Precision in language is vital for stuff.
Category: Steve
Thanks to Txanne…
I now have a copy of Jhegaala. The cover is lovely, and the graphic representation of the Cycle came out great. My thanks to Steve Hickman, Silver Croft, and Tor production.
The copy is signed. The person to whom I signed it Knows Who He Is. Now I just need his address and I can send it on its way.
Jackson and Obama
This concerns the bruhaha over Jessie Jackson’s recent remark concerning Obama that he’d like to “cut his nuts off.” The entire article can be found here. I just wanted to quote a paragraph I especially enjoyed:
“The broadcast of the remark, which was not intended for public consumption, could have been dealt with quite easily by Jackson. He could have made the point that he was obviously speaking metaphorically, meant Obama no physical harm and, from a political standpoint, there really was nothing there to cut, in any case.”
In Which The Writer Breaks His Arm…
…patting himself on the back. Jon Lincicum, on the Dragaera listserve, said this:
“I am convinced that if Steve had written the Bible, it would not contain the words ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’, and while Moses might get mentioned, he would only ever appear offstage.”
Heh heh heh
While the stomach turns
Okay, check this out:
Toby Buckell: You go, dude!
The sort of blatant, obnoxious racism displayed by the editor of Helix makes me, as Bear says, ashamed for my genre. Hypocrisy would be an improvement, because at least it would indicate some degree of embarrassment for attitudes and beliefs that no one today should be able to admit to without blushing.