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Missionary Man

»Von uns aus gesehen standen wir links«

I received a curious item in the mail this evening. It is a German paperback, circa 1995, entitled Ein neuer Mensch: Die besten Stories aus The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction #91. The back cover says this: Auswahlbände mit herausragenden Erzählungen aus diesem traditionsreichen und mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichneten

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By: Elder Shunn
Missionary Man

The Missionary De-Position

And today from Isabella Robertson at Nerve: Hi Bill, Thanks for all your help answering my questions. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room to fit in an extra piece in the issue as we turned out having more material than we could use . . . good luck with your book project.

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By: Elder Shunn
Missionary Man

How High?

So I had a response from Gordon Van Gelder at F&SF in the mailbox when I got home last night. It went something like this: I've had a chance to read "Timesink" now and I think the idea for it is great—thank you

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By: Elder Shunn

Spying on New York's Strongest*

It's always a happy morning when you put a lot of odd garbage out at the curb, like huge hunks of rotting scrap wood from the back yard, and the garbage men take it all. Yes! * Legend:      Police officers = New York's Finest      Firefighters = New York'

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By: William Shunn

On the Way to Buy Milk at the Corner Store

Oh, dude, come on. Don't let your dog pee on the trash bags at the curb! The garbage men have to pick those up!

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By: William Shunn
Missionary Man

Work, Work, Work

I should mention that while Missionary Man is on its way to Jim Frenkel, Silvertide is in the midst of revisions that will occupy me for probably the next six to eight weeks. But it's nice to have a deadline and a reason to work hard.

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By: Elder Shunn
Missionary Man

Mail In, Mail Out

Much traffic in and out of my mailbox these days. Nerve didn't take the essay I sent them, "Supercalifornication," but I did end up getting a phone call from them. Isabella Robertson, one of their editors, was hoping I was actually still a missionary, and that

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By: Elder Shunn

Musings on an Umbrella

It's a rainy day in New York, so I'm carrying my patented Gustbuster umbrella. When I got to the office this morning, I of course opened the umbrella and sat it next to my desk so it could dry. And that sparked a memory from some

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By: William Shunn

Miller Time

It's a great feeling when I can leave the office early enough that the subway entrance right on the corner is not yet locked. It closes at seven. This doesn't happen often. Woo-hoo!

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By: William Shunn
Frequently Answered Questions

Question 8

previous: Question 7 "Okay, so maybe you have the right to disseminate your honest opinions. But you're not honest. How can you justify the lies you tell about us?" You say potato, I say pomme de terre. You find it convenient to call me a liar

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By: William Shunn
Memoir

Not Just Empty Talk

Holy cow. Just got this email from my agent: I talked to Jim Frenkel yesterday and he said that I should send the first half of Missionary Man [the memoir] to him, and that we should send him Silvertide [the novel] when you're done. Seems like you (or

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By: William Shunn
Forehead Smack
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Forehead Smack

I can't believe I forgot to mention that Kelly Link won the Nebula for best novelette. And well-deserved it was, too, even though I predicted that Jim Kelly would win. Here are some photos from the Nebula weekend. See if you can spot █████ and me in the

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By: William Shunn

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