Comments on: 'We are the Gay Men's Radical Singing Caucus!' the lead singer yelled in his exquisite tenor.

'We are the Gay Men's Radical Singing Caucus!' the lead singer yelled in his exquisite tenor.

amberglow — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:56:22 -0800

Tis the Season -- a new short story from China Mieville, just in time for the Holidays™ ... Don't get me wrong. I haven't got shares in YuleCo™, and I can't afford a one-day end-user licence, so I couldn't have a legal party. I'd briefly considered buying from one of the budget competitors like XmasTym, or a spinoff from a non-specialist like Coca-Crissmas, but the idea of doing it on the cheap was just depressing...

By: amberglow

amberglow — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:03:26 -0800

and shades of MeTa too: 'Marwan's handfulofflowers, Dad,' she was saying to me. 'Off the internet.' : >

By: 4easypayments

4easypayments — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:16:38 -0800

Someone has a pretty serious persecution complex.

By: u.n. owen

u.n. owen — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:45:06 -0800

Agreed, 4easypayments...cute concept, stretched into atrocious propaganda.

By: zeoslap

zeoslap — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:55:15 -0800

Starts off decent enough but it aint Perdido Street Station by a long chalk now is it. That being said China is still my favourite author.

By: wobh

wobh — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:59:21 -0800

I like the ending.

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:08:24 -0800

read this the other day, excellent

By: terpsichoria

terpsichoria — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:29:53 -0800

Atrocious propaganda my arse. The political side's so overt as to be self-parody, and it's wrapped up in a genuinely sweet little story. I liked. And more generalised Miéville-lovin' over here, too.

By: Tomatillo

Tomatillo — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:42:58 -0800

Hey, here's a Christmas story by Nalo Hopkinson. (Also with the Mieville-love.)

By: Tomatillo

Tomatillo — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:47:40 -0800

And here's an old one by Martin Millar. (Urban fantastical holiday cheer all round!)

By: MadOwl

MadOwl — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:48:00 -0800

Couldn't get the Millar link to work, but the other two (by a couple of my favourite authors) are a wonderful present! Thanks, ffolks , Happy Holidays, Merry Xmas, So Long and Thanks For All the Fish...

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 08:21:09 -0800

love that Hopkinson! and the Millar too! thanks! (there was an extra .com in the url above, i think)

By: Tomatillo

Tomatillo — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:48:03 -0800

Sorry. I'm still new-ish at this posting thing.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:10:08 -0800

no prob--it's a good story : >

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:07:01 -0800

For the rest of you fans, there's been an ongoing symposium online at Crooked Timber with China's responses about Iron Council--a wonderful, meaty book.