Erotica, fantasy, and horror writer.
In Vonda McIntyre’s novel Dreamsnake a herpetologist/healer (also, rather creatively, named Snake) on a post-apocalyptic Earth relies on Mist, an albino cobra, Sand, a rattlesnake, and Grass, an alien creature that resembles a snake, to cure the patients she meets. By feeding them different chemical concoctions, their venom becomes a means of healing rather …
A selection of covers for Vonda McIntyre’s dystopic SF novel Dreamsnake. RIP Vonda.
Author Madeleine L’Engle wrote a heckuvalotta novels. In addition to the Wrinkle in Time (or the Kairos series as she called it) books pictured above, she also wrote a second generation series about the same family, plus the Chronos series about the Austin family, the Katherine Forrester series, and the Camilla Dickinson series. One thing …
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle Dell Yearling, 1978 [Challenge # 4: A children’s book, middle grade or younger.] A Swiftly Turning Planet is a hot mess of a book, but not without its rewards. The third installment of the Murry family saga that began with A Wrinkle in Time, it features the insufferable …
Todd Alcott re-creates old SF pulp covers into homages to David Bowie songs. You can buy his work on etsy.com.
Since it’s the week before Easter, here’s some more Lapine words with generated meanings. Lapine Words Airn Avathru Elnurd Elnarn Esclay Flayarn Flysith Fouthu Frainda Frowtha Hith-ru-Hrin Hliefrag Hlothlev Hlymbroi Hrussu Lembrath Ifrai Nolfai Norp Noospet Olief Oori-elth Piambre’ Pru-thaing Sith-Mo Sivra Slesayn Thivlal Thrap Thooflong Vrelthai Vulflay Vyloo …
I was lucky enough to visit Notre Dame cathedral as a child. It was August, the time when Parisians traditionally took their own vacations, and the city was quieter than it normally was. I went with my mom and dad. I remember it being shadowy and cool inside, the noises muffled. It seemed impossibly high. …
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