Her hour come round at last

A very Happy Birthday to tammypierce!

I can't think of a single author whose works have had more influence on me as a reader, as a writer, and probably as a person too--here's hoping you have a birthday as awesome as your heroines.

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In other news, rachelmanija has an interesting essay on Ponyo at the Internet Review of Science Fiction. I think she's particularly good on discussing the parental figures in the movie, which apparently some people found problematic (I will admit immediately that I didn't notice any problems, but this is because I am not a parent), as well as on the movie versus the Anderson story.

And now to work.