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Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
September 2011 (Volume 14, Issue 9, Post 2)
WOSSNAME is a free publication for members of the worldwide
Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the North
American Discworld Society and other continental groups. Are you a
member? Yes, if you sent in your name, country and e-mail address.
Are there any dues? No! As a member of the Klatchian Foreign Legion,
you'd only forget them...
Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Fiona (not Bruce) Bruce
Newshounds: Vera, Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow
Staff Writers: Asti, Pitt the Elder, Steven D'Aprano
Convention Reporters: Mithtrethth Hania Ogg et al
Staff Technomancer: Jason Parlevliet
Book Reviews: Drusilla D'Afanguin
Puzzle Editor: Tiff
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
DW Horoscope: Lady Anaemia Asterisk, Fernando Magnifico
Emergency Staff: Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare
Copyright 2011 by Klatchian Foreign Legion
"Grandad was superstitious about books. He thought that if you had
enough of them around, education leaked out, like radioactivity."
Johnny and the Dead, p. 46, Doubleday hardcover edition
"Not doing any magic at all was the chief task of wizards not
'not doing magic' because they couldn't do magic, but not doing
magic when they could do and didn't. Any ignorant fool can fail to
turn someone else into a frog. You have to be clever to refrain
from doing it when you know how easy it is."
Going Postal, pp. 142-143, Doubleday hardcover edition
Vorbis wouldn't like it...
Readers in the USA are now in the fine days of Banned Books Week
(BBW), an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read and the
importance of the USA Constitution's famous First Amendment. BBW
occurs during the last week of September and is sponsored by the
American Booksellers Association, American Booksellers Foundation
for Free Expression, the American Library Association, American
Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of American
Publishers, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Coalition
Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, PEN
American Center, and the National Association of College Stores,
and is also endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of
This year the event runs from 24th September to 1st October.
A main feature of Banned Books Week in 2011 is the "internet read-
out", which among other venues features a dedicated YouTube channel
with videos like this one:
...and The American Library Association's puppet-based video on the
"Intellectual freedom the freedom to access information and
express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered
unorthodox or unpopular provides the foundation for Banned Books
Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of
unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and
access them. The books featured during Banned Books Week have been
targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were
banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not
banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers,
booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the
library collections..."
"Booksellers around the country are responding to the Internet read-
out that is the focus of this year's Banned Books Week, Sept.
24-Oct. 1. Bookstores of all sizes are planning events during which
they will create videos of customers reading from their favorite
banned books. 'We are really pleased with the response from
bookstores. In addition to the Tattered Cover Book Store and other
stalwart supporters of Banned Books Week, we have been contacted by
stores that are planning their first BBW events,' Chris Finan,
president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
(ABFFE), said... Two kinds of videos will be posted on the special
YouTube channel created for the read-out: readings from banned books
and eyewitness accounts of book challenges..."
Support Banned Books Week, and here's to a future of Freedom of
Also, I'd like to draw your attention to an unbanned plug for "star
of L-space and devoted/accomplished Pratchett essayist" Stacie Hanes
who's written a nice piece over at Locus about "books about space":
Oh, and there's some English fantasy author whose next novel is
published on the 13th of October...
It's a bumper fun issue this time. On with the show!
Annie Mac
After numerous enquiries I would like to make it clear that although
I am indeed working on my autobiography, the book 'Terry Pratchett
The Spirit of Fantasy' is not officially authorised in any way. My
personal account of my life is well under way, including all the
saucy bits and lies I can now tell because the people who know
otherwise are now dead :)
Further more, just to clarify, due to our punishing writing schedule
neither Rob or myself will be attending the Irish Discworld
Convention this year.
All the best.
(signed) Terry Pratchett
To view the original of this message on the web, go to PJSM Prints:
September's 13th-of-the-month Facebook Snuff goodie was an
announcement of a competition. Unfortunately, it was a rather short
competition, lasting only a few days:
"Win tickets to the Launch Party of Snuff! The Countdown Has Begun!
On the 19th October 2011 a very special party will be taking place
aboard a paddle steamer on the Thames in London. It will be the
launch party of a very special book. Snuff, the 39th Discworld Novel
by Sir Terry Pratchett. We have two tickets to give away to this
event where Sir Terry will be the guest of honour! All you have to
do is answer the following question, email your answer with your
name and address to: discworld@... and the
winner will be picked at random out of those with the correct answer
on Friday 16th September at 10am (GMT) and announced on this page."
(For the record, the question was: "What was Terry Pratchett's first
published short story called?" The winner's name hasn't been posted
yet as of this time Ed.)
Waterstone's Salisbury is in the middle of a promotion called "39
Days of Discworld". Each day, the first person to pre-order Snuff
in-store or by telephone will win a free copy of that day's featured
Discworld book. Each book (paperback only) features the original
artwork on the cover.
If the day's winning order is via phone, the free book will be sent
with the customer's copy of Snuff when published. Only one free book
per person is allowed, so don't get overexcited...
Publishers Weekly! And starred, which is always a good thing:
"Pratchett's 39th Discworld novel (after 2010's I Shall Wear
Midnight) brings back fan favorite Sam Vimes, the cynical yet
extraordinarily honorable Ankh-Morpork City Watch commander also
known (if unenthusiastically) as His Grace Sir Samuel, the Duke of
Ankh. Vimes faces an onerous task: two weeks off in the country at
his wife's family estate. It's not the thought of spending time with
his beloved Sybil or precocious six-year-old Young Sam that bothers
him; it's just that a copper can't stop being a copper. Fortunately,
even in this conservative hamlet, there's plenty of skulduggery to
investigate, beginning with the brutal murder of a goblin girl. With
the help of untried local constable Feeney Upshot and gentleman's
gentleman Willikens[sic], Vimes takes on a fiendish murderer as well
as the case for (in)human rights and social justice in this lively
outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty
police procedurals."
Jennifer Obloy in the San Francisco Examiner:
"Those familiar with the Discworld series have a penchant for comic
fantasy, sparkling wit, and a desire to lock many of the greatest
authors in the world in the same room just to see what will happen
(J.R.R. Tolkien, William Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft to name a
few). Because of the format of the novels, most of the books are
accessible at any point in the somewhat chronological history of
Discworld's biggest city, Ankh-Morpork. That said, there is all the
more reason to anticipate the 39th installment of Pratchett's
Discworld. Snuff will center on Sam Vimes: a (generally) straight-
laced Commander of Ankh-Morpork's Watch, an equivalent of the police
force. Finally able to go on holiday with his wife, Vimes soon
learns that crime never takes a day off..."
Carol Schneck in Good Reads:
"Pratchett's incomparable sense of humor, his love for humanity
and on Discworld, I'm using that word loosely in spite of its
flaws, and his brilliant use of language are just a few of the
reasons that Pratchett, his novels, and his unforgettable characters
are the objects of great devotion by his many fans. In Snuff, Sam
Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, takes a vacation in
the country, far outside his comfort zone, with his wife Sybil and
Young Sam. Anywhere Vimes goes, mayhem is sure to follow. Vimes
discovers something deeply wrong in the countryside surrounding
Ramkin Hall, and when someone tries to frame him for murder, he
knows he's on the right track to catching those responsible. I loved
Kathleen in Good Reads:
"In my opinion Sir Terry Pratchett can do no wrong, and I know that
his fans the world over will delight in this 39th novel in the
Discworld saga. Wry humor, quirky unforgettable characters, and a
plot that hurls itself down the Old Treachery River with the speed
of a two-cow barge..."
