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I just received my contributor’s copies of Weird Tales, featuring my story “Working Out Our Salvation.” Happily, it has an awesome full-page illustration to accompany the story.
This is the special launch of the “new look” of the magazine and (although I may be biased) I have to say I like it. It also sounds like there’s a chance that I’ll be signing copies at the Prime Books’ dealer’s table at WisCon, so remember to come early to beat the rush. Seriously though, go out and buy the magazine. I’ve said this before, but it’s honestly one of my favs. |
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Other than that bit of excitement, my Monday’s a drag. I’m just not digging Delany’s Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (but I did find this funny review that sums up how I feel about it) or Gerald Vizenor’s Heirs of Columbus. It’s not that I think either book is bad, just that they’re not my cuppa.
Also, lunchtime footie was cancelled. This is annoying because I find the exercise to be a great stress reliever, and I wasted quite a bit of time getting ready and driving to the facility and back. I guess that means back to reading…
Current Mood: A Blip of Excitedness, Then Boredom | 
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Congrats! I’m eagerly awaiting the first issue of my subscription. Sorry I won’t be at WisCon to get it signed. Have fun!
I cheated and had the special half-price subscription start with the then-current issue, so I’d be able to compare how the magazine evolves during their restructuring. Hopefully my issue will appear in the P.O. Box Real Soon Now. (grin)
Dr. Phil
Re the review you mentioned above:
“But inaccessibility as a literary tool is used constantly in Stars, and rereading every sentence gets old fast. At some point this reviewer stopped thinking about the fluidity of maleness and femaleness and started thinking instead about what to fix for lunch.”
!!! (grin)
Dr. Phil
One of my classmates emailed me to ask what I thought of Delany’s book and I sent him that exact quote! Another classmate of mine pointed out that one of the literary critics we read compared Delany to Joyce, immediately followed by the statement she didn’t like Joyce. Nor do I.
Funny that this one’s a supposed all-time classic. I can’t imagine the average sci-fi fan liking it at all.