October 2007

An atheist lists the reasons she’s angry at Christians, because a lot of Christians, as Christians are jerks or worse. Okay, Christians: even Christ got angry on occaision. Wouldn’t Christ get angry at some of this stuff? I’m angry — enraged — at the priests who molest children and tell them it’s God’s will. I’m […]

I was trying to figure out a name for this recipe…it’s kind of a fusion between Thai & Chinese versions of hot & sour soup, but what a terrible name for a recipe, right? “Fusion Hot & Sour Thai & Chinese Soup.” So I fused the words “hot” and “sour” together…also reflects approximate prep time,

So I signed up for the fall PPWC Writers Workshop today…it’s on November 3rd. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! Here’s my brain, totally fried and running in circles. “Big step! Big step! Are you ready for this? Are you able to handle this? Do you deserve this?” Well, you know, if writers were totally secure people, we wouldn’t need

by Emma Bull. Here are the reasons I can’t be objective about this book: 1. Freedom and Necessity (co-written by Stephen Brust) is one of my favorite books ever; the two writers are irrevocably tied in my brain now, so everything Emma Bull writes gets subconsciously compared to Stephen Brust. And I really like Stephen

by Jane Yolen. (Another one of Terry Windling’s Fairy Tale Series.) Instead of giving any details about her past (even her real name), a girl’s grandmother always tells the slightly-altered story of Briar Rose (or Sleeping Beauty) whenever anyone asks about her past. The girl is a grown woman when the grandmother dies, first extracting

GodivaSo I had my first bar of Godiva chocolate the other day. (I think I’ve had a couple of truffles before, but that’s not the same thing — you taste the filling more than you do the chocolate.) Out of all the different bars of chocolate I’ve eaten, you’d think I would have run across

My aunt Carol sends me…

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This is one of the best kinds of personality tests, the kind that tells you something you already know. As predicted by BD, I am a dedicated reader, scoring almost 100% on the “obsessive-compulsive bookworm” and “literate good citizen” ranges, about 50% on the “book snob” range, very low on the “fad reader” range, and

(a.k.a., Char Siu Bao) If you want the real recipe for Char Siu Bao (or at least, a “realer” one than the one that follows), click here. But if you want to use up leftovers, and you have no patience with bread dough (or you’re just in a lazy mood), see below. 2 c. cooked