Aug. 3rd, 2010

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When I get my hands on wool or other animal-fiber yarns, I knit for afghans for Afghans. The garments and blankets, mostly for children, are distributed through local organizations in partnership with American Friends Service Committee, so the exact needs vary from time to time, depending on ground conditions and connections. This summer, we're knitting socks. I've sent about a dozen pairs so far.

** Summer of Sock-Knitting Update **

Earlier in July, we sent 100 pairs of socks to a women's group. Last
week, we shipped another 150 socks to a women's network of advocates
and activists. The third set of 350 pairs is on the way to shelter/
safe houses for women and children.
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From [livejournal.com profile] davetrow's LJ:

"When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." (Leviticus 19:33-34)

And if you don't, your economy will tank.

Fleeing Phoenix out of fear of immigration law
As families leave the city, and state, some neighborhoods — already suffering from the weak economy — are left with fewer customers to sustain businesses.
.......
Even people whose families use more government services than they pay in taxes still help the economy, said Judith Gans of the University of Arizona's Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. In a 2008 study, she found that Arizona immigrants contributed $29 billion annually to the state economy, representing about 8% of its activity.

When immigrants leave, Gans said, "stores experience dramatic drops in sales. Apartment owners who rent to immigrants have high vacancy rates and risk losing their buildings. Legal workers or renters or consumers don't generally step in quickly enough to prevent these businesses from experiencing real additional hardship."
deborahjross: (Deb and Cleo)
For some time now, the stellar authors at Book View Cafe have been blogging in many wonderful and individualistic ways on the craft and life of writing. Now we've put it all together in an ebook:

Book View Café Reveals Secret Recipe for BREWING FINE FICTION, Advice for Writers From the Authors at Book View Café (ISBN 978-0-9828440-3-8). BVC’s members include international bestselling authors and winners of the National Book Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and many others. Most have sold multiple novels to major publishers. Many have taught writing at workshops around the world. The knowledge of these professional authors is gathered into one volume, edited by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and Pati Nagle, that will help both new and experienced writers cope with the creative challenges and the nuts-and-bolts business issues of a career in writing fiction.

Here's what Mary Rosenblum has to say about it: “Check any bookstore and you'll find a host of titles on writing. Some are good, some not so good. Every author has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. But in BREWING FINE FICTION: Advice For Writers From the Bookview Café, you get a smorgasbord of professional advice and expertise. From the plausibility of fantasy, by Ursula LeGuin, to Deborah Ross's comments on reviews, you'll find every facet of the craft and writing life covered. For the wealth of information, experience, and diversity, all under one cover, you can't beat it.”

In celebration of the launch, BVC is giving out free copies of WAYS TO TRASH YOUR WRITING CAREER. This ebook is a collection of humorous stories posted to the Book View Cafe blog by the BVC authors describing the fastest ways to bring your writing career to a screeching halt. The compilation is available free of charge to anyone purchasing a copy of BREWING FINE FICTION through the BVC website. It is also for sale as a stand alone for $.99 (http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Ways-to-Trash-Your-Writing-Career).

Here's what's in it:ExpandRead more... )

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