In aid of HaitiThere will be a fund-raising shindig for Haiti in the Plaza España of Santa Cruz on Saturday, from 10 am until 3pm. This includes a market, and a raffle. At least 6 local bands are turning out. The amateur astronomy group will set up telescopes for observing the sun (safely!), somebody’s bringing “children’s activities”, and there’s a “Recycle Art” workshop. (I wonder if that’s Ruben Armichi?) Anyway,…
I’ve been nominated for the BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) award for best non-fiction with “How to Burn a Chicken – Using Astronomy for Worldbuilding” (which appeared in Escape Velocity, vol 1 issue 2) The list of nominations is at http://www.bsfa.co.uk/Forum/tabid/61/forumid/109/threadid/17502/scope/posts/Default.aspx Of course this is just a nomination. I’m not even on the shortlist. But I’m still grinning.I just wish I knew who to thank.
I have a bad habit of biting off more than I can chew. Then I find myself whirling around at warp speed nine, trying to write blogs and e-books, translate, teach, and still be a half-way decent housewife and mother. Of course this doesn’t work, because there are still only 24 hours in a day. I wind up stressed and snappy, and usually unproductive. Over the years, I’ve frequently sworn…
We moved into this house seven years ago. The previous house went with the observatory job, so we had to leave there, even though the builders hadn’t quite finished this one. So we moved in on new year’s day, 2003, with my husband constantly saying, “Don’t lean on the banisters, the glue’s still wet.” We didn’t have any heating either, which wasn’t a serious problem here. All the same, it’s…
My story, “The Dodo Dragon” will appear in the anthology “War of the Worlds: Frontlines” by Northern Frights publishing some time this year. I’m going to try for 100 submissions this year. Four down, 96 to go.
What a nice start to the year. “Thrice upon a Time” is at Afterburn SF and “Screamcatcher” is at Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. Now I’d better get busy and submit a ton more.