By Nat | Published:
June 9, 2010
This comes from a discussion on Librarything in the Ancient History group, of all places. The question poised was as follows: So what do you think? Is there another dark age coming? Should we fight ebooks out of long-term social consciousness? Or should we just insure that enough paper books exist somewhere? And, well, those [...]
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By Nat | Published:
February 8, 2010
It’s a long-winded one today, so I’ve changed the usual order. If you don’t care about eBooks, skip the last section! Interest Piquing: Crescat Graffiti, Vita Excolatur – a record of all the graffitti found at Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago. It’s broken down into galleries, there’s a spreadsheet record, and some pseudo-scientific [...]
By Nat | Published:
December 6, 2009
Most of November escapes me, there. December is attempting to do the same. Mini-NaNo went well. I missed two days – as usual, it’s not a matter of being too busy as it is just simply forgetting – and I haven’t done a complete count yet, but I estimate I reached about 10,000 words. The [...]
By Nat | Published:
May 23, 2009
So, on Thursday I went to a book launch for the first time*. Fiona Shaw’s Tell It To The Bees. Fiona and I go to the same dance class, hence the invite. It was held at the local Waterstones after hours. There was (slightly warm) wine, but no nibbles. It’s not a particularly large shop, [...]
By Nat | Published:
August 26, 2008
I’ve submitted ‘Exoticism’, ‘Another Summer Day’ and ‘Unsent Letters’ to Aesthetica‘s annual competition, the latter two heavily editted compared with their appearances in the uni mag. It’s a competition that charges, but I do think that’s reasonable for a reputable competition with cash prizes. Most magazines hold competitions to raise funds, and considering the prize [...]
