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Scheherazade in Blue Jeans
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Permanent Account Created on 2002-03-25 10:32:08 (#505856), last updated 2012-05-16
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Basic Info| Name: | Magical Truthsaying Bastard Shadesong |
|---|---|
| Location: | Watertown, Massachusetts, United States |
| Website: | Shayara |
Contact:
shadesong@livejournal.com Bio"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
"And though she be but little, she is fierce."
--Wm. Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Who I Am
*waves* Hi! I'm Shira. I write stuff.
I live in one of the few single-family homes in Watertown, MA with my fabulous husband Adam (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.6)
yendi) and boyfriend Judah (sindrian) and wonderful 16-year-old daughter Elayna, and three cats (Max, Jack, and Victoria).
Poetry
* "Wool and Silk and Wood" in Electric Velocipede #15/16, November 2008
* "Unruly Harvest" in Polu Texni, December 2008
* "About a Girl" is a poem and a perfume; check it out at Violette Market!
* "When Her Eyes Open" in Lone Star Stories, February 2009; it was reprinted in the 2009 Eaton Science Fiction Conference's speculative poetry sampler, and was nominated for the Rhysling Award.
* "Twelve" in Cabinet des Fees, March 2009
* "Nine Things About Oracles" in Electric Velocipede #20 (2010)
* "The Library, After" in Mythic Delirium #24; it has been nominated for the Micro Award and the Rhysling Award.
* "The Changeling's Lament" in Stone Telling #5; it has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Tiptree Award, and the Rhysling Award.
Short Fiction
* "The Angel of Fremont Street" in ChiZine, January 2009. It was shortlisted for the Million Writers Award.
* "Fortune" in Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name, thes00j benefit anthology
* "Valentines" in Interfictions 2, November 2009
* "And to My Wife" in Electric Velocipede #20 (2010)
* "Salt Brides" in Abyss & Apex, October 2010; it has been nominated for the Micro Award.
* "Between Truth and Life" in Steam Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, January 2011.
* "The Portal to Heaven" in Electric Velocipede #21
* "Fortune" reprinted in ChiZine, May 2011
* "Valentines" reprinted in Apex Magazine, June 2011
* "I Am Thinking of You in the Spaces Between" in Apex Magazine, October 2011; it's on Tangent Online's recommended reading list.
In process: Cicatrix is the seriously bent portal fantasy, Places You Haunt is the Vegas mythpunk, and Shayara is the political thriller urban fantasy.
Fighting Crime
I volunteer at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, doing community outreach and education. Please contact BARCC if you think your Boston-local school or place of work could benefit from one of our workshops or speeches!
Medical Crap
I have epilepsy and celiac disease, among other things. Expect me to talk about this!
Social
I have a button that says "Bi, Poly, Switch: I'm not indecisive, I'm greedy!" I have another button that says "Bisexual, Polyamorous, Involved (Not Looking)". That pretty well covers me for the time being. :) I have the aforementioned wonderful husband and boyfriend. My calendar is very full.
Friending Policy
If you like my journal, feel free to add me! I like meeting new people. I don't friend everybody back. This is not a reflection upon you! It's just that I'm barely keeping up with the list now.
DISCLAIMER!
Where Else Am I?
You can find me at the BARCC blog, Facebook (you can be my fan there, too), Twitter, and Ravelry.
Any questions?
Thank you, drive through.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
"And though she be but little, she is fierce."
--Wm. Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Who I Am
*waves* Hi! I'm Shira. I write stuff.
I live in one of the few single-family homes in Watertown, MA with my fabulous husband Adam (
yendi) and boyfriend Judah (sindrian) and wonderful 16-year-old daughter Elayna, and three cats (Max, Jack, and Victoria).Poetry
* "Wool and Silk and Wood" in Electric Velocipede #15/16, November 2008
* "Unruly Harvest" in Polu Texni, December 2008
* "About a Girl" is a poem and a perfume; check it out at Violette Market!
* "When Her Eyes Open" in Lone Star Stories, February 2009; it was reprinted in the 2009 Eaton Science Fiction Conference's speculative poetry sampler, and was nominated for the Rhysling Award.
* "Twelve" in Cabinet des Fees, March 2009
* "Nine Things About Oracles" in Electric Velocipede #20 (2010)
* "The Library, After" in Mythic Delirium #24; it has been nominated for the Micro Award and the Rhysling Award.
* "The Changeling's Lament" in Stone Telling #5; it has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Tiptree Award, and the Rhysling Award.
Short Fiction
* "The Angel of Fremont Street" in ChiZine, January 2009. It was shortlisted for the Million Writers Award.
* "Fortune" in Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name, the
s00j benefit anthology* "Valentines" in Interfictions 2, November 2009
* "And to My Wife" in Electric Velocipede #20 (2010)
* "Salt Brides" in Abyss & Apex, October 2010; it has been nominated for the Micro Award.
* "Between Truth and Life" in Steam Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, January 2011.
* "The Portal to Heaven" in Electric Velocipede #21
* "Fortune" reprinted in ChiZine, May 2011
* "Valentines" reprinted in Apex Magazine, June 2011
* "I Am Thinking of You in the Spaces Between" in Apex Magazine, October 2011; it's on Tangent Online's recommended reading list.
In process: Cicatrix is the seriously bent portal fantasy, Places You Haunt is the Vegas mythpunk, and Shayara is the political thriller urban fantasy.
Fighting Crime
I volunteer at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, doing community outreach and education. Please contact BARCC if you think your Boston-local school or place of work could benefit from one of our workshops or speeches!
Medical Crap
I have epilepsy and celiac disease, among other things. Expect me to talk about this!
Social
I have a button that says "Bi, Poly, Switch: I'm not indecisive, I'm greedy!" I have another button that says "Bisexual, Polyamorous, Involved (Not Looking)". That pretty well covers me for the time being. :) I have the aforementioned wonderful husband and boyfriend. My calendar is very full.
Friending Policy
If you like my journal, feel free to add me! I like meeting new people. I don't friend everybody back. This is not a reflection upon you! It's just that I'm barely keeping up with the list now.
DISCLAIMER!
Where Else Am I?
You can find me at the BARCC blog, Facebook (you can be my fan there, too), Twitter, and Ravelry.
Any questions?
Thank you, drive through.
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