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Links
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Has been a friend and mentor to me for many years. Russian-Armenian immigrant writer and small-press publisher. Who posts on Sherwood Smith's SFF.net newsgroup as Dragonwriter. Michael Z. Williamson. Indianapolis-area writer and knife dealer. Last updated November 1, 2010.
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Leigh Kimmel's Bibliography -- Short Stories
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At Liberty Island Magazine. July 2, 2015. The Day the War Struck Home. At Liberty Island Magazine. May 19, 2015. Gnawing the Bones of the City. March 31, 2015. March 30, 2015. February 28, 2015. At Gus on the Moon! January 27, 2015. At Liberty Island Magazine. December 15, 2014. Bringing Home Major Tom" in Forging Freedom: Dimensions. Novembe 26, 2014. The Angry Astronaut Affair. At Liberty Island Magazine. November 17, 2014. The Japanese Jupiter Mission. October 17, 2014. June 17, 2014. December 10, 2011.
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Fandom
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These pages are devoted to the exploration and celebration of science fiction fandom and geek culture. As a result, I have chosen a "large tent" approach which does not restrict itself to traditional literary science fiction fandom, but also includes media fandom, gaming fandom, anime fandom and the like. Science fiction fandom was an early adopter of the Internet and the WorldWide Web. As a result, it's hardly surprising that one can find a large variety of links on the Web, from clubs and conventio...
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Works in Progress -- Short Fiction
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Short Works in Progress. This list covers all stories on which I have begun writing, but have not either published or definitely abandoned. As such, it includes stories in all stages of completion. After a lifetime of poverty, misery and despair, she was told that her steadfast love for her father had won her a place in Heaven - but he could not join her there. Knowing no place could be heaven for her without him, she set forth to find the only man who had truly loved her. The Sound of One Child Crying.
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Reading
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A collection of essays I have written on various works of science fiction. Written when I was a sophomore in high school, it does show its age, but is still interesting to compare and contrast my level of appreciation of the work at the time to a more mature understanding of it. The Identity of Kynes. Speculations on the development of the character of Kynes in the Dune novels. The Ancestry of Stilgar. Loneliness, Impersonality and the Tecton. An essay on the Sime Gen Universe of Jacqueline Lichtenberg.
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Leigh Kimmel's Writing Pages
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Reflections on the Writing Life. Reviews of books on writing. Last updated January 27, 2014.
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Convention Reviews
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A chronological listing of the cons I have attended. NameThatCon 13 - Moo Goo Gai Con. Name That Con 14 - Formaldecon, the Preservation of Fandom. Millennium Philcon, the 2001 Worldcon. ConFusion and Her Friends. Archon 31 - the 2007 NASFiC. Who's Yer Con 2009. Who's Yer Con 2010. Who's Yer Con 2011. Who's Yer Con 2012. Who's Yer Con 2013. LoneStarCon III, the 2013 World Science Fiction Convention. ConFusion 2014 - Legendary Confusion. Who's Yer Con 2014. Indiana Comic Con 2014. Tampa Bay Comic Con 2014.
