing to do with science fiction and fantasy. As … Continue reading

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The Potato That Was: March 11, 2012

This week, I wrote a guest post for Staffer’s Musings about the eligibility or ineligibility of blogs in the Best Fanzine category of the Hugo Awards. Because today’s your last chance to send in Hugo nominations this year, I decided … Continue reading

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Love a blog? Nominate it.

The deadline to submit your Hugo nominations is March 11th. The Hugo Awards are the fan awards, unlike, say, the Nebulas, which are voted on by members of the SFWA, an organization that has certain criteria in terms of membership. … Continue reading

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The Week that Was: March 4th, 2012

Here’s this week’s installment of Far Beyond Reality’s roundup of interesting SF&F-related articles: The Week That Was! Before I get started, an announcement: last weekend, fellow blogger Civilian Reader (whose name happens to be Stefan too) launched a weekly roundup … Continue reading

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