E-mail Blues, Shading Towards Purples

The university e-mail system is wonky again. I can access my inbox, but it's empty. It should not be; e.g., a quick check of the LMB archives tells me there should be a dozen or so messages from the LMB list there.

This is getting irritating.

Queen of Angels

I've said on several occasions that I regard Queen of Angels as Greg Bear's masterpiece. I'd like to put some flesh on that opinion, under the cut. I'll try to avoid serious spoilers.

( Blessed are the single-hearted )