John Scalzi has a shareware short story available for download: “How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story” You can download it for free then, if you like it, send money!

Jay’s Conversations with Patients make me laugh.

Blue milk on the fact that maternity leave is not a holiday.

California Supreme court overturns gay marriage ban.

“The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.”

Now, if only we could follow suit here in Australia.

I discovered the Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans and have been following links all over the place.

Grab Your Fork makes me hungry and also makes me realise I should try out some of the restaurants close to home.

And on that note, time for lunch – home made pea and ham soup, here I come!