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First row:

Aurora 1978 108" h x 96" w assorted fabrics; hand-sewn Collection, the International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Moonshadow 1979 100" h x 80" w assorted fabrics; hand-sewn

Private collection

Second row:

Double Cascade; Yang, Yin 1989 51" x 102" cotton & silk; machine-sewn

Collection, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC

Third row:

Rhythmetron 1980 68" h x 68" w cotton; hand- and machine-sewn

Private collection

Interweave 2 1982 68" h x 68" w cotton; machine-sewn

Private collection

Fourth row

Blue Undercurrents 1983 70.5" h x 69" w cotton; machine-sewn

Collection, the International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

His more recent work has moved into a more mixed-media collage direction; I particularly like this:

When it’s time to take out the fine china 👌🐴

Issue 62 of Intergalactic Mixtape is out, featuring:

a podcast about Sunshine by Robin McKinley!

an essay from The Lord of the Rings recaps by Abigail Nussbaum (she is one of many doing a re-read/analysis this year)

various book lists, including Book Riot's best science fiction of the 21st century (so far)

links to some of the things I saw this week, like the Stardew Valley crochet book? I would go into battle for Concerned Ape, truly.

WIP Wednesday -- one copy of the book sewn together!

Let's Get Literate! Mid-Year Reading Check In

Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman: in a far-future, post-climate collapse New York City, a trans man discovers the complicated revolutionary past of his parents, or, Don't Let Billionaires Become Immortal

The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang: Ro, a non-human member of a hive culture, uses the language of another species to discover truths about them he never expected, or Bad Spy Adventures

Slow Gods by Claire North: Maw, an accidental immortal, struggles with interpersonal connections as the galactic community attempts to survive the consequences of an exploding star, or Immortality Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

Platform Decay by Martha Wells: Murderbot goes to rescue some critical hostages from the Corporation Rim...and also goes to therapy, or Being Annoyed by Humans on a Planetary Torus

Issue 61 of Intergalactic Mixtape is out, featuring:

excellent essays, plus one video essay that maybe rewired my brain?

reviews of other SFF titles going around

July book releases

lots of SFF short fiction recs