Spcial Feature: Nicola Griffith: "why I love science fiction"(repost)
Nicola Griffith recently posted a blog entry titled "why I love science fiction", and with her permission I am posting the entry below in it's entirety:
"At the SF Hall of Fame induction last month, William Gibson said, "I am a native of sf, not a resident." I know exactly how he feels. I just did a blog post about it over at Ask Nicola. I also posted on my website and essay, first published last year, called Identity and SF: Story As Science and Fiction. Enjoy."
I found both the ASK NICOLA "quotes, an occasional series, #4: native of sf" blog post and "Identity and SF: Story As Science and Fiction" essay very interesting, and with respect to the essay, very inspiring. I think they are well worth your time to read and enjoy as I did. Also, below you will find links to Nicola's site, Blogspot blog, as well as MySpace profile and blog:
- http://www.nicolagriffith.com/
- http://asknicola.blogspot.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/nicolagriffith
- http://blog.myspace.com/nicolagriffith
News Worth Reposting:
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Are We Alone - "Speaking Klingon"
Ever try talking to an alien? In the movies, they always speak perfect English. But what if we really made contact? Could we just whip out a universal translator - or even a babelfish - to understand one another? Let's say we do learn to communicate: what to say, what to say? We'll hear the protocol for just how to reply to ET. And, from Klingon to Esperanto: the recipe for creating a language from scratch. Plus, get ready to babble with your Blackberry: how computers are learning to recognize - and respond - to human speech.
h:qs:.p*. D5Q5=Q1=D3Q3 Q1=ql.px:n.k*. D5Q5=tr'.z*w What does this mean? Listen to the show to find out! Guests:
- Terrence Deacon - Professor of anthropology and neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley
- Douglas Vakoch - Director of Interstellar Message Composition, SETI Institute
- Donald Boozer - Librarian, Coordinator of Cleveland Public Library's recent exhibit "Esperanto, Elvish, and Beyond...The World of Constructed Languages"
- Jim Glass - Director of the Spoken Language Systems Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Systems.
Ask MIT's Jupiter about the weather!
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Clarkesworld Magazine / Wyrm Publishing - New Books from Wyrm Publishing (Gene Wolfe and Clarkesworld)
Now in stock and shipping from Wyrm Publishing:
- Memorare by Gene Wolfe (signed limited edition hardcover)
- Realms: The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine (trade paperback and hardcover)
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Next Steamcon Meeting! - Sunday July 27th at 3:00 - 4:45 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Public Library. 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA
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GUD Magazine - Special offer for NWSFS News Blog readers!
For the entire month of July, GUD Magazine ( http://www.gudmagazine.com/ ) will be offering 50% off for the PDF versions of Issues 0 and 1 for readers of the NWSFS Blogs. Go to: http://www.gudmagazine.com/subs/subscribe-nwsfs.php
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Phoebe Matthews - A note from Mudflat (and a free postcard)
Tarbaby Trouble, by Phoebe Matthews, first of the Mudflat series, is available through Bookstrand.com on July 2. Fantasy readers, check Phoebe's website at http://phoebematthews.com to read the first 2 chapters, plus blurbs and reviews. If you would like a free postcard from Mudflat, check the Mudflat page!
Headlines From SF News Sites:
io9, Locus Online, & SF Signal have news on the passing of Thomas M. Disch, and SFScope posts of "Two contests to win more than 100 sf dvds"
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Clarkesworld Magazine and Wyrm Publishing: 2008 Locus Poll... Did we get the REAL results?
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io9: The Last Interview of Thomas M. Disch [Thomas M. Disch], True Tales from Beyond the Solar System [Voyager], Mutant Monster Chickens Stalk “The Farm of Tomorrow” (1954) [Retro Futurism], Andre Norton's Legacy Becomes A Battleground [Andre Norton], Bill Nye The Science Guy Tells Larry King He's All Alone [UFO Debates], Russell T Davies On Life Post-Who [Doctor Who], New "Earth Stood Still" Isn't Just Eco-Horror [The Day The Earth Stood Still], Are Mercury's Days as a Planet Numbered? [Mad Geophysics], Neal Stephenson Explains Who Should Play Spock [Neal Stephenson], Doctor Who's Midlife Metacrisis [Doctor Who Recap], & ABC Invites You To Get Lost In Books [Lost]
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Locus Online: Death: Thomas M. Disch
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RevolutionSF: Lost Book Club Gives Us Something To Do If The TV Is Busted or Something (News), Trailer Probe: Rock-afire Explosion (Feature), Trailer Probe : Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Feature), & Trailer Probe : Day The Earth Stood Still (Feature)
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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Hugo Deadline Today
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SciFi Scanner: Masters of SciFi - Journey to the Center of the Earth Director Eric Brevig Trailblazes Into 3D, SciFi Power Ranking - July 7, 2008, & Daily Scan: 07.07.08 - Zach Snyder's Watchmen Video Journal; Neal Stephenson on the SciFi Genre
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SF Novelists: Making Cross-Promotion Fun
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SF Signal: Darth Vader Plays Golf, At The Trailer Park: Knowing, Mutant Chronicles, Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Books Received: June 2008 (Pick Your Favorite Cover!), SF Tidbits for 7/7/08, Tube Bits for 07/07/2008, & RIP: Thomas M. Disch,
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SFScope: Two contests to win more than 100 sf dvds, Asimov's September issue, Tor's New Freebies... and News, Top Box Office Grossers: Last Week of June, OSC's Intergalactic Medicine Show publishes issue #9, Author Thomas M. Disch Dies, & Comic book artist Michael Turner dies,
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The Website at the End of the Universe: Does Chad Vader know about this?, & Ultraman speaks to the press
Selected Blog Updates:
Check out the blogs from Dark Horse Comics, Donna Barr, Holly Cupala, Jodi Lee, Kelley Eskridge, Nicola Griffith, and Yasmine Galenorn.
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Bret Jordan - "SINISTER LANDSCAPES"
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Cornelia - "Cornelia Amiri’s Surf the Net Newsletter"
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Dark Horse Comics - "Buffy Needs Your Help (Hellboy too!)", & "Book Tour with Stainboy!"
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David Louis Edelman - "The Jump 225 Jumbo Mega-Bonanza Summer Giveaway, Week 2"
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Donna Barr: All Things Barr - Techno-hicks Forever
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Echelon Press, LLC - "The Secret of Fairy Dust, Self-Promotion, and Success!"
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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Att NYERS 2 Big Events Coming Up"
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Holly Cupala - "The Week in Pictures"
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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "A Writer’s Curse - by Dan Naden"
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Jeff Carlson - "Cover art for Fast Forward 2"
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Jenna Black - "I’m Alive!"
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Jodi Lee - "Spare Laptops for Clarion West Writers"
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John Scalzi's "Whatever" - Advance Warning: August = Head Down, Duck, Duck… Winner!, & Tom Easton on Zoe’s Tale
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Karina L. Fabian - "Dr. Who: Mourning Donna Noble"
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kelleyeskridge.com - Being human (1) — Where the hell is Matt?, & Dark Knight, Joker’s wild
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Melissa Marr - "Book videos (by Fazi Editore & by readers!)"
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Nicola Griffith: Ask Nicola - separate but unequal
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Paul Halpern - "A History of Prediction"
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Sakura Con 2009 "Cosplay Parade!"
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The Crotchety Old Fan - COF Review: The Great Romance, & Flea Markets
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Tor Books - "Releasing 7/8 from Tor Books"
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TREI Literary Magazine - TREI Literary Magazine....Launch Update
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Yasmine Galenorn - "My blog for today...", & "Luna ATE!"
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