Loanwords in Fantasy

 Here's an interesting post about non-English loanwords in English-flavored fantasy settings.

Multiculturalism in SF

This essay talks about reasons for writing multicultural science fiction.  It's not bad.  But really?  If you need an article like this in the first place, it's probably not going to help much.  The really good futurists  have no trouble looking at a diverse world and envisioning a diverse future, or peeling off slivers that are something other than the currently fashionable powerbase.  Consider Firefly, for instance.  That's one of the most chromatically plausible futures I've seen, despite the fact that my crisis litany ends with "... and thank the gods we don't live in a universe scripted by Joss Whedon."

Giraffe Call

 aldersprig has the Giraffe Call open for prompts on "Celebrations and Special Events."  There are individual and group perks for donations.

Crab Under Glass

 Still alive, in fact.

Couplets Post: "Contemporary American Women Poets"

Here is the second guest post for the "Couplets" project, by Anne Higgins.

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Couplets Post: "Contemporary American Women Poets"

Here is the second guest post for the "Couplets" project, by Anne Higgins.

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Couplets Post: "Contemporary American Women Poets"

Here is the second guest post for the "Couplets" project, by Anne Higgins.

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Couplets Post: "Contemporary American Women Poets"

Here is the second guest post for the "Couplets" project, by Anne Higgins.

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Couplets Week Two

These are the posts for the second week of the "Couplets" project...
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Couplets Week Two

These are the posts for the second week of the "Couplets" project...
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Couplets Week Two

These are the posts for the second week of the "Couplets" project...
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Couplets Week Two

These are the posts for the second week of the "Couplets" project...
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