In the comments thread on Scalzi’s write-in bid for president of SFWA, Catherine Mintz, the current SFWA Secretary says:

If you are an active member and have lost/tossed your ballot, you are entitled to a replacement, and I urge you to ask for one and vote, no matter who your choices might be. SFWA needs contested elections.

I also serve on the Membership Committee. We are in theory up to date with applications. If you have applied and not gotten a response, it’s time to make sure your application didn’t vanish in a computer glitch.

I figured it was buried and worth noting.

I just got word that my application to become an active member of SFWA has been approved.

The thing that I love about Bodyvox is that they are willing to dance in unexpected places. Their work has a sense of whimsy and at the same time of longing that I find very appealing. Here are two offerings.

Deere John

I have a friend who’s worked with them and he says that they didn’t realize that when they got the John Deere that they would need a certified operator. The union guy comes out and is all, like, “You want me to do what?” By the end, he had changed to, “Give me one more take, I can do it better.”

Islands in the Sky