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Entries from May 2008

Help when Steve returns to Texas

May 31st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Steve loaded up his truck with stuff in Vegas and is driving the truck back here now. When he gets back to town it would be great if any locals reading this would help us out with unloading. We’ll be looking to unload sometime Sunday (tomorrow).
Reply here and we’ll contact you at the email address […]

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Tags: Life

Out of Touch

May 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Off to Las Vegas.  I’ll be packing Wednesday, loading Thursday, and leaving Friday in the unlikely even that all goes well.  I’ll be out of touch until I get back to Texas, barring the unforseen.
If anyone wants to help me load, mention it here, and Kit and Reesa will tell you how to find the […]

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Tags: Steve

Marcon

May 26th, 2008 · 11 Comments

I’m back from Marcon, and I’m not sure what to say about it.  As most of you probably know, guest of honor Robert Asprin passed away the day before the convention started.   At opening ceremonies, I said that the odd thing was, if I had spent much of opening ceremonies ribbing him, as I’d originally […]

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Tags: Conventions

Off to Ohio

May 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

Leaving for Marcon in a couple of hours.  Hope to see some of you there!

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Tags: Life

Jhegaala Auction Ends Today

May 18th, 2008 · 16 Comments

A reminder to those interested: The auction of the signed proof of Steve’s new novel, Jhegaala, ends today. Good luck to those who have been bidding on it. For all you other eager readers, the novel itself will be out July 8.
As mentioned in the comments previously, we’re going to restrict discussion of the […]

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Tags: Books · Steve

Kit & Reesa presenting at Arse Elektronika 2008

May 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Reesa and I will be presenting at Arse Elektronika 2008, a conference on sexuality and technology that takes place in San Francisco this September. This year’s theme is “Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep?” and deals with the influence of science fiction (and “social fiction”) on technology and the future. Our paper, “What is the […]

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Tags: Conventions · Kit · Reesa

Leaving Las Vegas

May 16th, 2008 · 25 Comments

On Wednesday, May 28th, I’ll be packing up boxes and such.  On Thursday, May 29th, I’ll be loading a truck and getting ready to leave Vegas.  If anyone feels like helping me load the truck on Thursday, there will be pizza and such provided.
Come to think of it, if anyone feels like helping me pack […]

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Tags: Life

Woot! Woot!

May 15th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow is on the NYT Bestseller list!  The good guys win.

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Tags: Books

Kit reviews Eifelheim by Michael Flynn

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been kind of distracted this month, so I neglected to mention that you can read my review of Michael Flynn’s novel Eifelheim on the SF Site.  I found this novel to be moving and effective and I recomend it highly.

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Thank you

May 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Some people have been sending me money in response to the request for an investor–sometimes a hundred dollars. I hadn’t been asking for donations; I appreciate them all the more for that. If you sent in a hundred dollars, I think you deserve something spiffy as a thank you; Reesa and Kit […]

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