Comments for Christopher Barzak's

Comment on To Japan: by fusakota

fusakota — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:04:56 +0000

NINNTAI, HEIWA and CANDY?

What kind of candy?

You are always welcome to Japan!!!

Comment on Interfictions 2: Your Name Here by personalized gifts

personalized gifts — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:19:58 +0000

Admiring all the effort you put into your blog. I particular liked this post. Best regards, Jayden Webster @ tinypocketpeople

Comment on Nebula time by Cat Valente

Cat Valente — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:28:12 +0000

Well, not up for it, yet, so much as eligible. But yeah!

Comment on Nebula time by S. Boyd Taylor

S. Boyd Taylor — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:14:27 +0000

Oh, and check out “Fairyland” by Catherynne M. Valente, too. It’s up for the Andrea Norton Award. Good stuff.

Comment on Nebula time by Christopher Barzak

Christopher Barzak — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:02:23 +0000

Thanks, all, for your suggested reading so far. Keep it coming! We’ve got until February, I think.

Comment on Nebula time by S. Boyd Taylor

S. Boyd Taylor — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:57:55 +0000

Well, like everyone else, I’ll admit that I want to “pop” my own short story, “Teddy Bears and Tea Parties”, especially since it’s my first sale, first pro sale, and it somehow it got a few nomination votes but still needs help.

But I won’t be that mercenary (or have I already been?).

One of the best things I remember reading all last year was Paul Jessup’s “Open Your Eyes”, with probably the best opening paragraph ever written in the English language. Okay. Maybe not THE best, but pretty darn close!

Comment on Nebula time by Rachel Swirsky

Rachel Swirsky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:45:52 +0000

My favorite things so far this year are:

“Bridesicle” by Will McIntosh (January Asimovs)
“The Narrative of a Beast’s Life” by Cat Rambo (current RoF)

Comment on Nebula time by Amal El-Mohtar

Amal El-Mohtar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:16:46 +0000

Oh oh oh OH! I love that you’re doing this!

Novelette: “each thing i show you is a piece of my death,” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, in Clockwork Phoenix 2. It’s AMAZING, and I desperately want it to win something — look at what Cat wrote about it, too!

Short story:

- “Notes on a Comparative Mythology,” by Nicole Kornher-Stace. Slanty Selkie tale.

- The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew, by Catherynne Valente

and a third to come when I’m not so sleepy. Happy reading!

Comment on Nebula time by C.C. Finlay

C.C. Finlay — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:07 +0000

For novels, I think you have to look at Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Wind-up Girl. It’s the kind of book that comes along maybe once a decade, and his profound re-imagining of ecological SF will probably end up being the most influential SF idea since the singularity. And his prose is downright purty.

Comment on Nebula time by Mike Allen

Mike Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:58:23 +0000

You definitely should have a look at this wonderful short story: "And Her Lips Rang with the Sun" by Amal El-Mohtar.