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2015: The most difficult year | Non-Trivial Things
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Just busy being awesome. 2015: The most difficult year. I own a lot of books. And despite the fact that I read a lot, I have a lot of books I haven’t read. Right now I own over a hundred books which I have not yet read. Um, significantly over a hundred books. *cough* And I tend to buy books when I’m sick or tired, which means that over the last year, I’ve bought too many…. No new books. Noooooo. This entry was posted in reading. December 2, 2014. So you want to read YA. 2014 in 140 characters! On The Yea...
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Tell me what to nominate for the Hugos! | Non-Trivial Things
http://jasminestairs.com/2015/01/27/tell-me-what-to-nominate-for-the-hugos
Just busy being awesome. Tell me what to nominate for the Hugos! Seriously. Help meeeee. As previously mentioned, I read a lot of books last year, but most of them were not published in 2014. As of right now, I only have three things on my “NOMINATE THIS” list. Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories. Eds Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios,. Because good grief that was a good anthology. Because it’s now one of my favourite books of all time. The Birthday Unending, written (curated?
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Books I’m making grabby hands at | Non-Trivial Things
http://jasminestairs.com/2015/02/22/books-im-making-grabby-hands-at
Just busy being awesome. Books I’m making grabby hands at. Remember how I said I wasn’t going to buy books in 2015? Library or gift cards only, unless I knew the author well enough to hug them on sight. (And I am not a huggy person.) This is a list of books that is gonna make that resolution OH SO HARD. The Book: Bordello girls solve a series of murders during a steampunk version of the alaskan gold rush written by Elizabeth Bear. The Boy Who Lost Fairyland. By Catherynne M. Valente. The Book: Agnieszka ...
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Quotes | Non-Trivial Things
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Just busy being awesome. 2014 in 140 characters! I’ve spent most of my Christmas vacation sleeping outrageous amounts, interspersed with playing Sim City on my iPad, and it has been GLORIOUS. So in lieu of writing a long retrospective on the year, with lists and feelings and such, (which would take away from the all-important sleeping time) , I decided to instead give you an insight into my twitter favourites, circa 2014. Eliza Tiernan (@candy luminous) July 12, 2014. Continue reading →. January 4, 2015.
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life | Non-Trivial Things
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Just busy being awesome. On Wednesday, a gunman ran up to the war memorial in my town and shot the honour guard twice in the back. When in crisis, I have noticed that Canadians do four things. Call family members to make sure everyone’s okay. Tune in to the CBC to see what is going on. Does this mean that we’ll make the international news? Does anyone know if other countries are reporting? The Hall of Honour leads into the Library of Parliament, with exits off it into the caucus rooms for the party holdi...
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So you want to read YA | Non-Trivial Things
http://jasminestairs.com/2014/11/30/so-you-want-to-read-ya
Just busy being awesome. So you want to read YA. Because my primary conversation topic is books, I get a fair number of requests to recommend some good YA. Hence this blog post! Batten down the hatches, guys. So many book recommendations incoming. Rocket snail. The perfect weapon. So You want to read YA. Let’s get started! If you like Downton Abbey, perhaps try At Somerton. Written by Leila Rasheed. The series has drama! The politics of the day! It’s strangely addictive. It’s set in victorian times...
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Best Horror, 2013 | Shimmer | Akopos
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A Light-Hearted Examination of Paradoxical Technology, the Opacity of the Future, and Humankind’s Inevitable Self-Destruction →. November 7, 2014 · 5:13 AM. Best Horror, 2013 Shimmer. Surprised and very pleased to make this list. Best Horror, 2013 Shimmer. Yesterday, Ellen Datlow posted her long list of Honorable Mentions for her 2013 Best Horror of the Year, and six Shimmer stories are among the mentions:. The Revelation of Morgan Stern, by Christie Yant. The Binding of Memories, by Cate Gardner. Create...
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Writing it out | Non-Trivial Things
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Just busy being awesome. Tag Archives: Writing it out. On Wednesday, a gunman ran up to the war memorial in my town and shot the honour guard twice in the back. When in crisis, I have noticed that Canadians do four things. Call family members to make sure everyone’s okay. Tune in to the CBC to see what is going on. Does this mean that we’ll make the international news? Does anyone know if other countries are reporting? The Hall of Honour leads into the Library of Parliament, with exits off it into the ca...
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On Wednesday | Non-Trivial Things
http://jasminestairs.com/2014/10/26/on-wednesday
Just busy being awesome. On Wednesday, a gunman ran up to the war memorial in my town and shot the honour guard twice in the back. When in crisis, I have noticed that Canadians do four things. Call family members to make sure everyone’s okay. Tune in to the CBC to see what is going on. Does this mean that we’ll make the international news? Does anyone know if other countries are reporting? The Hall of Honour leads into the Library of Parliament, with exits off it into the caucus rooms for the party holdi...
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I wrote this letter to let you know I’m a hairy-legged man-hater | Non-Trivial Things
http://jasminestairs.com/2014/09/28/i-wrote-this-letter-to-let-you-know-im-a-hairy-legged-man-hater
Just busy being awesome. I wrote this letter to let you know I’m a hairy-legged man-hater. Wait no, feminist. Feminist. I always get those two mixed up. Every so often I post things on the internet to remind people that I’m a Christian, or a Feminist, or interested things often designated as “geeky” superhero movies, kids tv shows, science fiction books, fantasy books, kids books, teen books, comics, commentary on the above…. It’s only fair to warn people, eh? This part requires some history. Apparently ...