This Way to Texas: Irony in the inbox

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Irony in the inbox

You know how Amazon will send you emails of recommended purchases? I found one of these in my inbox this morning...

"We thought you might be interested in these items," it says, and then lists 13 different works, NINE of which are by the same author.

"The Man Who Folded Himself" by David Gerrold, Robert J. Sawyer, Geoffrey Klempner.

"When HARLIE Was One" David Gerrold.

"The Voyage of the Star Wolf" by David Gerrold.

"The Strange Disappearance And Equally Strange Reappearance Of David Gerrold" by David Gerrold.

"The Trouble with Tribbles: The Story Behind Star Trek's Most Popular Episode" by David Gerrold.

"The Martian Child (Original Novelette)" by David Gerrold.

"Starhunt: A Star Wolf Novel" by David Gerrold.

"The Middle of Nowhere: Second Edition (Star Wolf Book 3)" by by David Gerrold.

"Deathbeast" by David Gerrold.

I wonder how this came to pass..

1 comment:

Chris Nelson6:23 PM
Probably some crazy algorithm at Amazon that permanently has your name intertwined with Mr. "Assterix".

But how's Gerrold going to make a living if he doesn't check his white male privileges and rewrite his books include darker transsexual pedophiles that crusade for gender neutral restrooms while dismantling clocks to disrupt school?

LOL!

Take care Lou!
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"It’s possible that you haven’t run into the stories of Lou Antonelli. Since 2003, he’s been publishing delightful short tales of alternate history all over the nooks and crannies of the SF world. Thanks to Fantastic Books, we now have 28 of these little gems in one place. "Many of Antonelli’s stories have an unexpected twist ending. And many of them are what he calls “secret history” stories, which aren’t exactly alternate history—they’re set in our familiar history, but there’s always some element that contemporary observers missed. " -

- Don Sakers, The Reference Library, Analog July-Aug. 2014

A better path develops for a distraught man in “Double Exposure” by Lou Antonelli (debut 6/11 and reviewed by Frank D). Jake is about to end it all. He has been trying to keep his high maintenance wife happy for decades and has needed to embezzle to satisfy her spending habits. Now, on the verge of indictment and abandoned by his spouse, he buys a gun. Before he pulls the trigger, he spies a Kodak one-day photo hut. Curious, he pulls up to the window. They are holding pictures of him and his last girlfriend from 30 years before. The package is a lot thicker than it should be. Double Exposure” is listed as an Alternative History story but I would classify it as a Magical Realism tale. It is set as a second chance tale, a look into a life that should have been. The author is inspired by his memories of the old photo huts (I remember them) and of their disappearance. A cool idea (photos of another life), one that I could imagine would make for a great anthology.

- Frank Dutkiewicz, Diabolical Plots

“Great White Ship”: A traveler stuck waiting for a flight strikes up a conversation with an old airline employee. The Old Timer tells him a story of a Great White Airship that arrives from a most unusual destination. The story of a craft from an alternate reality and how it got there is only the precursor to the final act. This is one of my favorite stories from this site. I have a great passion for lighter-than-air craft and their potential as a future means of transport, which opens the story. The author uses this speculation to launch into an engaging tale. As fascinating as the main story line is, the alternate history premise that accompanies it is just as worthwhile. This story was well written and very well thought out. It is well worth the read. Recommended.

- James Hanzelka, Diabolical Plots

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Thursday, October 08, 2015

Irony in the inbox

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Whatever happened to that old Sunbelt?

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