Into the light and out of the dark, to be with his red-haired lady

[sovay]

1. I am pleased to see that there is now an award named after the childhood author I had to keep describing to people, because rushthatspeaks is the only other person I've met who's read her. Apparently I was just in the wrong country. Maybe now I'll be able to find a copy of Devil on My Back (1984).

2. I am sad that my first week as a thirty-year-old has been mixed at best and all my plans for this weekend have disintegrated. Fortunately, I will be able to console myself on Sunday with Case Histories—Peter Pan (2003) reminded me that I do not have enough Jason Isaacs in my life. I was also reminded by Dreamchild (1984) that I've never written about that film, but it won't be happening this afternoon.

3. Have an interview with Tilda Swinton.

I'll be proofreading.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Maybe now I'll be able to find a copy of Devil on My Back (1984).

I could order you one right now in the UK, and if it's here by this time next week I could bring it to the US and post it to you from CA. Is that unnecessarily convoluted?

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Ah, it would seem you've encountered the 'famous in Canada' problem. I have that one a lot, usually when I invoke some cultural touchstone of my childhood and people look at my blankly.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Seconding the "famous in Canada" syndrome/problem. I grew up with Monica Hughes as just being there, the same way Ruth Nichols (The Marrow of the World, A Walk Out of The World) was. Or Dennis Lee. Only in Canada, eh? Pity.

Gotta say, I also love how the Tilda interview contains links that lead to another Tilda interview, amongst other things. I wonder how far you could follow that chain...

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I checked my inventory, I have a second copy of it, if desperance hasnt ordered it already, you can have my dupe. its the 1986 Starfire paperback. Tag me with your addee and I will mail it next week.

I love her work, still one of my fave YA.

[teenybuffalo.livejournal.com]

No Sovay here on Sunday? Rats!

Next time, Gadget, next time...

Anyhow, if the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. I'll pester you later about some fun stuff next weekend.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

I am sad that your plans have come to naught, but glad that you've found a book you've been missing. I hope to see more of the second in the rest of this, your 31st year.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

1.

I'm glad to hear of this.

2.

I'm sorry to hear of the disintegration of your plans. I hope things improve soon. I hope you enjoy watching Case Histories. I very much liked the 2003 Peter Pan; it dealt better with some of the complexities of the story, I thought. The edginess of it, to use a terrible cliché.

3. Have an interview with Tilda Swinton.

For a moment I thought you were saying you yourself had an interview with Tilda Swinton; fortunately, I realised what was actually involved before I congratulated you on the fact. Interesting interview, in any event. Thank you for sharing it.

I'll be proofreading.

Hope it's productive, and ideally pleasant as well.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

May the next 51 weeks of 30 be splendid. You deserve no less.

At least there was fabulous film--and Tilda-ness.

Nine