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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.
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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Tagged earthquake, Japan, video
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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.
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.
Posted in Poems, Social justice
Tagged Alaska Justice Forum, James P. Carse, National Poetry Month, poem, The Religious Case Against Belief (book), UAA Justice Center, writing
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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.
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.
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.
Posted in Mistress of Woodland, Poems
Tagged household gods, Mielikki, National Poetry Month, poem, writing
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