Benjamin Rosenbaum
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/
Benjamin Rosenbaum's unregenerate musings on writing, parenting, technology, politics, speculative fiction, fabulism, imaginary friends, and shiny gumballs.en-us2010-03-09T19:18:41+01:00My favorite discovery from the various "Jewish Narnias" threads
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_03.html#000813
Ben "It's clobberin' time" Grimm is (officially, Marvel-canon) Jewish. Apparently everyone knew this but me. To quote Karen Meisner, "The...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-03-09T19:18:41+01:00"To put it crudely, if Christianity is a fantasy religion, then Judaism is a science fiction religion"
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_02.html#000812
This actually might explain a lot about my own discomfort with epic fantasy....Philosophizingbenrosen2010-02-27T15:02:24+01:00"Night Waking" under CC license, here, and at Beam Me Up
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_02.html#000811
Here's a story: "Night Waking". It was originally published in the much mourned little zine with teeth, Flytrap, in 2004,...Writing Announcementsbenrosen2010-02-25T20:11:30+01:00The robot makes the rounds, searching for faces
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_02.html#000810
Anthroptic is still lounging about the high art world, wearing a black turtleneck, eating canapes, drinking flutes of champagne and...Writing Announcementsbenrosen2010-02-18T07:27:04+01:00"Biographical Notes..." at Podcastle
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_02.html#000807
The fine folks at Podcastle have done an audiobook version of "Biographical Notes to 'A Discourse on the Nature of...Writing Announcementsbenrosen2010-02-12T15:22:34+01:00Viva La Pantera!
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000776
All science fiction is destined to become alternate history: This is an issue of the newspaper of the 1990 student...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-01-31T14:25:15+01:00Shorter "Where the Wild Things Are" (the movie)
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000804
We are monstrous; we are loved. (I liked it, if you were wondering; more than my kids did, I think,...benrosen2010-01-26T18:36:17+01:00"Irrlicht" in Pandora 4
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000803
My and David Ackert's collaborative short story "Stray", originally published in the December 2007 F&SF, has been translated into German...Writing Announcementsbenrosen2010-01-25T14:33:12+01:00Bus Billboard
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000801
The ancient, hacked-by-me version of MoveableType I use for blogging is sketchy about sending me email when people comment, so...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-01-19T17:58:58+01:00Dad's Paper
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000800
Now that my Dad is retired, he is getting back to physics. He wandered away from the subject of...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-01-18T21:56:12+01:00On telling stories to kids
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000797
A friend wrote me a letter asking for tips on how to tell his daughter stories. What a wonderful thing...Childrenbenrosen2010-01-12T20:15:18+01:00Avatar: Minimal Invasive Retcon (beware spoilers; also Matrix spoilers)
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000796
Okay, so perhaps someone has named this idea already, but if not, I would like to propose the following meme:...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-01-11T20:44:35+01:00Shorter Avatar (aka "Pocahontas Reloaded")
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000795
Apparently, we get FTL before decent wheelchairs. And also much Fail. Minimal invasive retconning post coming soon. Edited to add:...Philosophizingbenrosen2010-01-10T17:46:49+01:00Decade; frog; not Twitter; "cool with"
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2010_01.html#000794
First, happy new year everyone. How was your decade? Oh good, or I'm sorry to hear that, depending. I had...Other Things That Happenbenrosen2010-01-06T20:47:35+01:00Going to Readercon
http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/archives/2009_12.html#000792
I will be at Readercon 21 this summer. Who's going? Anyone want to share a room, ride from airport, etc.?...Writing Announcementsbenrosen2009-12-16T13:07:55+01:00