Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu
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A grieving mother and her best friend break into a ghost museum to conduct illicit but surely harmless Ghost Day celebrations. Revelations await.
Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu
james_davis_nicollA grieving mother and her best friend break into a ghost museum to conduct illicit but surely harmless Ghost Day celebrations. Revelations await.
Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu
On Writing Romance as Hard Science Fiction
Sep. 25th, 2025 10:07 amjames_davis_nicoll
More stories should dig into the chemistry, biology, and physics of falling in love.
On Writing Romance as Hard Science Fiction
Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
Sep. 25th, 2025 08:53 amjames_davis_nicoll
Amid economic downturn and political strife, young American teen discovers her hidden potential.
Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki
Sep. 24th, 2025 09:05 amjames_davis_nicoll
Realtor Reiko Kujirai has many questions, about her apparent rival and about herself, but very few answers.
Kowloon Generic Romance, volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki
WHY
Sep. 23rd, 2025 12:12 pmjames_davis_nicollwould my Framework charge if plugged into one outlet but not another? I tested the outlet from which it did not charge and it works for other devices.
[Update]
I shut it down for an hour and everything works again.
[Update]
I shut it down for an hour and everything works again.
Adventures in Tourism: Five SFF Stories About Travel
Sep. 23rd, 2025 10:24 amjames_davis_nicoll
Oh, the joys (and perils) of visiting unfamiliar places and times...
Adventures in Tourism: Five SFF Stories About Travel
Funny thing about this singer
Sep. 23rd, 2025 09:11 amjames_davis_nicollYoutube pushed a song from this source at me.
I don't think they exist. There are no non-generated images of the singer and their pace of output is suspicious. And their FB bio references ai.
I don't think they exist. There are no non-generated images of the singer and their pace of output is suspicious. And their FB bio references ai.
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
Sep. 23rd, 2025 08:56 amjames_davis_nicoll
Oxford sends its best to study World War Two in this (grinds teeth) Hugo-winning tale of sound and fury.
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard
Sep. 22nd, 2025 01:57 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The SHADOW OF THE WEIRD WIZARD corebooks, supplements, and adventures.
Bundle of Holding: Weird Wizard
Clarke Award Finalists 201
Sep. 22nd, 2025 09:52 amjames_davis_nicoll2015: Five Britons sign for the doomed Mars One venture, the UK pays off its WWI War Loans, and the Liberal Democrats’ adroit political maneuvering yields memorable electoral returns.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
Poll #33648 Clarke Award Finalists 2015
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38
Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
View Answers
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
25 (65.8%)
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
8 (21.1%)
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
6 (15.8%)
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
4 (10.5%)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
16 (42.1%)
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
18 (47.4%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2015 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
Question thread #144
Sep. 21st, 2025 03:34 pmpauamma posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_devIt's past time for another question thread!
The rules:
- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
The rules:
- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr
Sep. 21st, 2025 09:13 amjames_davis_nicoll
Frostflower can solve Thorn's pregnancy problem... but can the pair survive the attention of a fanatical farmer-priest?
Frostflower and Thorn (Frostflower and Thorn, volume 1) by Phyllis Ann Karr
Books Received, September 13 — September 19
Sep. 20th, 2025 09:28 amjames_davis_nicoll
Really, more of Book Received. One work new to me, science fantasy.
Books Received, September 13 — September 19
Poll #33640 Books Received, September 13 — September 19
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Yalum by Matthew Hughes (September 2025)
10 (26.3%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.6%)
Cats!
36 (94.7%)
Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…
Sep. 19th, 2025 10:21 amjames_davis_nicoll
There's a planet in the habitable zone... but not an Earthlike planet.
Bad News From Alpha Centauri A…
Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi
Sep. 19th, 2025 10:14 amjames_davis_nicoll
Sabrena's life is full of struggles already. The last thing she needs is an other-worldly adventure. Life is, alas, not considerate of a teen's preferences.
Sabrena Swept Away by Karuna Riazi
Geodesic Dreams: The Best Short Fiction of Gardner Dozois by Gardner Dozois
Sep. 18th, 2025 08:47 amjames_davis_nicoll
A selection of Dozois' best, from the first half of his half century career.
Geodesic Dreams: The Best Short Fiction of Gardner Dozois by Gardner Dozois
The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
Sep. 17th, 2025 09:00 amjames_davis_nicoll
The Central Plaza Mansion tower offers palatial 900 square foot apartments for a mere ¥35,000,000. It is a deal too good for the Kano family to turn down... although they should have.
The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike
The Feast of Saint Janis & Ginungagap by Michael Swanwick
Sep. 16th, 2025 11:19 amjames_davis_nicoll
The Young People review Michael Swanwick's debut Nebula finalist stories.
The Feast of Saint Janis & Ginungagap by Michael Swanwick