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Classes March-April
Because I’ve got so much going on, classes are on hiatus till March, but once they start, there’s a bunch! May is coming within the week; I am still nailing down two classes for it. Important Change: While the 9:30-11:30 … Continue reading →
Guest Post: The Belfast Bar’s Beer-Battered Cod from The Big Cinch by Kathy L. Brown
In the prohibition-era, supernatural noir novel, The Big Cinch, Sean Joye, a young veteran of 1922’s Irish Civil War, has made his way to his brother’s place in the United States and into the employ of an ambitious judge. The courthouse charwoman, … Continue reading →
Hurray! It’s Time for the 2021 Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers Holiday Sale!
The holiday sale is over!
Holiday Shopping without Supply Chain Hassles
If you’re holiday shopping this year, you may have noticed there are problems getting stuff due to a combination of supply chain issues and here in the US, our beleaguered postal system. Part of my solution is that I’m making … Continue reading →
Guest Post: Food and SF in Jewish Australia – Part 3 by Gillian Polack
Part Three The recipes in The Wizardry of Jewish Women are Jewish food, but not as most people know it. In the novel, two sisters (Judith and Belinda) are sent boxes that were stored in a garage for two generations. One box is full of culinary recipes from … Continue reading →
Guest Post: Food and SF in Jewish Australia – Part 2 by Gillian Polack
Part Two I have ten published novels. I’ll talk about just five today. Even five is too many, however, Judaism slips quietly into five, so I’m introducing five of my novels today. There are two novels I couldn’t write without being Jewish Australian. I’ll save those … Continue reading →
Guest Post: Food and SF in Jewish Australia – Part 1 by Gillian Polack
This essay has three parts. The first tells you about who I am and why I find ways to put Jews and Judaism in my fiction. The second tells you about my novels and the Jewishness of them. The third … Continue reading →
Round-up of Awards Posts by F&SF Writers, Editors, and Publishers for 2021
It’s that time again! Once again I have created this post for consolidating fantasy and science fiction award eligibility round-ups. If you are an F&SF writer, editor, podcast, or publisher working in comics, fiction or games, I hope you’ll let … Continue reading →
