Home, lost money

[ellen_datlow]

Not much, luckily. Only about $25--playing the slots at Mohegan Sun. A little Friday night after my sister and I had dinner (paid for by my bus bonus) and today before the bus home. I miss the one armed bandit--it's all push buttons now. And no cash but vouchers--harder to put aside --easier to spend. The best slots are those with the bonuses --they're fun, even if I can never understand which lines win what....


Lee Thomas called me Sunday morning to let me know that neither his story nor the anthology Inferno won. The awards were given too late Saturday night for him to contact me, but it's not like I was on the edge. I had a feeling Inferno wouldn't win.

2007 Bram Stoker Award Winners--Congratulations everyone!

[presented March 30, 2008]
Novel: The Missing by Sarah Langan

First Novel: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Long Fiction: Afterward, There Will Be A Hallway by Gary Braunbeck

Short Fiction: "The Gentle Brush of Wings " by David Niall Wilson

Fiction Collection: (Tie)
Proverbs for Monsters by Michael A. Arnzen
5 Stories by Peter Straub

Anthology: Five Strokes to Midnight edited by Gary Braunbeck and Hank Schwaeble

Nonfiction: THE CRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange & Downright Bizarre by Jonathan Maberry & David F. Kramer

Poetry Collection: (Tie)
Being Full of Light, Insubstantial by Linda Addison
VECTORS: A Week in the Death of a Planet by Charlee Jacob & Marge Simon

Lifetime Achievement Award: John Carpenter, Robert Weinberg

Richard Laymon President's Award: Mark Worthen, Stephen Dorato, Christopher Fulbright

Comments

[joeicarus.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

*twitch*

My wife loves those machines. In fact, we'll be heading out to visit the Seminoles and donate to their general prosperity sometime this week. (How much do we have to lose to become honorary Seminoles?) I can't stand those machines, but I do like blackjack and other table games (which we don't have on land around here). I scare myself when I gamble, so it's just as well that it's so hard to get to any good venues around here.

If you can play for a good long while and only lose $25, you're doing pretty well.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I know. I TRY to play for fun and pace myself. I used to play the 25 cent machines but lost too quickly. So then it was down to the nickels and finally the pennies. :-)

[charlesatan.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! (Hmmm, they should include a gambling bonus!)

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

My review of Inferno should show up on http://www.ookami.co.uk soon under the reviews section. I'll let you know when it's posted.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sorry to hear Inferno didn't win. But *I'm* enjoying it so far.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you--but that readers are reading it and enjoying it are more important...and it's always great to be nominated :-)

[angelinehawkes.livejournal.com]

Richard Laymon President's Award:
And don't forget Christopher! I'm so proud of him, Steve and Mark for all of their hard work on the website!
Congrats to all winners AND Nominees!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

So sorry. It must have been cut off when I pasted it from somewhere else. Fixed now.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry Inferno didn't win. It certainly deserved to.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thanks Nick!