Michael Jones in Blogcritics:
"Snuff, the upcoming Discworld novel (his 38th) not only keeps up
the revival but might just be my favorite book of Pratchett's in
quite some time. It's certainly my favorite within the last 25 in
the series... While I may just be singing the praises of this book
due to the fact that I love Pratchett's writing so and I want to
share it with the world of Blogcritics, let me assure you that I am
not lying about how masterful the writing is in this book. Judging
by the work alone you would never know that this was written by
someone dealing a personal battle against early Alzheimer's. Strong,
clear and deftly economical in approach (doubtless few others would
be as clear-eyed in knowing the grammatical moment for appropriate
placement of a fart joke during a raging battle on the water where
wind and rain threaten to tear everything apart), I can only hope
that the next 38 Discworld books are even half as entertaining as
this one... Snuff is a very solid entry into the discworld oeuvre
and if you are a fan at all (or not at all, really) it should not be
Harriet Klausner in Genregoround:
"The latest Discworld satire (see I Shall Wear Midnight) is a
wonderful entry that looks deeply at inalienable human (and other
species) rights and bigotry to take away those accepted rights.
Fast-paced Vimes is at his cynical best as he learns life in the
country means a female woodcutter works with woodies and that rural
does not mean crime free; as he leads the inquiry into the vicious
murder of the Goblin Girl. Terry Pratchett provides a strong entry
filled with social commentary intertwined into an exciting
Stefan Fergus in Civilian Reader:
"It feels like an age since Sam Vimes was the focus of a Discworld
novel, but he is back as the star of Snuff, published in October
2011. Snuff is the ninth novel in the City Watch/Guards series,
following on from the excellent Thud! (2005); and it will be the
39th Discworld book overall... Needless to say, the Guards have
always been my favourite series-within-the-series, and I can't wait
for Snuff."
Remember, Snuff will be out on 13th October, but you can pre-order
now. Signed copies are now available for pre-order from PJSM Prints:
At the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival, award-winning
novelist and noted Pratchett apologist A.S. Byatt held forth again
on our favourite writer. As reported in The Guardian:
"AS Byatt has declared Terry Pratchett her hero, for having 'caused
more people to read books than anyone else because he tells them
something they want to know, that they can laugh at, and because he
writes really good English'. Indeed, the author of Possession and,
most recently, the Man Booker-shortlisted The Children's Book,
suggested that a free distribution of Pratchett to all 12-year-olds
would 'have a very good effect' on getting young people to read..."
Reviewed at loving length by Jerome Wetzel at Blogcritics:
"While Going Postal is an adaptation of the thirty-third book in
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, it is not necessary to have any
background going in. The books cover a wide variety of characters,
and there aren't filmed adaptations of most of them, so Going Postal
is approached as a completely stand alone story. Considering that
Pratchett's books sell second only to J.K. Rowling in the UK, and
that this film is a fairly faithful version, it would be advisable
to watch it... Going Postal is set in a fantasy world, with
werewolves and wizards and trolls. Yet, magic isn't an essential
element to the plot of this story specifically, and more informs the
tone, then sets the pace. This is a welcome, novel idea in an age
where boy wizards and hunky teen vamps rule the movie theaters and
television screens. The characters are unique and interesting, and
many have multiple layers. While there are static villains, others,
like Lipwig and Vetinari, aren't so easy to figure out. It makes for
a fascinating tale, and keeps one guessing what will come next...
All in all, Going Postal is sure to leave quite an impression,
especially for those brand new to Pratchett's world..."
Reviewed at Denver, Colorado's KDVR:
"Terry Pratchett's Going Postal may not have the epic production
value of, say, The Lord of the Rings films (it was made for
television after all) but it is a beautifully realized world filled
with wonderfully quirky characters. Even though the characters are a
bit on the two dimensional side, they work perfectly in bringing
Pratchett's biting and satirical humor to life. The cast appear to
be having a blast with Coyle, Foy and David Suchet (PBS' 'Poirot'
himself as the villainous Reacher Gilt) really digging in and
delivering over-the-top fun.
"Even though the Discworld television mini-series haven't become
huge mainstream hits, if Going Postal is any indication of their
quality, they should be something at least sought out on the home
video market. Going Postal is a light, joyously fun romp that will
make fans of Pratchett's novel happy and maybe even convert
Reviewed at DVD Talk by John Sinnott, who even though he gets much
of the essential information wrong (Angua is Ankh-Morpork's "chief
of police", eh?) is very impressed by the Going Postal experience:
"Terry Pratchett's [novels] are filled with amusing scenes and ideas
and this production did a great job of bringing those to life. The
story isn't an outrageous comedy like The Hangover, rather it's a
series of cute and accurate send-ups of modern life that will leave
you smiling for most of the film's running time. I particularly
enjoyed the whole Victorian-era Internet, the Clacks, and the group
who try to befuddle the system, self-described clacks-crackers named
"The Smoking Gnu." The whole subplot on pin collecting is a
hilarious satire on collecting in general... The actors all do a
fine job and manage to bring the characters to life without chewing
the scenery of dramatically overacting, which would be very easy to
do given the material. The play their parts nicely, especially
Claire Foy who stands out... one aspect that really brings the novel
to life however is the sets and scenery. They went to a lot of
trouble to make the city of Ankh-Morpork looked like a real, lived-
in city. This attention to detail really paid off and made the show
much, much better than it otherwise would be..."
Reviewed at Technorati by Bob Etier:
"Absurd. Wonderful. Inventive. Ironic. Funny. Daft. Clever. Terry
Pratchett's Going Postal, an adaptation of a Pratchett Discworld
novel, is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Made in 2010, this
British television import nearly defies description, it is that
original. Sometimes one makes recommendations about films based on
'If you enjoy...then you'll enjoy...,' but it's difficult to
think of a movie to which Going Postal compares. However, as I began
watching the first half, I kept thinking about Sweeney Todd and
Edward Scissorhands..."
Reviewed in Now Toronto by Andrew Dowler:
"You'll find lots of deadpan silliness in this three-hour British
miniseries based on one of Terry Pratchett's novels about
Discworld, a place that looks like rundown Victorian England where
vampires, banshees, golems and the like live alongside regular
humans... The cast has great fun in high seriousness and arched-
eyebrow mode, especially Suchet and Foy, who get to be nasty, and
director Jon Jones creates some brilliant silent-movie-style dreams,
with Moist awash in a heaving sea of letters..."
Reviewed in the Toronto Examiner by Jon Jones:
"Not having any familiarity with the previous works of Terry
Pratchett, I don't really have a firm frame of reference for the
characters, but Going Postal was a fun little fable that leaned more
towards a younger crowd but was enjoyable for the entire family.
