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The empty places where we have yet to map

December 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Via Kristin Cashore: The Known Universe. Full-screen highly recommended.
Thank you for making me miss science fiction.
And just for fun, a Christmas card from somewhere else out there. Happy days-between-Christmas-and-New-Year’s, everyone!
(Do those days have a name? Besides “The Dead Days,” that is. I want something a tad more uplifting. [...]

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Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances, by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

December 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A train gets stuck in a snowstorm in Gracetown, NC (a literally one-Starbucks town, as we’ll soon see), late on Christmas Eve.* Revolving around this event are three interconnected tales of teen love, angst, and romping in the snow.
I’m not usually a short story fan — by the time I get into [...]

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