{"id":36,"date":"2008-11-06T20:20:43","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T01:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2010-06-11T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T13:43:17","slug":"liquid-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/liquid-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nEggnog tastes like liquid cake to me. Maybe that in and of itself is enough reason to feel festive and to be happy.<\/p>\n

I picked up a copy of Kindred, by Octavia Butler today at the library. I have picked up and checked out her work before, but I think that this is the time that I am going to read it. I felt drawn to it. Generally, I am not a science fiction reader.<\/p>\n

I was discussing one of my ideas for a novel with someone from my writing group several months ago. She said that the concept reminded her of Octavia Butler. Now that I am trying to hash trough that novel through NaNoWriMo, I am feeling drawn to Butler. Junot Diaz, whom I really admire, had also mentioned her in an interview I read a few years ago. I think that last time I tried to read her, it was in response to that interview. Speaking of NaNoWriMo, I probably should be working on that novel right now. *sigh*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eggnog tastes like liquid cake to me. Maybe that in and of itself is enough reason to feel festive and to be happy. I picked up a copy of Kindred, by Octavia Butler today at the library. 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