The Young Unicorns

Sigh. Feeling a bit better after yesterday's wave of vertigo/fatigue, but still zonked, which does not bode well for procuring cat food today and running other errands today. On the other hand, not procuring cat food will lead to the inevitable Dance of the Kitty Paws which does not bode well for sleep. I sense doom either way.

Meanwhile, while I was out of it, my post about The Young Unicorns went up yesterday. And speaking of Tor.com, they are also running something else this week of interest to at least a couple of you: A David Bowie week.

(And their annual Reader's Choice thingy, where you can nominate your favorite novels, short fiction, and so on, if you are so inclined, and currently take a look at the way a couple of independent novelists are leveraging this opportunity to garner some increased attention for their books.)

Clarification:

Over the last few weeks, and possibly longer, Livejournal has been doing two things:

1) Not alerting me to comments left on my Livejournal, on an entirely inconsistent basis.

2) Screening comments, understandably leading people to assume that I've started screening comments on the blog. Also mostly randomly although apparently leaving links to other sites may trigger this. (On the other hand, some perfectly link free comments have also been screened.)

3) Not accepting people's comments, leading people to think I've banned them from my LJ.

So let me be clear. Since 2003 I have banned a grand total of two people from my Livejournal, both for heavy spamming, after I'd already reported them to LJ.

And that's been it.

Admittedly, I've been lucky -- comments here, with only a few exceptions, have generally been polite and friendly, so I really haven't had the need to ban anyone. And even with the exceptions -- well, let's face it. This is the internet. It happens.

But even with those comments, right now my policy is, as long as you aren't spamming me or saying really mean things about my poetry, we're good. And if I ever am inclined to ban someone, that person will know.

Back to the blog!