[books] Murder by Magic

I just finished Murder by Magic, edited by Rosemary Edghill. I read it because of it being referenced as the "original version" which Powers of Deception was a spinoff of.

Overall, the quality of the stories was better than those in Powers of Deception. However, the best of the stories in Murder by Magic were not as good as the best of the stories in Powers of Deception. So, none of the stories sucked, but none of them were wonderful.

Probably my favorite in Murder by Magic was "Grey Eminence" by Mercedes Lackey, but that was definitely one of the slightly fuzzy stories.

I have also been trying to read This Scepter'd Isle by Mercedes Lackey. I am almost halfway through it and it's just not doing anything for me.

It would be nice to read a slam-dunk book for a change.

in praise of mellow adult cats

Mmmm, kittylove.

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sexual identity

I have been thinking a little bit about how we define our sexual identities, and how that changes over time. I am curious to find out what aspects of their identities people see as most important, and what has changed for them since their identities became relatively fixed around or before entering adulthood. (Or maybe that doesn't fit for you, in which case, please comment too!)

I thought about filtering this post, but decided not to - my sexual identity is reasonably public, and I'd like to get a good cross-section of responses. I hope that y'all will respect that decision and make sure your comments are adult and respectful.

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What sexual identity labels do you embrace? How have they changed over time? How would you rate their relative importances in your life, and why?

kittypix!!!

Behind the cut, find pictures of our adorable new cats.

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