What Purpose Does Short Fiction Serve?

[ellen_datlow]

I and several other editors were asked the above question by SF Signal's John De Nardo. Here are our responses:
Mind Meld

Comments

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

And with apologies to Ellen, and completely hijacking this comment to take it even further off topic, I adore your icon. Trixie Belden! Love! (Also, see my icon.)

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I always love it when people on LJ tell me they also liked the Trixie books. :) It's such a fun series, and I don't know that many people IRL who've read it (well, except for my sister, whose books I stole and read when I was small. :) Although I guess with the reissuing, more kids might be reading it now.

My journal is on a Trixie theme, (not because I'm obsessed or anything, just because it was a fun idea to do) and about 1/3 of my icons are Trixie.

P.S. Heroine Addict icons are awesome.