This farce with plenty of satirical moments was intelligent designed
as we are taken through Discworld on this adventure. Director Jon
Jones a UK TV Movie veteran has crafted an entertaining world for
our story to unfold in a fairly compelling manner with getting
bogged down in too much exposition. Going Postal isn't high art, but
it is fun entertainment that is suitable for the entire family... If
you're a fan of Terry Pratchett and his novels or just a fan of some
family friendly fantasy story telling then Going Postal may just be
up your alley..."
Reviewed at TV Overmind by Sam McPherson:
"The story, adapted from the Discworld novel by author Pratchett
(who makes a cameo appearance in the series), is clearly allegorical
for today's need for immediate communication through advancing
technology. It also just happens to include golems, banshees, and
it's set in a world that lies on the backs of four elephants who
themselves stand on the back of a giant turtle who swims through the
cosmos. So it's not exactly all serious allegory. The acting is
fantastic. Claire Foy (Upstairs, Downstairs) delivers a strikingly
charming performance as Adora, while Charles Dance (Game of Thrones)
is particularly engrossing as the morally grey (but always
efficient) Lord Vetinari, the leader of Ankh-Morpork... Fans of
absurd British comedy (i.e. Monty Python) will get a kick out of the
series, as will fans of quirky sci-fi (i.e. Doctor Who)..."
...and a brief but praise-filled review at AM New York by Scott A.
"While author Terry Prachett is pretty well known on this side of
the pond, this British adaptation of 'Going Postal,' part of his
series of 'Discworld' novels, is a bit of a hidden gem. Set in
his fantastical city of Ankh-Morpork, where mythic creatures such as
golems walk alongside men, the unfortunately named conman Moist von
Lipwig is arrested and given the option of death or running the
antiquated and dilapidated post office. What ensues is a clever,
funny yarn that will really surprise you. And I can assure you that,
despite having never read any of Pratchett's books, this is a very
accessible film and a true pleasure to watch."
In The Guardian's "Joe Public" blog, research manager Philippa Hare
speaks out:
"As a non-expert on dementia, one of the things that has really
helped me to understand the people's experiences of dementia has
been hearing them speak about it, in their own words. The
opportunity for us to do this has grown hugely in the past few years
before that, it was largely assumed that people with dementia
(or indeed learning difficulties, mental health problems or any
other cognitive or communication impairment) had nothing sensible,
coherent or useful to say, and that others (care staff, doctors,
family members, charities) could speak much more effectively on
their behalf. All that has started to change. [activist] Norrms is
just one of a growing number including Richard Taylor and Peter
Ashley, Agnes Houston and James McKillop of the Scottish Dementia
Working Group, and Terry Pratchett who are now not only
presenting at major international conferences, but also using new
social media (blogs, YouTube etc) to convey their experiences and
views directly. It may take a bit longer for us to hear more voices
of those in the later stages of dementia, and of those who are much
older and possibly made frail by a whole combination of conditions
but I believe this too will come in time...
"Hearing the voices of people who live with dementia has made me
think much harder about the language we all use to describe those in
that situation. We all speak and think so quickly, that it's easy to
use default terms to label people as patients, care receivers,
service users, residents, dementia sufferers, victims. But each term
has its own connotations and each conveys a specific and very
partial role which can easily prevent us from seeing the wholeness
of the person we are describing and, hopefully, wanting to
understand. People like Richard, Agnes, Peter, James, Norrms and
Terry are all experiencing their own dementia in their own way (and
they choose their own terms to describe themselves and their
condition). But by speaking up they are all showing us that they are
not victims, that they each have an active, unique and extremely
important role to play, and that they are determined to make the
most of life, whatever it throws at them..."
More on World Alzheimer's Month at alz.org:
The website of Alzheimer's activist "Norrms" McNamara:
In research news, scientists at University College London "have
secured £38,000 funding from Alzheimer's Research UK for eye-
tracking equipment to boost research into a rare form of
Alzheimer's. The grant will pay for the high tech equipment to study
posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) which affects only a few thousand
people in the UK, including the best-selling author Sir Terry
Pratchett, a patron of Alzheimer's Research UK... The disease
doesn't cause damage to the eyes, but to the area at the back of the
brain which processes and interprets what we see. Thanks to this
essential new funding boost, Dr Sebastian Crutch and his team at the
UCL Institute of Neurology can now invest in an innovative machine
called EyeLink II to help with their mission to unravel this complex
disease. The team is already learning more about PCA by comparing
the brains of healthy people with those of patients with PCA and
Alzheimer's disease..."
A tasty review by Craven on the Rotdog games site ("Gaming by Gamers
for Gamers"):
"It's the first Treefrog Games product I have bought and I wasn't at
all let down by the quality of the finished product. I have been
pretty spoilt by the sheer excellence that represents Fantasy Flight
products, so it is reassuring to see that other companies out there
can churn out items with the same sort of sheen as the bigger boys
do. But, by far the biggest and most pleasant surprise was how
simple this game is to pick up but it is a simplicity that masks
a very in depth strategy game once you get started... Within moments
it became pretty clear that you simply pick a card and follow the
instructions. That is about as complicated as it gets. Hearing this
for the first time I have to admit to a degree of trepidation. Was
this nice polish merely the result of a few Discworld fanboys
running rampant in the Treefrog design department, without
considering whether it would work as a game or not? The answer is a
resounding no... The rules remain clear, logical and keep the game
moving at a steady pace, but the planning and counter manouvering
really makes your mind work. In simple terms, it's a perfect mix..."
[Note: The review page also features a considerable selection of the
game's cards. Looks wonderful as your Editor will soon see with
her own eyes...]
Treefrog Games' "Ankh-Morpork" is now available from retailers
including Eclectic Games. Priced at £29.99, it can be ordered
Available from Eclectic Games, priced at £34.99. To order online:
...and here be a fine iconograph of Guards! Guards! designers Boyd
and Brashaw, wearing some truly eye-popping on-topic t-shirts:
Iconographs from the SADWcon Event of 10th September. Looks like
great fun was had by all!
"Auction of Discworld goodies raised R5892 for charity."
(Editor's note: that's £470/US$720)
And about next year's inaugural SADWcon itself:
"Booking available now! There are only 100 tickets available, first
100 ticket holders get a goody bag filled with merchandise so book
Online R60
At the door R80
Children under 13 Free
Online through Zazzle Go to our Zazzle shop and buy a membership
Zazzle.com - South African Discworld Event Membership Postcard
Then email us at membership@... with your order number and
what badge name(s) you want so we can make up your badge(s)
(Note: Online ticket prices do not, regrettably, include shipping
costs, but they do guarantee entrance and a goody bag.)
Happening next week!
"So you wanna host a NADWCon?"
So far, organizations/coalitions/groups in the following cities
have expressed an interest in hosting NADWCon 2013:
* Atlanta, GA
* Baltimore/DC area
* Boston, MA
* Charlotte, NC
* Halifax, Nova Scotia
(Seattle, WA has withdrawn which is to say, the first lot of
bidders have; anyone up in Cascadia who wants to put hat in ring
should do so now!)
"Bidding is open until October 25th, 2011. Other cites in the U.S.
and Canada are welcome to apply... The key to hosting a good con is
hard work, organization, communication, setting realistic goals,
having high standards, behaving in ways that are fiscally and
ethically responsible, and treating volunteers with respect.
Remember: our attendees come first!"
