The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu
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james_davis_nicoll
A young hunter's carelessly loosed arrow earns her imprisonment under the supervision of a mage.
The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu
Dept. of No, I'm Not Dead
Jul. 24th, 2025 08:17 pmkaffy_rWhere's My Name Tag?
I feel as if I should have one of those "My Name Is" stick-on tags, I've been around here so rarely. Blame the fact that I'm hanging around in my KPop-related Discord community, but I don't ever want to abandon this community.
What can I tell you about the last couple of weeks? A back spasm episode that seems to have finally settled, a lot of time spent in the kitchen, baking and cooking; my stress relievers of choice.
I've been working on the continuation of my most recent fic, because it will. not. leave. me. alone. I've also started adding chapters of my completed NaNo novel over at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
originalkaffy_r , which I hope will kick my original writing back into gear.
Tomorrow I take my friend RS to Skokie Courthouse, where she has to appear on her own (only for one appointment; hereafter, I gather her attorney will be on hand) with regard to a fight with her condo association. Her attorney clocked the association's attorney as being from a firm that specializes in bullying people involved this type of fight. It's possible that if she gets on her hind legs, legally speaking, the association and their attorney will back off.
I agreed to take her because a) it's possible to get there by public trans, but it's a pain and b) I can tell she's unnerved by the whole thing. I'm not looking forward to it myself. It's been six or seven years since I last had to cover any court case up there, and it certainly isn't the zoo at 26th and Cal, but even a nice suburban branch of Cook County Circuit Court has the feeling of depression, worry, and despair that just soak into you. So many people caught in the pipeline to jail and then prison ... and even the civil cases have an air of tragedy ....
But I can choose not to think about that, and instead focus on giving her as much support as I can.
As for the move? I don't know. I'm sinking into a bit of despair for a couple of reasons. Further, deponent saith naught, at least for now.
Oh, and we're getting to watch fireflies out our courtyard window, which is a wonderful thing to end on.
I feel as if I should have one of those "My Name Is" stick-on tags, I've been around here so rarely. Blame the fact that I'm hanging around in my KPop-related Discord community, but I don't ever want to abandon this community.
What can I tell you about the last couple of weeks? A back spasm episode that seems to have finally settled, a lot of time spent in the kitchen, baking and cooking; my stress relievers of choice.
I've been working on the continuation of my most recent fic, because it will. not. leave. me. alone. I've also started adding chapters of my completed NaNo novel over at
originalkaffy_r , which I hope will kick my original writing back into gear. Tomorrow I take my friend RS to Skokie Courthouse, where she has to appear on her own (only for one appointment; hereafter, I gather her attorney will be on hand) with regard to a fight with her condo association. Her attorney clocked the association's attorney as being from a firm that specializes in bullying people involved this type of fight. It's possible that if she gets on her hind legs, legally speaking, the association and their attorney will back off.
I agreed to take her because a) it's possible to get there by public trans, but it's a pain and b) I can tell she's unnerved by the whole thing. I'm not looking forward to it myself. It's been six or seven years since I last had to cover any court case up there, and it certainly isn't the zoo at 26th and Cal, but even a nice suburban branch of Cook County Circuit Court has the feeling of depression, worry, and despair that just soak into you. So many people caught in the pipeline to jail and then prison ... and even the civil cases have an air of tragedy ....
But I can choose not to think about that, and instead focus on giving her as much support as I can.
As for the move? I don't know. I'm sinking into a bit of despair for a couple of reasons. Further, deponent saith naught, at least for now.
Oh, and we're getting to watch fireflies out our courtyard window, which is a wonderful thing to end on.
Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee
Jul. 24th, 2025 09:07 amjames_davis_nicoll
A look at four men (and the women in their lives) who shaped American SF.
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee
Bundle of Holding: Neon Lords
Jul. 23rd, 2025 02:16 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The all-new Neon Lords Bundle featuring Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, the gonzo slime-punk post-apocalyptic cassette-future tabletop roleplaying game from Super Savage Systems.
Bundle of Holding: Neon Lords
Five SFF Stories About Editing and Storing Memories
Jul. 23rd, 2025 10:01 amjames_davis_nicoll
From magical memory wipes to space-based mind erasure...
Five SFF Stories About Editing and Storing Memories
The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, volume 1 by Haruo Iwamune
Jul. 23rd, 2025 09:05 amjames_davis_nicoll
Fifty years after the Great Disaster, special investigator Saya searches for survivors. There are a few... but none are human.
The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, volume 1 by Haruo Iwamune
Tarnsman of Gor (Gor, volume 1) by John Norman
Jul. 22nd, 2025 08:59 amjames_davis_nicoll
In this ERB pastiche, unremarkable academic Tarl Cabot reinvents himself as a man of action on the counter-Earth, Gor. There's much less BDSM than the series' reputation would lead one to expect.
Tarnsman of Gor (Gor, volume 1) by John Norman
Rec [vid]: DOCTOR WHO - For Good (Wicked) by Ben
Jul. 21st, 2025 07:22 pmparanoidangel posting in tardis_libraryTitle: DOCTOR WHO - For Good (Wicked)
Creator: Ben
Rating: Not rated (but I'd say it was general)
Word Count/Length/Size: 4:19
Creator's Summary: Because I knew you. I have been changed, for good.
Characters/Pairings: A lot of Doctors and companions
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: For the Enter/Exit square on my bingo card. It's a lovely video of the companions and how they've been changed (for good) having known the Doctor.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juven0ZJLjA
Creator: Ben
Rating: Not rated (but I'd say it was general)
Word Count/Length/Size: 4:19
Creator's Summary: Because I knew you. I have been changed, for good.
Characters/Pairings: A lot of Doctors and companions
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: For the Enter/Exit square on my bingo card. It's a lovely video of the companions and how they've been changed (for good) having known the Doctor.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juven0ZJLjA
Clarke Award Finalists 2006
Jul. 21st, 2025 08:52 amjames_davis_nicoll2006: J. Richard Gott III’s methodology suggests 80-year-old Queen Elizabeth will live until somewhere between 2032 and 2066, a European heatwave sets a record that will surely stand in perpetuity, and Profumo’s demise at an advanced age reminds Britons of the dire consequences for politicians of scandal… nil.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2006 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Air by Geoff Ryman
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
Poll #33385 Clarke Award Finalists 2006
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 51
Which 2006 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
View Answers
Air by Geoff Ryman
17 (33.3%)
Accelerando by Charles Stross
35 (68.6%)
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
12 (23.5%)
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
17 (33.3%)
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
9 (17.6%)
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
9 (17.6%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2006 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Air by Geoff Ryman
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
