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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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This is the slow time–I’m waiting on a royalty check, and the on-publication money for Gigolo, and the bankruptcy to be resolved.  Meanwhile, Reesa’s store is going through the slow months while the college is out.  This produces what capitalists call a “cash-flow problem.”
So, we’re looking for someone who wants to invest 10 to 15k […]

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Argh! I just found probably the twentieth writing advice site in recent reading that states, in plain unambiguous language, “don’t write a story with a cast of thousands”. These sites may vary on nearly every other advice point, but on this one maxim they all seem firmly in agreement.
Fine, I hear that. […]

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So I was reading the latest article I’ve found in the “vat-grown meat” debate, (found over at the excellent Futurismic blog) and I just can’t keep quiet on the subject any longer. The article discusses a proposed solution to future meat protein production and consumption that involves, instead of growing meat in vats in […]

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“If you can’t dance with my brain, what do you think you can do with my body?” — Reesa Brown.

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Sounds a bit more naughty than Leap Day, doesn’t it?
Back when I was in high school I qualified for one of those classes where they take the top scoring 10% on the pre-SAT and spend six weeks cramming you with vocabulary and SAT test-taking tips and tricks in order to boost your already high score […]

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We spend large amounts of time blathering blissfully about things writerly here in the Dream Cafe. In conversation the other day about this blog’s title, Steve mentioned that the line showed the true genius of the Bard. In response to the line “What do you read, my lord?”, any good writer could have […]

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