The convention theme will be based on The Colour of Magic and The
Light Fantastic. This is especially interesting as canon says there
weren't many Guilds around in those days, so the familiar Convention
Guilds will likely be... um... different.
Read all about it in the first edition of DWcon 2012's official
organ, News Of The Disk (downloadable .pdf), at:
For more news and info, and to get in early on registration, go to:
As noted above, neither Pterry nor Rob Wilkins will be able to
attend the second Irish Discworld Convention (4th-7th November 2011
in Ennistymon, Co. Clare). But there *will* be other special guests,
activities, and of course plenty of good fresh Clare air and good
aged Irish bevvies, so do visit their website for more details of
what, where and how:
A free-to-all presentation of TAMAHER the Musical, during the Ilkley
When: Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Venue: Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside
Time: 9:30 pm
For more information:
The Brisbane Arts Theatre will present their production of Monstrous
Regiment in October and November 2011.
When: Saturday 8th October (opening night), and then Thursday 13th-
Saturday 15th; Thursday 20th-Saturday 22nd; Thursday 27th-Saturday
29th; Sunday 30th (Halloween night special); Thursday 3rd November-
Saturday 5th November
Venue: Brisbane Arts Theatre, 210 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000
Time: 8pm all performances except the Halloween night special on
Sunday 30th October, which starts at 5pm
Tickets: Adults $31, Concessions & groups of 10+ $25, Members $20,
Opening night $37, Halloween night $40
Bookings: 3369 2344 / bookings@...
To book online: http://www.artstheatre.com.au/index.php?page_id=20
The Dorchester Drama Club's next production will be Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett, at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester from November
10-12th 2011. No further information is yet up on their website, so
stay tuned...
"It's still a little way off but we're planning to stage Terry
Pratchett's 'SNUFF' in 2012."
The City of Small Gods Terry Pratchett Fan Club meets on the last
Thursday of the month from 6.30pm at the Ed Castle, 233 Currie St,
Adelaide (South Australia). The next meeting will be on Thursday
29th September. Details, discussions and organisation of extra
events (such as play outings) are held on their email mailing list,
so do sign up at:
The next meeting of the Broken Drummers, London's original Discworld
meeting group, will be from 7pm on Monday 3rd October at the Monkey
Puzzle, 30 Southwick Street, London W2 1JQ.
Drummers Downunder meet on the first Monday of every month in Sydney
at Maloneys, corner of Pitt & Goulburn Streets, at 6.30pm. The next
meeting will be on Monday 3rd October. For more information, contact
Sue (aka Granny Weatherwax) on kenworthys@...
Perth Drummers meet on the traditional of first Monday of the month.
The next meeting will be from 6pm on Monday 3rd October at The
Vic Hotel, 226 Hay St, Subiaco. For more information contact:
Daniel Hatton at daniel_j_hatton@...
EDITOR'S NOTE: start times have now changed for most of these
12.1 From "L(J) Space", aka Discworld on Livejournal:
dri (aquandrian) wrote:
Remember that footnote about everyone having a Kate Bush album in a
box in the garage? Well, I couldn't help but think of a certain
Pratchett novel when I just saw the cover for Kate Bush's new album
coming out in November:
Remind you of anything? :p
Does this mean that Kate Bush has a certain Pratchett novel in a box
in the garage?
Hahahahahahah! I'd like to think so! Although not in a box in the
garage ... preferably place of pride on a bookshelf in the living
room or study, thanks KT. :p
niamh_sage) wrote in discworld:
AS Byatt is a Sir Pterry fan.
...speaking at the Edinburgh international book festival, AS Byatt
has declared Terry Pratchett her hero, for having "caused more
people to read books than anyone else because he tells them
something they want to know, that they can laugh at, and because he
writes really good English". What a nice thing to say :D
I'm interested in her comment about a free distribution of Pratchett
books to kids to encourage them to read more. Do you think it would
work? Which book would you choose to give out?
Guards! Guards! is a good starter for Discworld newbies. Wyrd
Sisters is good, too.
I'd go for Amazing Maurice myself. It's got everything a Discworld
novel should have (Death! Deceit! Horror! Magic! Baked Beans!) and
if some parent complains, you can always point at the back cover and
say it was meant for kids.
This is an interesting question. My son is a high-functioning
Autistic (PDD/NOS for anyone who knows the lingo) and his summer
reading assignment was Lord of the Flies. Now he is not a good
reader, and that is WAY out of his reading skill set at this point,
so I had him read Only You Can Save Mankind. I knew he'd like it,
because of the video games, and it actually has a very similar theme
to Lord of the Flies; i.e. that humans need rules or else they can
be really horrible to each other. (Broadly speaking) He loved the
book, and went on to read the next two Johnny books.
Wee Free Men. A female main character who is strong and capable
without being boyish, and also loves animals, is great to attract
girls, and the pictsies for boys, and brilliant storytelling for
That was MY first, and it definitely worked. Of course I was 26 at
the time. But then I do tend to read primarily children's/YA fiction
so you figure I'd be hooked similarly.
Depending on age group, I'd choose Maurice and his Educated Rodents,
or one of the Tiffany Aching books.
Not novice readers, of course, but I'd certainly hand the first two
Tiffany Aching books to the 10-12-year-old set (boys and girls), and
hope that they liked Granny Weatherwax enough to get hooked on the
other witches-centric books. With the current popularity of
vampires, Carpe Jugulum would amuse a lot of teenagers, although all
the Granny Weatherwax bits might go over their heads.
In the UK, we have free public libraries that stock Pratchett. So, I
think we've got the free distribution sorted already. I agree with
Wee Free Men too, but I'm Aching biased!
12.2 From BU:
I just got home after seeing Cowboys and Aliens with Sacharissa and
the denizens of the Fortress.The movie can be perfectly summed up in
Vera's words as "It did what it said on the box", however Daniel
Craig was channelling the spirit of Sam Vimes. That is, if Sam Vimes
could ride a horse. He was definitely hard drinking, dirty fighting,
cigarette smoking, wiry, scruffy, possibly Brung Low by a Woman, and
couldn't stand rich, bullying twits or damn great flying things.
But but but Vimes *can* ride a horse! he rode one in Snu- ~blushes~
Erm, move along, nothing to see here...
... in M@A, didn't he? Or, I get the feeling somewhere in Uberwald,
but Uberwald doesn't have too many horses (because they're smarter
than to stick around where there are wolves, of course...)
Only one I can track down is his dislike of talking to people on
horseback (Night Watch) but I half remember one of him distrusting
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Ann Giles, journalist, blogger and a lot else, also known as The
Bookwitch, has some fantastic extended conversations with Pterry on
record, complete with a panoply of fine iconographs:
"And then, although it took 9 days to get there, after only 30
minutes we turned around...."
Yes, Asti of BU, peripatetic granddaughter of WOSSNAME founder Joe
Schaumburger, has made a successful climb to Everest Base Camp! And
here she is, on the slopes of Everest, proudly wearing her Unseen
University scarf as promised:
For the full story and more:
Congratulations, missus!
Oook! A topical "manip" wallpaper by Pratchett fan uvirith:
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Gytha Ogg: the Next Generation?
