It is nomination season for speculative fiction awards. My stories are eligible for a bunch of awards. The Hugo Awards, the Ditmar Awards and the Chronos Awards are all open for nominations. My eligible stories from last year include: Hokkaido…
Aidan Doyle
The Revolution Will Not Be Anthologised
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Aidan Green Has Been Stealing My Stories
Tangent Online has put out their recommended reading list for 2010 http://www.tangentonline.com/news-mainmenu-158 One of my fellow Clarionites, L.Hannett gets a mention for her Commonplace Sacrifices. Hokkaido Green gets a 3-star mention. “Hokkaido Green,” by Aidan Green (Strange Horizons, 11/10) F***…
Valentine Day’s Train Conversation
I overheard this converation on the train. It took place between two schoolgirls that looked around 16 years old. A: Did you hear Carla’s boyfriend bought her a rose for Valentine’s Day? B: That is so adorable. Did Jason get you…
Egypt: Evolution of a Revolution
My thoughts on what the future holds for Egypt.
Terror, Unspeakable Cruelty & English Lessons in North Korea
Some of the terrors I witnessed in North Korea. In 1968, the North Koreans sent a team of commandos to kill the South Korean president. They reached the presidential residence, but failed to kill the president. Only two of the…
Ten Things I’ve Done That You (Probably) Haven’t
A few weeks ago Jay Lake, John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal listed ten things they’d done that their readers probably hadn’t. I can’t compete with Jay Lake’s “Fought a fatal porn fire”, but here are my Ten Things I’ve Done…
