1. Name: Carole McDonnell
2. Location: NY
3. Nickname/ Alias: none
4. To What Speculative Fiction Character do you relate or identify(describe
the character): None i can think of
5. Favorite Speculative Fiction Genres: alternate reality, anthropological
Spec-fic, time travel, creature fe
Top Five Most Challenged Books in 2005
September 28, 2006
This week (September 23-30) is _Banned Books Week_
(http://www.ala.org/bbooks) . It is also the 25th anniversary of Banned Books
Week. The ALA says there
were 405 known attempts to remove books in 2005. These attempts include
"form
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Did you stand in line at the Nint
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The Legends of Mernac Announces Debut Art Contest September 1, 2006
Grand Opening
Never-Ending Fantasy Series Launches Grand Opening!
POMPANO BEACH, Florida – August 15, 2006- The Legends of Mernac
(www.mernac.com), is an on-line fantasy saga built on interlinked
s
August 3, 2006
Agony of New Orleans, Through Spike Lee's Eyes
By FELICIA R. LEE (new york times)
NEW ORLEANS - From the beginning Spike Lee knew that Hurricane
Katrina was a story he had to tell. Watching the first television images of
floating bodies and of desperate people, mostly black, st
No one really knows what day or time it is. One is never sure of anything
and one never knows if one is missing the boat, on the boat, is the only one
on
the boat, or is the only one on the boat who realizes that the boat isn't
moving although everyone else thinks it is. The thing is to hav
See the nominees of the World Fantasy Awards on-line at
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Okay, I'll admit it...I was so busy working on my novel that I only read
stuff I had to review. I wish they'd had links so I could see just what the
blurbs for th
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The August edition of the Internet Review of Science Fiction is now
officially clogging the Internet "tubes" -- with fascinating material
on a wide variety of topics. Reviews, including a mammoth co
Thought this was interesting.
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This is from the Gotham list
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings
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It seems like our 17th season has barely begun, but we have already reached
our
final even
Really good website on justice... they have a cool report on copyright law.
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Middle Eastern Studies Association has a website for those who wish to write
about middle eastern issues or American policy on the middle east.
Basically, anything that concerns the middle east, African, Islam, Judaism,
cultural
politics, the iraqi war, Asia, etc. It gathers CFS from all o
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MORGAN FREEMAN FILM TO DEBUT ON FILM AND WEB AT SAME TIME
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Okay, here's the deal... go to this link and enter your address...it will
show a "house", that's yours... all the little colored boxes are Sex
Offenders...
click on them and you get a name, address & picture of the person along with
his crime... pretty amazing and scary...it shows you where th
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Hi all:
Yes, sure I should be writing away but I've been on _www.triggerstreet.com_
(http://www.triggerstreet.com) this morning. And realized I didn't brag about
it anytime this year. This is Kevin Spacey's website for screenplay and
short video reviews. It's basically a crit group for ind
Many slaves have been released but starvation, tuberculosis, leprosy,
malaria, and other diseases are rampant. And genocide still continues. It's
terrible about Katrina, but lets remember this racial and religious
(anti-Christian) genocide-C
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3549325.stm
'We
RANDOM ACTS OF LANGUAGE:From the Sublime to the Morose: Is Any Genre Safe?
by Nick DiChario
I went to my local science fiction convention this weekend (Astronomicon in
Rochester, NY), as both a program panelist and bookseller, and it seemed that
the only thing people wanted to talk about wa
Longlist for literature's richest prize announced
Michelle Pauli
Wednesday November 23, 2005
The Impac longlist has been announced and, once again, it's huge - in every
sense. The 132-strong list reads like an alphabetti of authors, from Chris
Abani to Carlos Ruiz Zafon, and a the full ga
NONFICTION_Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in
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it's that time of year when we see "year's best" and "recommended" lists.
I've already done one -- 2000 words (mentioning about 40 books) on recommended
sf/f/h for the year that then had to be cut down to a list of *ten* books with
75 words about each. Sigh. Some of what was cut from the
ar
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Congratulations to John Banville, whose novel, The Sea, won this year’s
£50,000 Booker Prize. The Sea was a 7-1 outsider in betting odds. According
to
The Guardian, “Banville's vindication at
Was really inspired by this.
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TYSON FOODS SUED FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACKS; ‘WHITES ONLY'
RESTROOM AT ISSUE
Rare EEOC Case for Segregated Job Facilities In Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After complaining to Tyson Foods, Inc. about the posting
of a "Whites Only" sign on one of Tyson's restrooms at its A
<< How many members of the Bush Administration are needed to change a light
bulb?
The Answer is: TEN
1. One to deny that a light bulb needs to be changed,
2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs
to be changed,
3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light
Hi all:
Got this from an ebuddy. Only goes to show that even when they tell you
they're telling you everything they're not.
