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Books for Toddlers

AKA which books does my 2-year-old want me to read to her REPEATEDLY, and what qualities do these books share?

My daughter’s current favorite books include:

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Hug
Good Night, Gorilla
Sheep In a Jeep
City Dog, Country Frog

The first two are popular (I think) because I sing them for her. She particularly likes me to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” in Spanish. But the real key right now is words per page. Ideally, I should read about one …

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Nebula weekend!

I had a fantastic time at the Nebula Awards in DC. I got to meet and hang out several of my fellow nominees, including , ,, Eric James Stone, Rachel Swirsky, Vylar Kaftan, Mary Robinette Kowal and Paolo Bacigalupi. Plus I met many members of Codex (my online writing group), several fantastic editors, and two of my former Clarion West instructors. Phew! Lots of wonderful people and I'm sure I've forgotten some!

On Friday, Peter and I went on a guided tour of the Air and Space Museum. It was so much better than just wandering around the museum (which …

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Three things make a post

(1) I have a flash fiction story coming out at Daily Science Fiction on Monday — if you want to be among the first to read it, head over to their website (http://dailysciencefiction.com/) and get a free email subscription. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait a week for the story to be posted on their website.

(2) We’re set to start remodeling our kitchen on Monday, which I am very excited about. The current kitchen is small, walled-off, and TURQUOISE. The new kitchen will be open, bigger, and NOT turquoise. More detailed pictures and postings about the kitchen remodel, but I …

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2010 Nebula Award Nominees

SFWA has posted the nominees for the 2010 Nebula Awards, and I am very excited to announce that my novelette, “Stone Wall Truth,” made the ballot! Squee! It is a huge honor to be up for the award alongside so many amazing writers.

And the nominees for novelette are…

‘‘Map of Seventeen’’, Christopher Barzak (The Beastly Bride)
‘‘The Jaguar House, in Shadow’’, Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s 7/10)
‘‘The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara’’, Christopher Kastensmidt (Realms of Fantasy 4/10)
“Plus or Minus’’, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s 12/10)
‘‘Pishaach’’, Shweta Narayan (The Beastly …

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Scriblings from 2010

The obligatory year-in-review post. Due to having taken some time away from writing after my daughter was born, I didn’t do a lot of writing in 2010 (so I’m not going to post a list of stories written), but I did have four new stories come out:

Stone Wall Truth – originally in Asimov’s, Feb 2010, but now available on my website
Blood Willows – Flash Fiction Online, March 2010
What Happens in Vegas – Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue #6
The Sometimes Child – Fantasy Magazine, May 1, 2010

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New stories available!

February 2010 Asimovs with Stone Wall Truth by Caroline Yoachim

The February 2010 issue of Asimov’s hits newsstands today, including my novelette “Stone Wall Truth” (and also the novelette “The Wind-Blown Man” by fellow Codexian Aliette de Bodard).

An excerpt from my story:

Njeri sewed the woman together with hairs from a zebra tail. Her deer-bone needle dipped under the woman’s skin and bobbed back out. The contrast of the white seams against her dark skin was striking.

“The center seam makes a straight line,” Njeri told her apprentice, “but the others flow with the …

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Nebula Noms

Nominations have opened up for the Nebula Awards. I’ve just joined SFWA, so if there’s an eligible story you think is nom-worthy (be it yours or someone else’s), feel free to call my attention to it in the comments section.

And now for a little shameless self-promotion! I’ve got five award-eligible works this year:

Short Stories (2009)
“Tending the Mori Birds,” Fantasy Magazine (September 24, 2009)
“Firefly Igloo,” Shimmer (Issue 10)
“Setting My Spider Free,” Electric Velocipede (Issue 17/18)
“Pageant Girls,” Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine (Issue 42) **

Novelettes (2009)
“The …

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