define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Lift the cover, read the page https://annaschwind.com/2006/08/24/lift-the-cover-read-the-page/ Anna Schwind's blog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 By: Jed Hartman https://annaschwind.com/2006/08/24/lift-the-cover-read-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:05:41 +0000 https://annaschwind.com/?p=429#comment-263 A couple belated (and unrelated-to-each-other) comments:

1. I prefer Sterling’s novels to his short stories, among those I’ve read, but my sample space is small.

2. Glad to have sparked thoughts! If you do put together a virtual year’s best, drop me a note and I’ll probably link to it.

3. Yeah, the "relationships" thing is still something I’m pondering. When K. said it, it felt right, but I haven’t quite figured out a way of thinking about it that gives a clear categorization to any given story. Which leads me to think that "about relationships" is a little bit too broad/vague, but I think it may be a start on an interesting and useful description.

…It was also useful to me as a meta-idea: the idea that there might be somewhat gendered axes on which to measure stories other than the traditional "boys like stories about gadgets and girls like stories about people" axis. So even if "relationships" turns out not to be quite the right label/distinction/categorization, it opened my mind to the idea that there might be such labels that aren’t as stereotypical as the ones I’d been thinking of. …If that didn’t make any sense, then just ignore this paragraph.

–jed

]]> By: Anarkey https://annaschwind.com/2006/08/24/lift-the-cover-read-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:55:51 +0000 https://annaschwind.com/?p=429#comment-262 Sorry, in an effort to abbreviate I was more obtuse than I intended : SH is Strange Horizons, F&SF is Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine.
SH published Elizabeth Bear’s story http://www.strangehorizons…. "Two Dreams on Trains" which I liked, Merrie Haskell’s neat fairytale reworking http://www.strangehorizons…. "Huntswoman", and the very cool http://www.strangehorizons…. "Cloud Dragon Skies" by N.K. Jemisin. Among other things.
Also edited the entry to add links to magazines when I referred to them.

]]> By: Dave Lartigue https://annaschwind.com/2006/08/24/lift-the-cover-read-the-page/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:57:41 +0000 https://annaschwind.com/?p=429#comment-261 SHs?

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