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Stephen Case14 May 2013, 02:07as archived
Wolfe-inspired short story collection
Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/
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From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R.
A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. -Steve
Stephen Case Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science University of Notre Dame www.stephenrcase.com 815.295.4720
Daniel Otto Jack Petersen14 May 2013, 21:32as archived
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Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP
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On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case <scase1 at nd.edu> wrote: Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. -Steve -- Stephen Case Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science University of Notre Dame www.stephenrcase.com 815.295.4720 _______________________________________________
Marc Aramini15 May 2013, 00:33as archived
Some old posters were published authors, but haven't seen them in a while. Michael andre-Driussi, yves meynard, patrick o leary, Borski- (some of his criticism might be wild enough to classify, too; though I admire a few of his more sound textual observations). Trying to think of more, sure I am missing some. Not sure if Alice Turner wrote fiction or was solely an influential editor... Yes, I am lucky. Alas, the vast majority of my writing is sealed in a desk where it will probably remain forever. Lots of Notre Dame posters - Craig as well. Do you know professor Buttigieg there, Steve? My favorite professor, though I was a biochem major back then and I haven't seen him since like 1999. In any case I will check out the collection. Sent from my iPhone
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On May 14, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen <danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case <scase1 at nd.edu> wrote:
Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. -Steve -- Stephen Case Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science University of Notre Dame www.stephenrcase.com 815.295.4720 _______________________________________________
António Pedro Marques15 May 2013, 02:58as archived
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You'll post us a link when it does come out, right, March?
Daniel Otto Jack Petersen15 May 2013, 08:37as archived
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Oh, I didn't know O'Leary had posted here. I thought I also heard that Neil Gaiman was posting here back in the 90s, discussing Long Sun or something.... -DOJP
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On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Marc Aramini <marcaramini at yahoo.com> wrote: Some old posters were published authors, but haven't seen them in a while. Michael andre-Driussi, yves meynard, patrick o leary, Borski- (some of his criticism might be wild enough to classify, too; though I admire a few of his more sound textual observations). Trying to think of more, sure I am missing some. Not sure if Alice Turner wrote fiction or was solely an influential editor... Yes, I am lucky. Alas, the vast majority of my writing is sealed in a desk where it will probably remain forever. Lots of Notre Dame posters - Craig as well. Do you know professor Buttigieg there, Steve? My favorite professor, though I was a biochem major back then and I haven't seen him since like 1999. In any case I will check out the collection. Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen < danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Stephen Case <scase1 at nd.edu> wrote:
Please pardon this rather self-serving note to the list and feel free to ignore if uninterested. I've recently published a collection of short stories, TREES AND OTHER WONDERS, that is now available on the Kindle Store: http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Other-Wonders-Collected-ebook/dp/B00CPS3C3C/ From the description: "for fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, and Jorge Luis Borges," which is why I trouble you with it at all. Wolfe has long been a primary inspiration for my own writing. We have corresponded for a number of years, and he has given me very helpful feedback on some of my own stories. This collection includes ten previously-published works (first appearing in a number of pro and semi-pro zines) as well as two appearing here for the first time. I'm certainly very far from being anywhere near Gene's league, but I hope that fans of Wolfe might find glimmers of that sense of wonder he does so well in my own work. Plus, I'd be very interested to hear what you think-- because fans of Wolfe are the sort of readers I'm looking for. -Steve -- Stephen Case Graduate Student, Program for the History and Philosophy of Science University of Notre Dame www.stephenrcase.com 815.295.4720 _______________________________________________
Stephen Palmer15 May 2013, 10:19as archived
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:23 +0100 From: Daniel Otto Jack Petersen <danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net> Subject: Re: (urth) Wolfe-inspired short story collection Message-ID: ??? <CAGB0RZ6wbbHOs8S3QEGuzDfDEyaR399cZp+nF=ZmzVDJV0mhrA at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks for this, Steve!? I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP Hi Everyone, Long-time reader of the Urth List here, but I've never contributed before now. I'm a British SF author published since 1996, some of my work has been compared to GW, mostly I suspect because I also love the "mysteries beneath the text" style that GW is a master of. When I first discovered him in the early 'eighties, I realised I'd found the writing style I'd been seeking. Luckily, I began with TBOTNS back in those days! A couple of my novels might be of interest to GW fans, "Urbis Morpheos" and "Memory Seed." Keep up the great work on this list, it's been fascinating reading for a long time... Steve Palmer
Andy Robertson15 May 2013, 13:02as archived
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Some of my "NIGHTLAND" stuff mixes in GW vibes . . .most notably, the Great Redoubt was originally meant to be a starship . . . !!!! hartshorn
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On 15/05/2013 11:19, Stephen Palmer wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 22:32:23 +0100 From: Daniel Otto Jack Petersen <danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com <mailto:danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com>> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net <mailto:urth at lists.urth.net>> Subject: Re: (urth) Wolfe-inspired short story collection Message-ID: <CAGB0RZ6wbbHOs8S3QEGuzDfDEyaR399cZp+nF=ZmzVDJV0mhrA at mail.gmail.com <mailto:ZmzVDJV0mhrA at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks for this, Steve! I'm an aspiring writer of fiction myself and influenced by Wolfe and Lafferty - so you're not alone. I hope I can share my own book with the list some day (with similar apologies and qualifications). Obviously Marc Aramini that frequently posts here is a Wolfe-influenced writer of fiction, as he has a story in the upcoming Wolfe-inspired volume of fiction (his name in the same table of contents as the master himself, the lucky dog). Any others? -DOJP Hi Everyone, Long-time reader of the Urth List here, but I've never contributed before now. I'm a British SF author published since 1996, some of my work has been compared to GW, mostly I suspect because I also love the "mysteries beneath the text" style that GW is a master of. When I first discovered him in the early 'eighties, I realised I'd found the writing style I'd been seeking. Luckily, I began with TBOTNS back in those days! A couple of my novels might be of interest to GW fans, "Urbis Morpheos" and "Memory Seed." Keep up the great work on this list, it's been fascinating reading for a long time... Steve Palmer _______________________________________________
Tony Ellis16 May 2013, 08:25as archived
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Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote: Any others?
Pride compels me to admit that I had an incredibly juvenile Wolfean story published in Aboriginal SF Magazine years ago. Shame ensures that I'm not going to tell you which issue.
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes16 May 2013, 14:45as archived
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I haven't published anything I'd call "Wolfean," but I've published four stories in the past. The only one in print is in Kevin J. Anderson's "Tales of Jabba's Palace" -- yes, a STARWARS story -- and the one I'm proudest of is in an old issue of REALMS OF FANTASY.
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On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Tony Ellis <tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com>wrote: Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote:
Any others?
Pride compels me to admit that I had an incredibly juvenile Wolfean story published in Aboriginal SF Magazine years ago. Shame ensures that I'm not going to tell you which issue. _______________________________________________

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