rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ~ Juvenal Modern Translation: Whelp, I sure didn’t see that coming. Recently at a convention, my friend Paul di Filippo moderated a panel where he asked several of us about writing near-future science fiction. Paul invoked Charles Stross’ World building 404: The unknown unknowns regarding worldbuilding, especially in … Continue reading Another Word: A Flock of Crows in a Swan Suit by Fran Wilde