Censorship | Censorship
Jun.16.2012
Let's talk about vaginas. Excuse me, did I offend you?
What would you have me call it?
Before you answer or I make suggestions, do you know LMFAO's song? The duo's hit, Sexy And I know It, is a mash up of words, rythms and catch phrases -
Girl look at that body
Girl look at that body
Girl...
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May.24.2012
A long while ago - long enough that I do not remember which enlightened mother I was talking to - I was party to a discussion about Children's (YA) Literature. And the topic turned to naughty language. The mother said she never attempted to censor her children's reading habits. If they didn't...
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May.16.2012
My first experience with Brent was a simple one. He sent me an email, asking if he could review my forthcoming (at the time) Young Adult novel Jumpstart the World for his blog, The Naughty Book Kitties. I contacted my Knopf publicist, had a copy mailed to him, and that was that.
Except...
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May.08.2012
Ethiopian Journalist and "political prisoner" Eskinder Nega.
Political relations between China and the United States may have been visibly strained due to Chinese activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng’s unexpected bid for asylum last week but diplomacy and fellowship between authors from...
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Apr.25.2012
Did you notice that I changed the tagline on my website to “Here to get your hopes up”? It used to say “Pleasure & Purpose. Aligned,” which is a motto I still like, but the new sentiment has definitely taken precedence. I’ve given some talks lately in which hope and fear figure...
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Apr.11.2012
OK, I understand that lots o' folk are scared of sex (or, in my mind, envious of other folk having sex) and they want to get rid of such trashy talk from the schools and libraries. However, when To Kill A Mockingbird is cited as being racist - well, parody hangs its head.
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Apr.10.2012
I was at an education fair for an elementary and middle school at a Barnes & Noble store last week. The atmosphere was galvanized with hunger for story and words. Parents, kids, and teachers didn’t stroll or loll to look at books. The children ran throughout the store and the parents were...
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Mar.20.2012
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." -- H. L. Mencken
I'm a recluse.
Not obsessively. But I'm not very social. I don't like to go out. I'd much rather spend my time one-on-one with...
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Mar.14.2012
The news from Smashwords last night was spectacular. Paypal has reversed their proposed censorship policy. Bestiality, rape and incest are back on the erotica menu!!
Well, yay.
That's one down, 700 million more issues to go.
Here's one worth looking into, gang. This came in the Rolling Stone...
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Mar.06.2012
Let me offer you a scene.
A small bank in any town. Morning. The light slants through the front windows and splashes over the polished granite flooring. A conservatively dressed woman stands at the front of the line, waiting for the next available teller. A place becomes free and she steps up to...
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