The wonderfulness that is the Pratchgan. Just because it deserves
another airing here:
From Planned Banter ("While the chats are planned, the opinions are
"Time to get your luggage and travel out to Unseen University for an
all-Discworld edition of Bookbusters! Thrill at Mike's reading/re-
reading of the most popular book franchise in Britain that
doesn't... involve... wizards. Well that isn't Harry Potter anyway.
Or a licensed series like Red Dwarf or Doctor Who. I haven't fact-
checked those others but I'm covering my bases here..."
To download:
Blogger Florian Kaferbock's critique of the Discworld series, as
featured last month in Around the Blogosphere, inspired a long,
passionate rebuttal from WOSSNAME reader Andy Feeney:
I wonder what's wrong with Florian Kaferbock. I think this man's
problem is that as a mathematician, he thinks too much like a
mathematician. A huge part of the best Discworld novels has to do
with the characters, not the plot, and Kaferbock doesn't seem to
recognize that. Also, for at least some of Pratchett's readers, the
unexpected satirical asides & psychological/sociological/scientific
insights and aphorisms are the little jewels scattered through the
novels that lift Pratchett into the realm of well, it seems a bit
wossname to say so, but into the realm of genius.
Unfortunately for Kaferbock, who reminds me in some ways of Ponder
Stibbons, he seems tone-deaf to Pratchett's asides and aphorisms,
not to mention Pratchett's occasional forays into sheer goofiness.
Hence his over-valuation of the later, "serious" books and the
woeful under-valuation of the earlier, "silly" ones.
There is a lovely, basically goofy passage in "Eric," for example,
in which the Creator (I think after hearing from Rincewind) decides
to stop making snowflakes on the basically boring design of one
bloody hexagon after another, and starts turning out some snowflakes
in the shapes of letters of the alphabet. Hasn't anyone ever
wondered why this isn't possible? Pratchett did, and used "Eric" to
convey the idea to us. I think we should be grateful for this.
There's another nice, lightly written passage in "Eric" in which
Rincewind encounters the Helen of Troy/Tsort character, ten years
after her face "launched a thousand ships" and triggered a
disastrous war, and finds her a nice matron of remarkably pleasant
appearance, but no great shakes as a femme fatale. It's a logical
gloss on the somewhat overwrought Greek myths about Helen's beauty,
and thus a satirical commentary on the logic of the Iliad, and also
a somewhat melancholy reflection on the damage that time ultimately
does to all great beauties. But Kaferbock seems to have missed it,
or ignored it, which I think is rather sad.
The portrayal of Hell in "Eric" as a place where outright torture
has been replaced by detailed bureaucratic regulation that actually
seems worse than torture is nicely drawn, too, but perhaps because
the plot connecting these moments is somewhat rickety and "silly,"
Kaferbock seems to have missed the good things that are there.
I think what Kaferbock is most oblivious to in the Discworld books
is Pratchett's satire, which is sometimes deft but sometimes
descends to broad burlesque. For example, the scene in "Hogfather"
where Death plays the role of a department-store Santa Claus with
the literal power to grant the outrageous wishes of the children is
a passage that had my Christmas-averse nephew rolling on the floor.
But perhaps because he was never exposed to the high-octane
commercialized insanity of American Christmas shopping, Kaferbock
missed it, or didn't appreciate it.
In "Soul Music," which Kaferbock damns with faint praise, there is a
fine scene where Susan Sto Helit visits a battlefield with a mystic
raven and is revolted when the raven proceeds to eat the eyeballs of
the recently slain, excusing himself with the comment "miracle of
nature." Which, of course, it is! How in the world can Kaferbock
have missed that? Ditto the scene in "Mort" where Death is sitting
in the tavern with the bored tavern keeper explaining how "everybody
hates me" and how he really, really hates his job. Ditto for many of
the other characteristic scenes in which Death appears such as in
the beginning of "Sourcerers," where the dying wizard says children
are our hope for the future, and Death replies: THERE IS NO HOPE FOR
THE FUTURE. THERE'S ONLY ME. And the wizard says, but what is there
besides you? And Death replies: I'M SORRY?
Almost none of this foolery is necessary for Pratchett's plots. A
good deal of it also does nothing to advance the development of
Pratchett's characters. But what it does do is allow the author to
comment, pungently and uproariously, on some of the most painful
aspects of the human condition. And this commentary on the human
plight, far more than the confounded plots, is what lifts the
Discworld novels into the plane of great literature.
As a bit of a socialist myself, I find Pratchett's entire Discworld
oeuvre to be resolutely anti-utopian and basically anti-
revolutionary; I get the feeling that Pratchett is somewhat
libertarian in his economic views, and suspect he would class me
with the wretched star people in Light Fantastic, who are a nasty
left-wing mob of rather limited intelligence. But repeatedly,
Pratchett shows a strong anti-elitist and egalitarian streak in his
thinking, and I suspect that this is one element in the books that
Kaferbock finds especially distasteful.
For example, in "Carpe Jugulum," which Kaferbock disliked and
considered silly, a big piece of the psychological action features
Agnes Nitt aka Perdita coming to despise the vampires as economic
predators on the weak and helpless. There's a nice exchange in this
book between Granny Weatherwax and the wishy-washy Omnian priest,
too, in which Granny Weatherwax outlines a system of morality based
on Martin Buber's "I and Thou" distinction a very serious approach
to non-exploitative, non-theological morality in an almost
apocalyptic setting of violence and predation. But Kaferbock, alas
missed it.
He also appears to have little use for "Lords and Ladies," in which
the destructive elves behave a good deal like the richest and most
elitist "popular" students that many of us have encountered in
American high schools. They are immensely attractive, immensely
stylish, glamorous even to their victims, and inherently cruel -
just like too many teenaged humans. But Kaferbock doesn't get it.
And in "Color of Magic," which Kaferbock found rather
unsatisfactory, the entire first chapter centers around a single pun
that Pratchett is making about the new, highly destructive form of
magic that Two Flower brings to Ankh-Morpork, the one that sounds
like "reflected sound of underground spirits" i.e. "echo-gnomics."
In "Feet of Clay," which Kaferbock barely remembers, Vimes reflects
a good deal on the willing participation of economically oppressed
candle-makers in the factory where they're being exploited, and at
the end Vimes strikes a nearly "revolutionary" blow against the
hereditary aristocracy. "Jingo," another novel that Kaferbock gives
fairly low marks, is of course centered around the moral obscenity
of war, not to mention the ethnocentrism and xenophobia - and the
arms manufacturing industry, and the mercenary ship captain who is
willing to sell arms to the enemy that together help to generate
Thus it seems to me that whenever Pratchett pushes his plots in
somewhat radical directions, Kaferbock stops paying attention, and
begins think a great deal more like Lord Rust than like Pratchett.
Whenever Pratchett discusses the powerful destructive magic of
"echo-gnomics," Kaferbock closes his ears.
That's probably enough of my ranting, though. I have no clue any of
this could or should be reprinted. But I wanted to get it off my
chest, since I hate to see so much of Pratchett's earlier work being
unjustly neglected.
Andy Feeney
Blogger The Incurable Bluestocking reviews Maskerade, not her
favourite Discworld novel:
"This is probably my least favourite of the Witches of Lancre books.
