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M.K. Hobson

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in Riverside, California, The United States

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http://www.demimonde.com

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Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance

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Theodore Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis, Booth Tarkington, Gore Vidal, Anthon ...more

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July 2009

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M.K. Hobson recently decided to follow a time-honored authorial tradition and become a bitter recluse. She swore off all social media and left her website to go to seed. At the moment, she exists only as a voice on short fiction podcasts such as Podcastle and Cast of Wonders. She leavens the tedium of her vastly expanded free time with misanthropy, paranoia, and weight lifting.

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Me and Philip

In a conversation with a co-worker the other day, it was suggested that I am a Philip Glass groupie. (It was also suggested that this was “cute”, a statement which rankles, honestly.) But the facts are these: I am currently at the Portland International Airport, drinking a mediocre Rogue Stout while I wait to board a flight to Los Angeles, where I will spend the night at a somewhat-sketch Airbnb,

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	The Native Star (Veneficas Americana, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 3,682 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Goddess (Veneficas Americana, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 1,094 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Legends by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author), Nick Mamatas, Lily Hoang 3.68 avg rating — 859 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), M.L.N. Hanover (Contributor), Simon R. Green (Contributor) 3.81 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal and Romance by Ekaterina Sedia (Editor), Seth Cadin (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warlock's Curse (Veneficas Americana, #3) 3.50 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James P. Blaylock (Contributor), Howard Waldrop (Contributor) 3.23 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2013 (Vol 125, #5/6) by Gordon van Gelder (Editor), Michael Blumlein (Contributor), Tim Sullivan (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ladies and the Gentlemen 3.72 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unsteady Earth (Veneficas Americana #4) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Three Lives

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Women & Power: A Manifesto

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The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker

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“Leave it to a New Yorker to put a bunch of trees in one place and call it wonderful.”
― M.K. Hobson

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“There is an old Russian saying. 'A serpent changes his skin, not his fangs.”
― M.K. Hobson, The Native Star

tags: fangs, hidden, trust

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“Credomancy may seek to exploit the human desire for a tidy narrative where an unblemished romantic hero vanquishes all obstacles, but such ideals have very little to with reality. Reality requites pragmatism and compromise. Men fail. Women fail. There are no heroes, only human beings who somehow find the strength to behave heroically, no matter how many times they have been unable to do so in the past. If you understand that, Miss Edwards - if you truly and deeply understand that, then you will understand the most powerful thing anyone with a heart can understand.”
“And what’s that?” Emily said softly.

“That love is not enough. But it’s a start.”
― M.K. Hobson , The Hidden Goddess

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Feb Fantasy Themed Month: Historical Fantasy

Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

71 votes, 27.1%

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers

51 votes, 19.5%

The Native Star by M.K. Hobson

38 votes, 14.5%

Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey

27 votes, 10.3%

Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

24 votes, 9.2%

Empire of the Eagle by Andre Norton

19 votes, 7.3%

The Silver Skull by Mark Chadbourn

17 votes, 6.5%

A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer

15 votes, 5.7%

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“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, writing

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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations

tags: writing

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“Words are but the vague shadows of the volumes we mean. Little audible links, they are, chaining together great inaudible feelings and purposes.”
― Theodore Dreiser

tags: inadequacy-of-words, words, writing

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“People in general attach too much importance to words. They are under the illusion that talking effects great results. As a matter of fact, words are, as a rule, the shallowest portion of all the argument. They but dimly represent the great surging feelings and desires which lie behind. When the distraction of the tongue is removed, the heart listens.”
― Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie

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“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.”
― Theodore Dreiser

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