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The Litblog panel #5 at EWN–lookie here! There’s my pals Kat and Cliff. Nicely done, all!

no, he didn’t! Oh yes, he did.

Tom Delay caught on tape: nothing worse than a woman know-it-all.

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If you read nothing else today, please read Susan DiPlacido’s take on American Idol. Week after week, she slays me: And then there’s Ace.Those over-blushed cheeks and that Katie Holmes “I’ve just been indoctrinated into the cult of Scientology” camera eye-fuck doesn’t exactly freak me out, but it’s uncomfortable. It’s phony. And if it’s not phony, then it does freaks me out. A falsetto … Read More read it

on second thought, don’t watch it

Just took down the link to that movie I had posted here because that site the movie was on had disgusting racist “jokes” on it.

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Today, I offer you Tall Thistles, by my pal Thomas White

SLS Kenya

Here is some exciting news from SLS: SLS is now accepting entries for its first Kenya contest—including the first ever SLS contest in nonfiction! First prize in each genre will receive airfare, housing and a full tuition waiver to our 2006 SLS Kenya program AND publication in Maisonneuve (nonfiction) or Tin House (fiction and poetry); second place in each genre receives a tuition waiver; … Read More SLS Kenya

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Here is some reading for today: Alma Paramo, by Desiree Zamorano & Vestal Review issue #25, featuring work by Michelle Richmond, Mary Miller, and others.

"It’s always shocking when long-awaited success shows up at the front door dressed up in a bright turquoise mumu"

Ms. Theologian is open for questions again right now. Specifically, she responds to questions regarding spirituality and work or the workplace. If you haven’t checked her out before, please do so because not only is she brilliant, she’s wise (and she will even make you laugh).

I think she is very brave

I read that there were some folks who were tsk-tsking Jill Carroll and insinuating that she was somehow involved in her own kidnapping. All of this based on that interview she gave immediately after she was let go. I took all that she said right then with a grain of salt. How would you feel after immediately being let go? You might wonder if … Read More I think she is very brave

keep it free (sort of)

Just reminding you that if you use Duotrope’s Digest of Fiction Fields (and if you don’t, why not? It’s the most useful, user friendly listing and sub tracking tool out there) you might want to donate some cash to the administrators so that they can keep it going and keep it free.

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My reading cup runneth over today: a quarterly conversation with bev jackson Mickey D. Was Here, by Kim Teeple Three of Me, by Patricia Parkinson

Per Contra

Got a nice note from Miriam N. Kotzin and Bill Turner the editors of the new(ish) ezine Per Contra. If you haven’t checked out this impressive ezine yet, you should give it a read. Here’s what Miriam and Bill have to say about their creation: Our quarterly publication, Per Contra publishes fiction and poetry, interviews with authors, interviews with artists and images of their … Read More Per Contra