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ellen_datlow ([personal profile] ellen_datlow) wrote2009-04-05 06:35 pm
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What's up?

I've just finished my contribution to the next mind meld. (not telling the subject--sticking out tongue).

Crawling slowly towards the homestretch of my Best Horror of the Year #1 (I've contracted for 10 stories so far); and finally finished the bio/intros for Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror. Now I have to tear my hair out as I attempt to write a coherent preface/intro to the whole book.

Watched Pieces of April from 2003, with Katie Holmes as the problem child attempting Thanksgiving dinner for her family, made up of Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson, the latter amazing as the mother dying of cancer (nominated for the Oscar in Supporting category. Was robbed by Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain. In fact, everyone I saw was better than Zellweger that year --I didn't see Holly Hunter in Thirteen ). Alison Pill plays the younger sister and looks very young.

And four episodes of Carnivale's plus the first episode of Pushing Daisies--I'd seen a couple of shows later in the second season and was given the whole first season for my birthday.

This afternoon I went to a street fair on 23rd street (sucky as usual) and The Garage--where I picked up a couple of interesting tintypes and some pretty antique buttons.

Finally, Bookslut in Training, Colleen Mondor just reviewed Poe on Bookslut

[identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats on the writing! (We could always attempt to guess the Mind Meld topic...)

[identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. I'm just relieved. You'll never ever guess--it'll be up Wednesday morning though around 12:30 am (ET I think).

[identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Consulting the entrails of dead cats, they tell me it has something to do with authors and their out of print work!

[identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Hmph!
Are YOU participating? Or were you asked? Or is it just announced somewhere?

[identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
The cat entrails have remarkable accuracy...

Actually had to decline. The oldest authors I know still have their work in print! (Or what used to be out of print a decade ago is now available.)

[identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
I discuss collections and anthologies. No novels.

[identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com 2009-04-06 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Looking forward to your answers Ellen.