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In the introduction to the now infamous Death Scenes — the collection of LAPD officer Jack Huddleston’s crime scene photography spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s — novelist Katherine Dunn writes that the images contained within are “proof that there were no ‘good old days.’” Our parents and grandparents often try to tell us that [...]

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Inmate mistakenly released from prison despite telling guards he should stay

Inmate mistakenly released from prison despite telling guards he should stay Staff at a prison wrongly released an inmate despite the fact he told them he should not be freed, a court has heard. Robert Winthrop, 39, told guards at Durham Prison he was meant to remain locked up while awaiting sentence on drugs charges. But the inmate, who has admitted cocaine and amphetamine dealing, was told to pack...

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Portland novelist Katherine Dunn (Geek Love) fights...

Portland novelist Katherine Dunn (Geek Love) fights off a would-be purse-snatcher. She is a boxer. And I am in love. That is all.

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Geek Love author fends off thief

“Getting a tetanus shot, it made me feel young again.” Geek Love author Katherine Dunn, 64, uses her kickboxing skills to fight off a purse snatcher. (Via.)

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Did you blog my book?

If you were interested in winning some mentoring and you've read Indigo Springs , the details of the blog-my-book contest are here . The deadline was yesterday, but if you had already blogged about the book by then and want in on the draw, send me the link. The winner will be announced Wednesday morning! In other news, I and over twenty other SF authors will be signing at the Powell's at 3415 Cedar...

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You don't rob Katherine Dunn

Katherine Dunn (author of one of my favorite books, Geek Love) showed a purse snatcher why you don't want to mess with an author who has a passion for boxing. “My left arm is wrapped up in the purse, her...

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A Little Geek Love

And stay off her lawn, too. 'Geek Love' author fights off purse snatcher in Northwest Portland | Health & Fitness News - OregonLive.com : "Author Katherine Dunn spent more than 10 years training with the fighters of Knott Street Boxing Club in Northeast Portland’s Matt Dishman Community Center. But Dunn, best known for her novel “Geek Love,” had never fought for a purse until...

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An Interview with Veach

I heard about the Great Interview Experiment hosted by Citzen of the Month via my hubby, SciFi Dad . I thought it would be fun to participate. If anything, it would give me a chance to get to know two more bloggers! I interviewed Veach from Snapperhead . MTM: How did you come up with the blog name "Snapperhead"? Veach: The term was a neologism I fabricated in the mid-1990's to be used—derogatorily—when...

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Old goat collaborations

Remember a few days ago when I put out a plea for the lovely elderly goat ladies from New Moon Farm Goat Rescue needing a home? Well, someone came through! Her name is Katherine Dunn...um, oh, that would be me! Quit laughing. I suppose some of you just rolled your eyes and thought, "How long is it going to take her to pull a Lucy Ricardo on the Dirt Farmer and get those old goats in the barn?"...Ellen...

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Christian Peet on Aase Berg

[As part of the Delerious Hem forum on male writes writing about feminism, Christian Peet wrote the following interesting analysis of Aase Berg's poetry (The interview is rather long and it has other interesting analyses, but I'll just post this part). This is one of the most interesting uses of eco-poetics I've read:] resently my feminist icons tend to be living, are not always icons for other folks,...

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And Paypal responds

I will have the vet pack up some of the abscess goop and package it nicely for Paypal. If anyone uses a merchant for online shopping carts for their site, please let me know which one. I think I've outgrown Paypal. If you'd still like to enter the raffle, you will have to mail a check to me at 14710 NW Tupper RD, Yamhill, OR, 97148. Please send by 10/1. And let me know you are mailing it. I'm off to...

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Bookmarks

Another busy week. I'm enjoying a perfect summer peach for breakfast, and realizing that what will all my teenage nieces visiting and other busy family stuff, I haven't blogged in ages. Also, the only thing I've painted lately is my toenails, and that was a while ago too. BUT, let me tell you about all the good books I have bookmarks in right now! I read a little every day, it's my favorite way to...

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Best of My Summer Reading

Poetry Body Traffic by Stephen Dobyns (contains some great poems about aging, some very original looks at various body parts, and a sequence of sonnets about Cezanne that's really about writing poetry) And by Michael Blumenthal (wow, I'd never heard of this guy before a friend recommended the book. Lyrical, discursive, classical and innovative at the same time, truly hybrid in the way that the Norton...

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Dunn on Christensen

Katherine Dunn (Geek Love) admires Kate Christensen’s novels. (The Epicure’s Lament is her favorite.)

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Review-a-Day for Thu, Jul 2: Trouble

Trouble by Kate Christensen, a review from The Oregonian by Katherine Dunn.