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Congrats to all y'all! Haven't been on in a while. Things Have Been Happening. [tm]

This was just sent to me, a quote from a review in Vector Magazine of the Immersion Book of Steampunk: right after a mention of Lavie Tidhar --

'Equally enjoyable is the extremely slight 'Kulturkampf' by Anatoly Belilovsky which casts Wagner as a conquering general, duelling rival armies through the playing of orchestral symphonies and operas.'
"Slight" is right. I do not feel the least bit slighted.:D:hooray:
 

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And the same story is live as a podcast at Cast of Wonders:

http://www.castofwonders.org/2012/02/03/ep24-kulturkampf-by-anatoly-belilovsky/

with this comment:

http://www.castofwonders.org/forums/episode-discussion/ep24-kulturkampf-by-anatoly-belilovsky/

This is, hands down, the best Cast of Wonders yet. The story was whimsical and engaging with a glossy shine of history, and the sound production was just AMAZING. At first I was a bit concerned the music was too loud in comparison to the narration, but as I continued listening I realized how central the music was to the story itself, especially as the warring pieces overlapped each other.
Another thing I really liked is this story plays to multiple levels of listener. A younger audience will appreciate the delicious accent and the familiar tunes*. But the story truly sparkles for listeners with an ear for classical music and/or a love of musical history. As a classical percussionist, I laughed out loud at the term "tympan-fuhrer", and Wagner's well-known arrogance rang through!
Beautifully done! I will definitely listen to this one over and over again. "Must be an Austrian." *chuckle*
Bravissimo!
 

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Yay!!!

Congratulations to you both :)
 

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Congratulations, Milo. Great story :)

I have a bit of braggage too.

DSF want to publish one of my stories! Yay! My first pro sale.

Happy sheepz

:e2bouncey :e2bouncey :e2bouncey
 

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Congratulations, Milo. Great story :)

I have a bit of braggage too.

DSF want to publish one of my stories! Yay! My first pro sale.

Happy sheepz

:e2bouncey :e2bouncey :e2bouncey

That's fantastic! Huge congratulations on this -- it's really an accomplishment. :hooray:
 

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Yay! Thanks, everyone.

:D
 

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Congrats on your first pro sale, Lillie. That's a real milestone. (One I hope I make one day.)
 

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Thanks you to you all :)

I'm pretty much over the moon about it.
 

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Congrats Lillie! That's seriously awesome, and well-deserved :)

Sorry I've been AWOL again, ridiculously overwhelmed with real life right now. But congrats all around to everyone!

Also, I sold my W1S1 story "Tangerine, Nectarine, Clementine, Apocalypse" to Interzone. One geriatric cricket down, now just waiting on my 200-day-old Analog cricket.
 

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Thanks :)

And congratulations for you, too.
That's a wonderful title!

Fingers crossed for Analog. 200 days!!!
Bloody hell!
 
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