A Special Present!

I had a Very Special Package come in today! I went to pick it up, and behold! It is a package from Hong Kong.

If you can see, it is a package from James Ng! Yes, him of the famous Chinese steampunk paintings! James asked me a while back if I could do him a favour by taking some prints of his to Steampunk World's Fair, and  who am I to say no? 

Themes of Gaslight Dogs

 My review of Karin Lowachee's Gaslight Dogs is up at Tor.com, and that one's fairly spoiler-free, so now here is the TOTALLY spoiler-y version consisting of my initial thoughts upon reading this fantastic book!

Repost for Blogging Against Disablism Day: With This Steam-Powered Prosthetic Arm, I Could Be As Strong As... a Normal Person

May 1 is Blogging Against Disablism Day, in which bloggers all over the world, of all intersections, discuss disability, the difficulties they face as a result of the difficulty, and the disablism they face. Ablism/disablism - discrimination against the disabled, whether physical or mental - is embedded into much of societal attitudes, language, and institutions, both structural and physical. Originally posted at Tor.com, but, it seemed appropriate to re-post it. today 

Please do check out more on what has been said today for BADD.

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