I'm not sure why, but I just don't find it as compelling as the
others. There's no reason I shouldn't. It's based fairly heavily on
The Phantom of the Opera, which was one of my favourite musicals
when I was younger, so familiarity and nostalgia should both be
working more in my favour. And yet something doesn't take...
Lots of good ingredients, and yet somehow this book just doesn't
sparkle quite the way the others do. It doesn't have the same
balance of absurdity with profound truth that I like from Pratchett.
I also feel like Maskerade, somehow, doesn't have quite enough
struggle in it. The stakes aren't ever quite high enough. The Opera
House is a world unto itself, and while there's a lot of metaphoring
that you can do with that, it means that nothing ever seems too
terribly dire. It also drags a bit towards the end the endgame
is a little haphazard and takes a while to play out.
"That said, there's a lot of good humour in here, still. Nanny Ogg
grappling with the idea of being fabulously wealthy and then
having Esme take the decision entirely out of her hands is good
for quite a few laughs, as is her attempt at a little revenge on her
friend. And if you know much about opera or its descendant, musical
theatre, there are an abundance of great inside jokes. I confess, I
don't catch as many of them here as I do with the Shakespeare-themed
books, but, well, that's what the L-Space is for. I do also thank
this book for giving me the concept of the catastrophic curve
that point of right before everything goes to hell, a point that has
no small amount of power in it..."
Blogger Cheryl Mahoney, on Tales of the Marvelous, lists Samuel
Vimes among her all-time favourite male characters in literature:
"Sam is wonderful, a cynical, bitter copper with a firm sense of
honor. He breaks up riots by gently chiding the participants (backed
up by a very large troll), deals with assassins regularly (but not
until after he's done shaving), charts his own course whether the
authorities like it or not but firmly believes in the Law, and once
stopped a war by arresting both armies for disturbing the peace.
Discworld is a strange, strange place, filled with completely absurd
and very hilarious characters. Sam is the lead of seven books in the
series, and is a sane (but still funny) figure in the midst of the
chaos. His character develops a lot from the first book to the last,
from spending most of his time at the bottom of a bottle and just
trying to stay out of trouble, to Sir Samuel, head of the Night
Watch, who is always (ALWAYS) home at six p.m. sharp to read his son
a bedtime story (even if a state of emergency has to be declared to
make it happen)."
Blogger Elizabeth Willse is also a Vimes and Watch fan:
"I remember in college, so many of my friends were reading the
Discworld books, by Terry Pratchett. I read Wyrd Sisters, and
giggled at some of the puns and Shakespeare references. I liked
Witches Abroad. Then I tried to read the first book in the series,
because I am a completist like that. I couldn't get through The
Colour of Magic. So, at some point, I gave up on reading Terry
Pratchett. And relegated him to the "I'll read this at some
point, when I get around to it"... I figured I'd try some Terry
Pratchett again, because I knew it would be a a fast read, something
silly. They had Feet of Clay in the library e-books collection.
That's one of the Discworld books featuring the Guards... I think
now I like them even more than I would have in college. In the past
few years I've gotten absolutely hooked on crime dramas, the
funnier the better. I like NCIS precisely because of the sweet spot
between mystery and hilarity. I like it when the people trying to
solve crimes have plenty of time for ridiculous banter. And head-
Blogger Rachael Griffiths reviews ISWM:
"I've just finished reading 'I Shall Wear Midnight,' the
latest instalment in the Tiffany Aching series by the wonderful
Terry Pratchett. As always, it took me less than a day to read,
because when I pick up a book by Terry, I can never seem to put it
down. Many truths exist between Terry's pages, found between the
effortless humour and clever dialogue. It draws you in and demands
your entire attention, until the real world seems a haze around you,
something that's not really there. I've always thought of books
and the words they contain as some kind of living creature,
attention-starved and selfish beings that want to steal away your
time and make you theirs. Feeling that way has always been a sign
that I'm reading something by one of my favourite authors..."
Blogger Nonsensical Hogwash is deeply indebted to Discworld's Death
for helping her deal with her own real-life thanatophobia:
"Even now, if my little sister goes out for an evening my mind races
with thoughts of rapists, murderers, dementors and evil spirits for
hours. It is so frustrating and totally unnecessary. I know,
logically, that these things are highly unlikely and damn near
impossible (no, I'll never stop believing) but my mind runs off in a
toga and unsightly sandals thinking it knows what's what. So now,
whenever I get scared of death and dying, I think of Death in the
DiscWorld. He's awesome..."
Blogger Geoffrey on Stuffed Crocodile writes an essay, complete with
illustrations, on why Pratchett novels should never have Roundworld
soup advertising in the middle of them:
"The text in the blackout section reads something like: the stairway
Teppic was on was not really good for a break... but we can have
one, so let's adjourn for 5 minutes and make a cup of soup...
"It's an ad for a 5-minute soup.
"Yeah. It's real.
"That was a standard practice for Heyne back then. At least with
their genre novels...."
Blogger Samuel Loveland reviews Going Postal and Making Money from
the viewpoint of a die-hard Moist von Lipwig fan:
"Terry Pratchett is high satire at its best, writing Moist Vol [sic]
Lipwig as he scrambles his way into restoring the Ankh-Morpork Post
Office to glory. Although the book takes place in Pratchett's
Discworld, no previous knowledge about the setting is needed. I
enjoyed the Colour of Magic (Discworld #1) when I read it, but
Pratchett is a stinky old cheese he gets better with age..."
Blogger L.S. Engler, a frequent Discworld reviewer, goes back to
Equal Rites and in fascinated:
"Equal Rites is the third Discworld book and, while there are still
some undeniable familiar traits about it, it still feels that
Pratchett hasn't quite fully developed the Disc and is still
working his way through it. It's not bad, by any means; I can't
imagine Pratchett writing *poorly*. But it is as though the Esme
Weatherwax in Equal Rites is just a slip of a woman who Esme
Weatherwax will become. Ankh-Morpork is a mere suggestion of what it
really is in later books. It's a subtle introduction, a glimpse of
more to come, for when these characters are so developed and
particular that there's no denying that they're practically
real. Outside of the almost quaintness of these first glimpses of
these well-known features, Equal Rites is a great book about not
only magic, but the fundamental difference (dare we say it?) between
men and women and the way they go about things...and whether or not
that makes a lick of difference..."
Blogger NAWFALAQ praises Wyrd Sisters:
"Wyrd Sisters is has several major themes running through the
storyline. The first is about witches: what is it that witches do
and how do they do it? The individuals of the coven each seem to
have entirely different views on this matter, and their conflicting
opinions is the source of much fun for the reader. Of course, I side
with Granny Weatherwax because (not only do I adore her name) but I
think she is positively riotous. Another theme Pratchett satirizes
is Shakespearean theatre. It will probably be lost on those readers
who are not entirely up on their Shakespeare, but if you took a
class in college you're more than prepared... I love that
there is so much in the Discworld novels. So much... stuff. Satires,
parodies, Easter eggs, etc. Its all so much fun and wit. I love this
about the Discworld series and I seriously distrust those people who
do not like the Discworld novels. If you cannot appreciate the wit
in these novels then clearly you are not to be trusted, I am pretty
sure Granny Weatherwax would agree with me on this..."
