Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Daily Tweets 2011-04-30

RIP Joanna Russ — great SF/F writer most famous for "The Female Man." Sadness. http://bit.ly/m2IxNH # RT: @thefuturefire: after…revert-war Joanna Russ' death confirmed to Wikipedia's satisfaction http://ow.ly/4K43L // Ah Wikipedia wars..RIP # "How to remember and discover Joanna Russ" – … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-04-28

The boy (23) just asked me: "Mel, if there's ever a zombie attack… kill me, would you? If I turn into one?" Heh. No problem, kiddo. #fb #

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The Daily Tweets 2011-04-23

Is @kska off the air again? Can't bring up website either. # I guess it's the iPod for me today, since @kska livestreaming ain't happening. #

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Hatching new Alaska bloggers: Henkimaa edition

I was asked by Steve Aufrecht of What Do I Know? to join other guest bloggers for a class he’s teaching on blogs and blogging. Here’s a little about his class, & partial answer to one of his questions.

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Japan’s earthquake heard from Alaska

The VENTS Program of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has released sound files and a YouTube video of hyrdophone recordings of the March 11 earthquake. Sound was sped sped up 16 times. Text in the video explains that the first … Continue reading

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Weird

“She said But you’re weird! as if / to say a repetition of it would / impel me to remember / it was not to be treated as a compliment, / an identity, a friend.” A poem for National Poetry Month.

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Table 2 (poem)

“…Sustained / by statisticians, I am a maker / of passionless tables that summarize / in numbers the reasoned philosophy / of this well-ordered State’s philosopher-kings.” A poem for National Poetry Month.

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“Totally like whatever, you know?” by Taylor Mali

“Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker / it is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. / You have to speak with it, too.” A poem by Taylor Mali for National Poetry Month.

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Vashti Speaks for Herself

“He said that? you heard him? The bastard! / I used to love him. Some ways I still do… / but honey, don’t believe all you hear. / He can put it on Larry King Live, / he can write it up in the Bible / for every preacher to preach, / it’ll still be a goddamn lie….” A poem for National Poetry Month.

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Mielikki

“When they told me who to put on the throne / I said, no, I will not be ruled. / The gods they showed me were tyrants
who displeased me with their judgments, / their injustice, yes, their cruelty.” — A poem for National Poetry Month.

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