One question is what exactly it means to be a "challenged" book. If a parent sees Saga on a shelf for kids and asks that it be re-shelved with more adult material, does that count as a challenge? Or is it only if they want the book removed entirely? I think this book should be available, but not to kids. One aspect no…

I seriously doubt their marital status is the prime cause of concern. There are graphic depictions of both sex AND violence that one sees flipping through the book. One would have to read the book to make the objections you cite. Saga is a remarkable work...but it probably shouldn't be readily available to younger…

Well, I love sonnets, and these are well-written. What I don't get is why she used that rhyme scheme rather than a more traditional ababcdcdefefgg like Shakespeare used...or why you only posted the first twelve lines of a fourteen line poem. But her breadth of allusion is impressive to say the least.

Cool! I would have used a couple of those in the screenplay...but it would have gone a bit differently. Thanks for letting me know—I'm sure it was probably done better there than I would have done it!

For Sale: Time Machine. Used. Unused.

"Zombie Apocalypse: Undead Presidents Besiege Washington!" (I actually worked up a concept for a film script called "Undead Presidents"...it would be a real hoot).

Time traveler's log found by paleontologist.

"I cheated on the Turing test..."

I believe that's Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughed, the film that inspired the creation of Batman's arch-foe, The Joker. But I could be wrong.

A writer? Sort of. But I decided long ago that writing professionally got in the way of things that I enjoy, like eating and having a roof over my head.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

OK, that helps a bit. But National Forests do sometimes license some development, right? Logging, for example? Even so, your point is well-taken. I'm just suggesting that clarification might help folks like me. And I apologize if my tone seemed rude before...I've just seen a lot of bad journalism and thought this…

Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I don't understand the distinction.

Well, I'm pretty sure that the amendment only applies to public land that does not fit within those categories. Is it a bad precedent? Sure. But I think you've misrepresented the facts.

In fact, Senator Murkowski said: "The language does specify what cannot be considered, and that is any land that is located within a national park, within a national preserve or a national monument. Those would continue to be protected."

While I agree that this is a bad thing, and I'm in no way surprised by the split—it would probably be good to point out clearly that the public lands in question do not include national parks, preserves, and so on. Someone picking up this article and posting it might make the assumption that it's ALL public lands.

The theme of the first film was, essentially, "Embrace what makes you special." The scene where Helen says "Everyone's special, Dash," and Dash replies "That's just a way of saying no one is" gets echoed by Syndrome's evil plan to sell his wares and make everyone super—because we want to believe that some people…

Sure. And I'd agree with your assessment, in large part—though my statement was more about those who read and appreciate the two genre rather than those who write the forms. My observation and your comment chart out the same territory, really: that poetry today (and those who read it) have expectations very different…

For the several months—maybe a year now, I don't know—I've been responding to the io9 Concept Art Writing Prompts in poems (sonnets, mainly). I enjoy reading some speculative poetry, but it's not very readily available because, for some reason, those who like poetry don't cross over much with those who like…

Easter, 2916

The gentle winds flow over boundless plains
And whistle past stone pillars once alive.
We've come to make the pilgrimage again
As spring buds burst with life and flowers thrive.
We re-enact some moments in the life
Of Him we worship all along the way;
We meditate upon His final strife,
And sing His praises at the…