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LOL! Well I wouldn't call it lazy. It takes hard work to come up with a seventeen line sentence that is still funny.

Hello there! Welcome! Just a warning - if Sanscardinality gets all metaphysical on you just tell me. I'll smack him.

Great to have you. I read some of your writing on your site and would be thrilled to read more here if you ever care to post!

Am reading The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks right now. Keeps me wondering - which I like. So far Ive encountered a 17 line sentence (yes, I said 17 lines) and an uncle who is a walrus. I love it when a writer has a sense of humor. At least I hope he's being funny! :p

Heheheh! I liked the one you sent me earlier today too!

The inspector is part of the very powerful state secret police. When he arrests Eisenheim, it is not for having designs on Princess Sophie, but for inciting riots. And a major point against Eisenheim is his Jewishness. All these are subtle, but definitely there -- and for me they created a deeper w...

For yet another vivid fantasy world, there is George R.R.Martin's Song of Fire and Ice, which Athena introduce me to when I was going through a rough patch. Think of it as the anti-Tolkien. This medieval world is dirty and gritty. No one is noble. Everyone betrays everyone else. And it is fantastic...

I saw both of those films as well, and while I agree with you on some counts, I disagree on others. The Illutionist was without doubt the more beautiful film. The art direction was superb and some of the scenes were simply transporting. Unfortunately I was able to see through the plot after the firs...

I know this site has some avid readers of SF/F and here's a chance for you to show the world what you think of this year's offerings: https://secure.locusmag.com/2007/2007PollAndSurvey.html It's the 2007 Locus Poll & Survey . If an author wowed you, moved you to either anger or joy, here's a cha...

I've been meaning to comment on what a well written essay this is. The language is concise and clear. It walks the reader through your thought process without either beating us over the head or talking down. I assume that you consider me an intelligent reader. I appreciate that. The argument is good...

Oh WOW! I missed the editions! Beautiful Heather! I'm curious about the statement you make with your androgynous style. This isn't a criticism, I find it intriguing. When I was younger I was always drawing androgynous figures, as a way of pointing out the similarities between men and women. Now I fi...

An Irishman who speaks Greek with a Cretan accent. I like it.

Le Guin is writing again? That's something I will certainly look into! I'd be interested in what she would choose to focus on at this point in her very long and illustrious career. The other trilogy seems very interesting! Alternative Renaissance sounds fascinating. Thanks for the recommendations. I...

Thanks for the recs! Good non-fiction is an excellent resource for fiction as well. Gets lots of ideas going.

Spoilers...Humm *rubs chin* well - she lives. But it isn't exactly happily ever after.

Be prepared to be overwhelmed by the cinematographic beauty of this film! Zhang Yimou has pulled out all the stops - and this old costume hand was literally drooling. I've never seen anything like it. The sets, the costumes, the props and the art direction were like nothing I've witnessed before. An...