"The two visions resonated against one another, making a subliminal vibration that dampened his thought, leaving only a shallow habit-self to deal with the business of daily living. Now his mind shuddered to its roots, quaking, erupting, in agonized, panicky awareness."

#SheriSTepper, Raising the Stones, 1990

#novels #SciFi #quotes

"'They smell so good,' Mārie had said, never thinking of reading what was inside. She had never read an old-style book. Outside the universities or the great libraries, few people had. If you wanted to know what was in some old volume, it was much easier to ask the stage to summarize it for you, or do a commentary, or even dramatize it, if you were in the mood for that."

#SheriSTepper, Raising the Stones, 1990

#books #novels #SciFi #quotes

Octothorpe 121 is here, in which we discuss Grass, by Sheri S Tepper, which was a finalist for the Hugo Award in 1990. This is Alison’s pick for John and Liz to read, and we go into some of the themes of the book and whether or not female authors are as well-remembered as men (spoiler: no). Listen here: https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/121-all-about-the-vibes/

#HugoAwards #ScienceFiction #Podcast #SheriTepper #SheriSTepper

As part of moving to toot.cat, I am rebuilding things that seemed to work in my old profile (RIP toot.site).

Here are things I am interested in!

#Gardening
#NativePlants
#KansasGardening
#KansasNativePlants
#Pollinators
#PollinatorsMatter
#Sunsets
#kswx
#KansasWeather
#Reading
#Gaming
#DAndD
#DungeonsAndDragons
#Pathfinder 2
#Portal
#Portal2
#EscapeSimulator
#Raft
#Divinity2
#Herbology
#SheriSTepper
#UsPolitics
#WomensHealth
#Knitting
#Yarn