Flogging Babel

. Just a short post today.  Last night I went to see Jamaica Kincaid at the Free Library of Philadelphia.  She read from her new nov...

. Pleasant news today. But first, a definition.  A festschrift is a book created in honor of a respected person, usually an academ...

. The Nebula Award Nominees have been announced, and I'm feeling rather paternal for a reason I'll divulge after you look ov...

. I received the following email via my wegsite, Michael Swanwick Online , the other day.  I've withheld the correspondent's ...

. I was in Boston for Boskone this weekend and among a number of well-received panels I sat in on was one titled "Stories That C...

. I just today received the Winter 2012/13 issue of Focus:  The British Science Fiction Association's Magazine for Writers , g...

. I went to see The Winter's Tale at People's Light & Theatre last weekend.  Believe it or not, this was a first for me...