Author: lisahannett

…but this message just made its way into my inbox (thanks, Tully). Thought I’d share. (NB: note the cleverly hidden appeal for ‘creative works’ nestled at the bottom of this CFP):CALL FOR PAPERS SPECIAL ISSUE Steampunk, Science, and (Neo)Victorian Technologies The peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal Neo-Victorian Studies invites papers and/or abstracts for a 2009 special issue…… Continue reading I really *AM* working on my thesis…

So I’ve been working on my ‘Nation’ chapter (and have been forever, I know) and part of that involves looking at some of the nicknames characters earn for various reasons. What I’m trying to suggest at the moment is that ‘logical nicknames’ (like the glorious example I am about to reveal) are important in establishing…… Continue reading Another gem from the Old Norse corpus

Normally, I have quite an affinity with small animals — y’know, like puppies, kittens, kids. Those sorts of creatures. But in the past few days I have been suffering from the Reverse Snow White Effect.Io, KC’s elderly cat, once worshipped the ground I walked on. He was, in short, obsessed with me (probably because I’m allergic to cats,…… Continue reading Untitled

…for sending stories out. Especially when you’ve got your own computer for the sending. And especially when you wake up (after a patchy sleep) to discover that some editors (read: Mike Allen) are class acts. Lucky are the writers who get to work with such pros. So, after a brief intermission, ‘Singing Breath’ is back on…… Continue reading Early morning is better than late at night…

Here’s hoping the editor of Clockwork Phoenix has a sense of humour…I was trying to forward ‘Singing Breath’ from one email address to another, and didn’t realise that Gmail automatically forwards emails to ALL previous recipients of that email. SO, when I clicked ‘send’ to myself, Gmail sent the email (with the original ‘Please consider…… Continue reading Why I should have gone to bed…

The good: Surprise holiday was great. We went up to Burra (dusty, ghosty, late 19thC mine town SA) and had a lovely time ignoring reality for a few days. Now we’re house-sitting for KC, taking care of the menagerie (2 cats, 2 bunnies, billions of fish, and a yabbie) and also taking long bubble baths…… Continue reading Good and bad

Today has been, well, pretty damned great.Did minimal thesis work, but couldn’t care less. Pressure will be applied next week. This week it’s all butterflies and bunnies. And chocolate cocktails.Finbar is a boy, which makes me happy.Met up with jasonfischer for an excellent chat about Clarion (thanks, He Who Zombifies Camels!) The ratio of nervousness to excitement…… Continue reading Surprise holiday!

Went to the launch, which was lovely. I got thanked *twice* for designing the website (I did the design, mind you, not the programming — I haven’t the foggiest idea how to do all of that crap. I can Dreamweave, but nothing fancier…). Was happy that they were happy.Before the thank-fest began, one of the…… Continue reading More weirdness

The Fates are tricksy bitches.So the past two days have been an odd combination of bad and good, and I can only blame those tricksy wenches we like to call the Fates. Without spelling out all of my financial woes for your displeasure, what basically happened yesterday was:In the past week, my credit cards were…… Continue reading What I’ve learned today