A book reviewers’ linkup meme

John at the SF book review site Grasping for Wind posts: My list of fantasy and sf book reviewers is woefully out of date. I need your help to fix that. But rather than go through the hassle of having you send me recommendations or sticking them in comments, what you can do is take …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 29: Flashback – Boyhood Days

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18.Part 19. Part 20. Part 21. Part 22. Part 23. Part 24. Part 25. Part 26. Part 27. Part 28.) Because the section of Sam’s memoirs …

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"Please forgive me for not accepting your rejection letter…"

From a long (and well-worth reading in its entirety) article by Brian Doyle in the Kenyon Review ruminating on rejection letters, comes this example of an author’s (Stefan Merkan’s) response to a rejection–a response that speaks for every author ever stung by one: “Please forgive me for not accepting your rejection letter. At this time …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 28: Flashback – Early Childhood

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18. …

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A bunch of stuff I wrote about biomass hits the Web

Earlier this year I wrote a lot of fact sheets about various aspects of biomass for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Those fact sheets are now online: you can drill down from the main page. The largest section of what I wrote dealt with agricultural residue. Here’s what’s on that page, with links leading to more …

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And while we’re on the subject of Christmas…

…which we were, post before last:(From Savage Chickens, via Editorial Ass.)

The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 27: Wedding and Honeymoon

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18. …

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Photo of the Day: A little pre-Christmas cheer

The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 26: Reunion in England

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18. …

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A first step toward the future of Andy Nebula?

My 1999 YA science fiction novel Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star (which you can read online, or download, in its entirety) postulated a future in which company called Sensation Singles uses a computer to identify the next “big thing” on the interstellar music scene, plucks a person matching that description from musical obscurity, and raises …

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The epidemiology of happiness

‘Tis the season… Oh, no, wait, I can’t use THAT opening again. Um, how about…At this time of year, there’s a lot of talk about joy and happiness. There’s also a lot of talk about influenza. You might think them unrelated, but in fact they share one very interesting characteristic: they’re both contagious. If contagious …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 25: Armistice

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18. …

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