...while blogger Reader praises Unseen Academicals:
"The more I read of Pratchett, the more I feel that 'Comic Fantasy'
doesn't really cut it as a description of his work. We have witty
insight into the nature of a football crowd and the nature of 'mob
mentality', a cutting yet non-confrontational judgment on
immigration and persecution and references to Shakespeare (not the
first time the warring families of Romeo and Juliet have been
transposed onto football teams I'm sure) and other classical
literature I'm sure I have not picked up on. This is a book about
love. Not just of 'The Game' but a deep and meaningful love of
Blogger Vacuous Wastrel, having already done the first two parts of
the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, reviews Johnny and the Bomb:
"OYCSM is, in my opinion, an imaginative, funny, surprisingly
mordant novella that deals with an off-the-wall and curious SF
concept against the background of a realistic, well-characterised
satirical portrayal of the 1990s, and is let down only by its overly
simplistic, almost lazy plot resolution, and its general not-quite-
under-controlness; Dead, on the other hand, is a more polished but
also more lifeless novella, using the same trope (genre concept in
1990s small-town Britain with a cast of teenagers), without the
accuracy or complexity of characterisation, without the darker
undertow, without the same bite to the comedy, without the inherent
interest and sophistication of the central conceit, and without much
of the joie de vivre. Tastes may, of course, vary. But assuming my
views on the first two novels aren't wholly idiosyncratic: where
does the third volume fall on this spectrum?
"Somewhere in between. There is an exciting, enjoyable pace to this,
and the conceit is a little less plain. On the other hand, it
doesn't really make any sense. The fact that it doesn't make any
sense is mostly covered up by the manic pace and the intentional
confusion, but the fact does remain. Characterisation is rather
better than in the second book, but not as good as in the first
(although more realistic in terms of age-suitability). The writing
is, throughout, excellent, particular in the earlier parts, where I
found myself laughing out loud several times..."
And two reviews of the new Discworld board game "Ankh-Morpork", from
games blogs Little Metal Dog and Boards and Bees:
Two reviews of Snuff, by Annie Mac
"Thirty-ninth Discworld novel, what?"
"Absolutely cracking tale of city versus country, what?"
"A policeman will find a crime anywhere if he decides to look hard
enough, what?"
"Full of suspense and plot twists, what?"
"High-speed chases, murder, intrigue, family plots, drugs and sex,
"Fabulous new characters and character evolutions, what?"
"Chocka with surprises, what?"
"Balls, dances, dinners, and soirees, what?"
"Wonderful, soaringly magical addition to the Discworld canon,
"Ah. Thirteenth of October. Buy this book, what?"
At the beginning of Snuff, we see Sam Vimes being forced, under
protest, off the streets of Ankh-Morpork. At least that's the way
*he* sees it. But although he may technically be on leave, where
he's really gone is off to war...
...with himself.
Yes indeed, His Grace Commander Sir Samuel Vimes is a one-man class
war, and there's nothing like a nice restful holiday in the
countryside to stir up the old inner battlefield. From his first
moments at the Ramkins' hereditary estate, meeting the vast (also
hereditary) staff, His Grace the Copper finds himself embroiled in a
brain-melting stew of customs and traditions that leaves him equal
parts infuriated and embarrassed why can't he have a quiet drink
with his manservant? which hands must never be shaken? how
can he get the housemaids to answer his simplest questions?, and so
on. And when he tucks tail between legs and retires to the village
pub for a bit of peace and quiet, the confusion continues. Some of
the locals are annoyingly obsequious; some of them make him the butt
of their misplaced republicanism; and even the traditional
solidarity[1] between officers of the law turns out to have hidden
twists and stings. So what's a copper to do?
Look for a crime, of course. At least, Vimes thinks, he knows the
rules about *that*. Or does he?
As we all know, Vimes is the direct descendant of an infamous
regicide, now become the richest and, on a technicality, nobbiest[2]
nob in Ankh-Morpork, and although being His Grace Sir Samuel grates
endlessly on his egalitarian soul, he has come to realise that his
titles, wealth and respectability-by-marriage are sometimes useful
as tools in his personal and professional fight against crime and,
yes, injustice[3]. As we see in Snuff, he's getting better at it,
having had at least six or seven years in storyline-time to
There's also the matter of the knock-on effects from Vimes' NDE in
Thud! which is to say Near *Dwarf* Experience[4], i.e. the
interactions between the Summoning Dark, when it was trying to
possess him, and his own inner Watchman aka the Guarding Dark.
Without giving too much away, I can point out that the reality of
this "superpower" is confirmed in Snuff... though the degree of that
reality remains open to interpretation.
But Sam Vimes has become more than just a policeman, more than a
nobleman, more than a super-Watchman, because these days the love he
bears for his family is every bit as all-encompassing as the lust he
bears for catching the bad guys. And O Readers, Terry Pratchett has
given Vimes a family truly worth loving. We've always known that
Sybil is far more than just a pampered daughter of the faded
aristocracy; she's a true Lady in terms of the old claim that *real*
aristocrats can make themselves at home in any company and make any
company feel at home. Although "yielding yet firm" is a good
description of her personality, and although she is pleasant and for
the most part *seemingly* complaisant[5], Sybil has an iron will and
all the grit and determination of generations of Ramkins to back it
up[6] something that is shown very clearly as the story of Snuff
...and then there's Young Sam. Now almost six years old, Young Sam
is an almost improbably serendipitous and yet totally believable
amalgam of the very best of both his parents' traits. He has his
mother's gentleness and "people skills", her great capacity for
loving, plus her (again, hereditary) supreme self-knowingness; he
has his father's determination, tendency to singlemindedness, powers
of observation and analytical outlook[7]. The effect of this
combination is nothing short of breathtaking. I'm not a great one
for very young children, but I would willingly babysit Young Sam any
So, on to the rest of the book: Snuff is a great Discworld story, a
great human-interest story, and in keeping with the evolution of the
series over the course of thirty-nine novels, it commits literature
whilst still keeping the satire, comedy, and deliciously awful
pun(e)s that first made Discworld and Terry Pratchett a household
name[8]. It also continues to extend the storylines of familiar
secondary characters (among them Harry King, Constable Haddock, Wee
Mad Arthur, and of course the redoubtable Willikins who may be one
of the series' greatest-ever scene stealers), and expands our
knowledge of Discly geography (time for a new Mapp, perhaps?). I
have yet to find a Pratchett novel I didn't like, but I do have a
"least favourite" list that has built up over the years, but Snuff
very definitely is not on it. If anything, I'd rate it right up
there with Thud! and Going Postal, of the more recent books.
There are a number of recurring themes in the Discworld stories;
Snuff offers us some of the big ones, including the issues of
speciesism and multiculturalism, of class divides, of the power of
tradition and, oh yes indeed, of blood ties, as well as lesser
themes of city versus country and old ways versus new. One could
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Flash photography and using an ND filter
drh681 wrote:
Hugowolf wrote:
drh681 wrote:
Fave Photog wrote:
dad_of_four wrote:
Sailor Blue wrote:
The only reasons I can see for using a ND filter with flash are:
Shooting outdoors in bright conditions, and being constrained by the x-Synch speed of your camera and your desired aperture.
