So you’re a horse girl, he says, smiles as though we are somehow afflicted, somehow convergent with dark rutted fantasy. Yes, we are the ones who dream in pale sparrow grass, who tick our tongues at the sunfisher, climb on, barely breathing, knowing fear could fill a field, snap a spine like tinder. We ride bareback to watch the boys… Read more →
Day: February 23, 2007
Not an auspicious beginning.
The bad: The plane meant to take me from Halifax to London apparently had some serious mechanical problems with the brakes, and they’re bringing a new plane in. The worse: This means the flight will be delayed at least three hours (I.e. they are now saying 2AM instead of 11PM.) The even worse: This means I will miss my connection… Read more →
Good books, free (Part 1)
To go along with the expensive limited editions and whatnot that I have been (and will be) talking about, I thought I should take a moment to point out some good books that you can get FOR FREE. For the science fictionally inclined among you, the first free book is Peter Watt‘s Blindsight: Available Free Here! Now, I have a… Read more →
