tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post1707765328622205562..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Smoker of Cheap CigarsMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-36054486609042907702010-07-26T07:21:45.622-07:002010-07-26T07:21:45.622-07:00As of an instant before reading your note, Shawn, ...As of an instant before reading your note, Shawn, the blog's title came from the fact that I created it (on orders of my editor) to promote THE DRAGONS OF BABEL and thought I might as well be up-front about its purpose. I like your reading much better, though, and so I'm retroactively making that the official explanation.<br /><br />Dennis Ginoza, however, is a real person who bought a tuckerization to help support Clarion West. So I can't take similar liberties with his name.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-8548643523760422392010-07-25T14:47:39.661-07:002010-07-25T14:47:39.661-07:00Hey Mike, Every time I log onto your blog I wonder...Hey Mike, Every time I log onto your blog I wonder whether it was an intentional anagram of blogging fable? And in your story today (Sunday) was the main character a (sort of) anagram of Gardner Dozois?<br />Please excuse my poorly written e-mail. <br />A very large fan...Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079639507582130489noreply@blogger.com