Kira Nerys > Recent Status Updates

"She makes sure the door is locked again and briefly wishes for a padlock. She takes the bicycle off its rack and leans it in front of the door. Barriers. Alarm systems. She goes to take a shower. Takes the kitchen knife with her. Undresses in the tub."

When I flipped through, this section led me to buy it. Didn't realize how short each vignette would be.

"It is a lovely sight to see a herring net drawn in, especially by moonlight when every fish hangs like a long silver drop from the close-set meshes."

Not sure how I'm feeling yet, especially in this 1873 excerpt, which mixes a naturalist's love of the Isles with an appreciative but uncomfortable portrait of the fishing community.

"Lost Paradise" is the only story I've actively not liked so far.

Getting a strong sense of Moore's style. "Dust of Gods" is the only one that's made the Indiana Jones comparison make sense.

C.L. Moore is who Lovecraft aspires to be.

Shambleau made a huge impact when I first read it, over 5 years ago, although it was less intense on this 4th-ish read.

Very interesting to see the similarities to Black Thirst. Smith and I both went on such an emotional journey regarding Vaudir.

It does Northwest a disservice to compare him to Han Solo, but he is THE space cowboy. More like Mal from Firefly, I'd say.

"I've written stuff I'm really proud of that hardly anyone read. I've written stuff I'm proud of that no one liked. That doesn't mean it didn't deserve to be written."

"At first just light commas of sun shower, then the blue sky went away altogether and the rain became pipe cleaners thwacking against the windshield, then handfuls splatting, like someone was cracking great eggs full of water and finally, harder still—bucketfuls of water being thrown across the windshield in a horizontal motion."

Returning it to the library after finishing the 5th chapter. It's pretty good, I'm just easily frustrated by nonfiction.

"We figure that the better you understand the feedback, the more likely you are to find *some*thing in it that is useful, or at the very least to understand the ways in which you are being misunderstood, and why."

"Flannery O'Connor is not an asshole." Ummm, wasn't she super racist? Either way, horrible name for a cat, I'm saying it now.

Audiobook loan ran out at beginning of chapter 8; resume there.

Page 2: "As my aunt Norie frequently points out, my job as a freelance antiques buyer gives me control over my time. Not making it to the Kaikan on time was my own passive-aggressive response to her demands." I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE SEEN.

As a millennial, I relate to this first chapter SO MUCH.

Lovegrove, James. "Steampunch." 3 stars. Finished 8/4/17.