September 20, 2008 – 7:18 pm
At the Variety Preview Room with Nick Mamatas, Terry Bisson, and David Levine.
Mamatas read a mashup of Lovecraft and Raymond Carver.
Levine read an equaly scary story about comic strip characters learning the horrible nature of their universe.
It’s a fun evening out. Terry Bisson’s a great moderator. The seats at the Variety Preview Room are more [...]
September 17, 2008 – 10:38 am
[ Hat tip: Tom Higgins ] Given the mess in the financial markets, this bit of history is amusing:
September 17, 1859
“At the peremptory request and desire of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the last 9 years [...]
