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Date Archives June 2011
Very many Arthurs and all of them good
The novelist Arthur Phillips had me when the character Arthur Phillips mentioned the Minneapolis Star back when Minneapolis was a…
What’s in your bag?
I’ll be wrangling, the Naughtiest Tibble, for the next few weeks. He’s had a few problems at the Y Daycare,…
The 5 stages of reading Genre Fiction
I don’t often read genre fiction (mysteries, horror, sci-fi, fantasy). It’s just not my thing. I prefer fiction where the…
I enjoyed Mamba Point even with my ridiculous snake phobia
When you’re an adult a weird and mild form of multiple personality disorder overcomes you when you read Middle Grade…
One bitchy post about the neighbors
Supergenius HQ is located in a row of townhouses. There are four in my row. Two luxurious corner spots with…
Googling every new person I meet
I’ve been so busy that I’m only just now getting to Googling the other students in Vodo’s writing class (two…
Like a drunk at a bar
It’s very weird to say you didn’t particularly care for a novel because most of the story wasn’t “real.” What?…
I love Tina Fey
Tina Fey gets a lot of shit. She’s too much of a feminist, she’s not feminist enough. She’s funny, she’s…
You’re my favorite thing: Turntable.fm
About a week ago someone at The Nerdery tweeted about Turntable.fm, and ever since then I’ve been a little bit…