Fighting Sexism With Sexism in the Horror Genre?

Comment on the accusations of sexism leveled at the British Fantasy Society for failing to include any female authors in a recent interview compilation.

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Me, Elsewhere

Other crap I’ve written.

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I Hope You and This Blog Post “CLICK”

There’s a sign in the bathroom at school that shows a woman holding her hands up, with the areas where bacteria and poop accumulate highlighted on them. Below this, it reads:
Infection prevention is “IN YOUR HANDS.”
I find it hilarious, because like, imagine someone saying this in real life. “Hey, wanna practice safe hand-washing techniques? [...]

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Grammar is “Fun”

I have a few favourite typos and grammar mistakes. For example, confusing “Brian” with “brain” is hilarious no matter which one you meant to type. “Porblems” is always more entertaining than “problems.”
But the best is the misuse of quotations. Most common grammatical errors have some logical reason behind them, such as confusing words [...]

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Secondhand Transmission from a Distant World

Everyone is an alien to someone.
I’m in my late 20s. To anyone under the age of 18 today, I’m from a world they have never been to, and never will. A world we call the 1980s. It was inhabited by creatures with big curly hair that listened to cheesy pop music and grazed [...]

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Book Review: Playing For Keeps, by Mur Lafferty

I love Mur Lafferty. Her podcast, I Should Be Writing, was one of the first I ever downloaded and it hasn’t left my mp3 player(s) since. She’s come a long way, from a self-described “wannabe fiction writer” to full-blown published novelist.
So is she any good at practicing what she preaches?
Let me get [...]

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