That's what Sailor Blue said:
"Outdoors...the ND filter is used to reduce the ambient light exposure."
Uh... a neutral density filter would reduce the over all exposure not just the ambient.
Oh poor thing, but there is lttle one can do about the ambient light, whereas one can often turn up the flash - that is the point.
don't patronize me, discuss why that would even be desirable.
The only reason I could see is to use a larger aperture than the lowest flash output would permit.
I'm not sure what you mean by that. Basically though, if you're shooting outdoors in sun and you want to use flash at wide aperture you are going to have problems. Due to sync speed you are going to be limited to around f/9 or f/10 at ISO 100. If you want to shoot at f/4 or f/5.6 you are going to have to use an ND filter.
My apologies if that is what you were trying to say.
Even for that, you could back off the flash distance to the subject.
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- Pinch of salt
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- 1/3 cup ice water
- 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 large Golden Delicious apples—peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 2 tablespoons melted and strained apricot preserves
In a food processor, pulse 1 1/2 cups of the flour with the salt. Add the cold butter and process just until the butter is the size of peas, about 5 seconds. Sprinkle the ice water over the mixture and process just until moistened, about 5 seconds. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead 2 or 3 times, just until it comes together. Pat the dough into a disk. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 16- to 17-inch round about 1/4 inch thick.
Line a large unrimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it onto the prepared baking sheet.
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Goodbye Carnations
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It looks as if these carnations will be passing on any day now so I thought I would take a quick photo. Fresh flowers on my messy desk just seem to make the room look a little more 'artistically disheveled', than just' disheveled'.
I've been working on that big painting and it's making me a little crabby and crazy, but I hope it will be worth it when it's finished....if I can ever finish it.
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Lovely Janet,
I'm intrigued by the painting behind the carnations – looks like a great piece!
Joyful painting to you!
Yes, I noticed the painting behind the carnations too…. May we get a larger glimmer of it, my dear?
Enjoy your week in joy and balance…
Good Lord I noticed the painting in the back too. How could you not with a pair of breasts like that?
Heehee. That's Lily Josephine- well, her lower half. I'll show pictures when my office is all set up and not just a pile of mess and dead carnations. Promise!
Lovely and I, too, want the breast low-down. I — without realizing it — have accumulated a fair number of classical and modern breast art. It just Happened. What can I say? Thanks Janet!
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Septima Poinsette Clark; Eugene P Walker; Southern Oral History Program.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
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|Microfilm. Chapel Hill, N.C. : University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On microfilm reel with 1 other item. Master microform (MN 3-2202, pos 2) held by: NcU.
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|Oral history interview with Septima Poinsette Clark, July 30, 1976
Interview G-0017, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
|by Eugene Walker ; transcribed by Jean Houston for the Southern Oral History Program.
Septima Clark was hired by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to continue the voter registration and community education classes she had taught through the Highlander Folk School. She recalls some of the successes of her work with the S.C.L.C., especially the passing of the Voting Rights Act. The challenges of the work included prejudice against the female leaders in the organization, violent reactions by local police and Ku Klux Klan, and occasional class prejudice amongst SCLC leaders. Clark notes how several leaders needed to learn techniques for serving poor rural people, and she often corrected their misunderstandings. She compares the leadership strategies of Andrew Young, Wyatt T. Walker, and Ralph Abernathy and explains why the organization flourished under the influence of certain civil rights workers like Young and Jesse Jackson.
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I'm not sure where the week goes. I have best intentions to do my 52 Poems entry with a found poem, a read poem or a sugested poem, but somehow I keep losing weeks. So, again, it's a double dose week - last week's poem and one for this week as well.
Week 37
I hadn't known that Charlotte Bronte had also written poems. I should have guessed, as what else would the lonely girl who writes Jane Eyre do with her life but write in whatever form she needed, what else would the sister of writer sisters do but write? This is 'The Letter'.
What is she writing? Watch her now,
How fast her fingers move !
How eagerly her youthful brow
Is bent in thought above !
Her long curls, drooping, shade the light,
She puts them quick aside,
Nor knows, that band of crystals bright,
Her hasty touch untied.
It slips adown her silken dress,
Falls glittering at her feet;
Unmarked it falls, for she no less
Pursues her labour sweet.
The very loveliest hour that shines,
Is in that deep blue sky;
The golden sun of June declines,
It has not caught her eye.
The cheerful lawn, and unclosed gate,
The white road, far away,
In vain for her light footsteps wait,
She comes not forth to-day.
There is an open door of glass
Close by that lady's chair,
From thence, to slopes of mossy grass,
Descends a marble stair.
Tall plants of bright and spicy bloom
Around the threshold grow;
Their leaves and blossoms shade the room,
From that sun's deepening glow.
Why does she not a moment glance
Between the clustering flowers,
And mark in heaven the radiant dance
Of evening's rosy hours ?
O look again ! Still fixed her eye,
Unsmiling, earnest, still,
And fast her pen and fingers fly,
Urged by her eager will.
Her soul is in th' absorbing task;
To whom, then, doth she write ?
Nay, watch her still more closely, ask
Her own eyes' serious light;
Where do they turn, as now her pen
Hangs o'er th' unfinished line ?
Whence fell the tearful gleam that then
Did in their dark spheres shine ?
The summer-parlour looks so dark,
When from that sky you turn,
And from th' expanse of that green park,
You scarce may aught discern.
Yet o'er the piles of porcelain rare,
O'er flower-stand, couch, and vase,
Sloped, as if leaning on the air,
One picture meets the gaze.
'Tis there she turns; you may not see
Distinct, what form defines
The clouded mass of mystery
Yon broad gold frame confines.
But look again; inured to shade
Your eyes now faintly trace
A stalwart form, a massive head,
A firm, determined face.
Black Spanish locks, a sunburnt cheek,
A brow high, broad, and white,
Where every furrow seems to speak
Of mind and moral might.
Is that her god ? I cannot tell;
Her eye a moment met
Th' impending picture, then it fell
Darkened and dimmed and wet.
A moment more, her task is done,
And sealed the letter lies;
And now, towards the setting sun
She turns her tearful eyes.
Those tears flow over, wonder not,
For by the inscription, see
In what a strange and distant spot
Her heart of hearts must be !
Three seas and many a league of land
That letter must pass o'er,
E'er read by him to whose loved hand
'Tis sent from England's shore.
Remote colonial wilds detain
Her husband, loved though stern;
She, 'mid that smiling English scene,
Weeps for his wished return.
Week 38
In 1998, I lived in the UK and worked for a family that had a very strange CD and book collection. In amongst the shelves I would raid regularly, I found a copy of one of Rod McKuen's Christmas poem books, dating back to the 60s or 70s when all the young bankers were still buying hippy books and hadn't completely closed their hearts to contemporary culture. Not sure which one, but I scribbled down some of the poems and have them stashed away on yellowing paper somewhere. So in the spirit of the Christmas season, I've looked up another. And given Rod is alive and well (or at least, his website indicates as much), what is below is only a small portion of 'Gift Without Strings'.
...Though I give you only words
to unravel on this Christmas day
and words may not seem
such a pretty present,
if you let them work for you
one day you'll thank me
with a shining smile
brighter than the one I'm sending
out and over
to your young face now.