Category Archives: puttin on my ranty pants

Readercon follow-up: still not going.

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Lynne M. Thomas

So, the Readercon Board made a statement about the incident in question. Yeah…not impressed. They are worried about his having a chance to reform, and he said he’s sorry…to the Board. …so they are more worried about how he feels, … Continue reading →

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Why I won’t be attending Readercon this year as planned. [rant]

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Lynne M. Thomas

So, Michael and I had been considering attending Readercon next year instead of CONvergence (they are on back-to-back weekends, so we would have to choose). We’re not considering it any longer. Genevieve Valentine wrote a couple of weeks ago about … Continue reading →

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Spread the Word to End the Word Day

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lynne M. Thomas

Today is Spread The Word To End The Word Day. The word is “retarded.” Just. Don’t. For Caitlin.

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Why I still don’t own an ereader [rant]

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lynne M. Thomas

It’s quite simple. I can’t afford to purchase copies of every ebook I’d like to read, and I refuse to pirate them. I could easily spend a decent portion of our monthly budget on ebooks, especially since the ebooks I want … Continue reading →

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