-C
hi everyone
i've just returned to alexandria after spending a few days in n.o. with
friends. what they don't show or tell in the news: the city is besieged by
Dear Friends,
In addition to the important work being done by the American Red Cross and
other relief agencies, there are a number of special efforts we thought
writers might be particularly interested in:
* The Katrina Literary Collective has been created to collect and
distribute b
We are just back from the French Quarter... checking up on the condition of
some old haunts... Arnauds, Brennans... and most of the landmarks that people
would remember visiting from even a single Convention-attending visit to New
Orleans. We are happy to report that the Quarter is slowly dr
Oh my! -C
Trapped in New Orleans by the flood--and martial law
The real heroes and sheroes of New Orleans
September 9, 2005 |
LARRY BRADSHAW and LORRIE BETH SLONSKY are emergency medical services (EMS)
workers from San Francisco. They were attending an EMS conference in New
Orleans when
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th
RESOURCE: International Network of Street Papers
The International Network of Street Papers (INSP) unites street papers sold
by homeless and people living in poverty from all over the world. INSP is an
umbrella organisation, which provides a consultancy service for its partner
papers and adv
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NEW YORK (Sept. 1) - Fats Domino was missing Thursday, days after Hurricane
Katrina devastated New
Fiction
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1. 4th of July.James Patterson. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-71060-1.
$27.95.
2. Honeymoon. James Patterson. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-71062-8.
$27.95.
3. The Mermaid Chair.
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Sorry, Nora. I did write that it was off-topic. But you're right. Other
list. It's just that it had an interesting narrative structure. First person
narration mixed with revelation and as I said in the old black theater genre.
And the language...was so ...well "down home." I smiled to see ho
* * *
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Women Accused of Scamming Aspiring Writers
By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 7, 5:15 PM ET
ALBANY, N.Y. - Kathy Cunningham was an aspiring children's author
with nothing but rejection slips for "Frumpy'
Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet Probe
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Images Feature Popular Cartoon Character
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Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 30, 2005; A01
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The Mexican government issued a series of stamps yesterday depicting a
Jun. 23) - As U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan continues, the
Pentagon -- which has fallen short of its recruitment goals -- is using new
means to find potential recruits.
Working with the private marketing firm BeNow, Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., the
Pentagon has created a huge da
PRESS FREEDOM: Japanese publisher defies Little Black Sambo protest
Seventeen years after it was removed from bookshops for its racist content,
the children's story Little Black Sambo has made a comeback in Japan...
In 1988, Japanese booksellers agreed to remove it from their shelves after a
Ten most harmful books of the 19th and 20th century. (I sincerely wonder)
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For the life of me I don't know why Silent Spring should be considered one
of the most harmful books. Con
YAY -C
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Then I noticed that ALL of the pain in my left shoulder, chest, and
shoulder blade was gone, too!
Carole McDonnell
"If I've told you about earthly things and you do not
This is from St Martin's Press. Some publishing houses have a read-it-first
feature which sends you emails of books they're about to publish. I like
doing it just to see but one never knows what book chapters one will receive
each week. They range from inspirational to fiction to mystery t
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Oh gee! (giggling) Was that him? I thought I recognized those shorts.
Yes, it's hard to see what others see in folks we don't. But as I said, the last
word on style, technique and creativity. doesn't stop with the US...and
considering that India has way more people than we do and a larger
Got this from a friend so am passing it along
as a question?
Did George Luca break the canon with
this film? If you figure it in context w/ Return of the Jedi.
There's a line in Jedi which entirely
blows something in Sith outta the water, a line in Jedi that makes
Sith's ending difficu
"Be not afraid. The Island is full of noises." Shakespeare The
Tempest
"Oh brave new world that has such people in it." Shakespeare
The Tempest
In xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. -- The Rime
"You can't play God." The Butterfly Effect.
Carole McDonnell"If I've told you about earthly things
and you do not believe, how will it be when I tell you about heavenly things?"
Let the weak say I'm strong.Let the redeemed of the Lord say
so.
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Hi Tracey:
This is one of my favorite quotes but couldn't find the book in my
bookcases last night. Found it this morning. I especially like this quote
because one can see the trouble brewing. Any fool can tell you that a spell used
on a mermaid is not gonna work for the daughter of an El
Gosh this feels so weird, but here goes. Some of my favorite passages from
my own published works. And the last two from my novels in progress. I also did
some quotes from some poems of mine that were based on fairy tales. Don't know
how fairy tales fit into the specfic theme. -C
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Carole McDonnell"If I've told you about earthly things
and you do not believe, how will it be when I tell you about heavenly things?"
Let the weak say I'm strong.Let the redeemed of the Lord say
so.
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Hi Tracey:
Here are my favorite quotes. As you can see most of them are
religious... I've always liked the numinous. Guess that's why I got into
spec-fic...where spirituality and creativity and wonder meet. -C
"If I've told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will it
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