Oct. 8 | The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

"Everywhere dangers and difficulties are exaggerated"
Ice rages on Venus causing strokes and heart attacks

Snow leopard taste: the last ration of chocolate

At home: ice water
Snow leopard sight: uncared for, and covered with grime
At home: worm-eaten leaves, speckles of pale green pollen turning black with age
Snow leopard sound: heinous din of the dogfights under the window; eerie clear song of a Tibetan boy
At home: shaking leaves; "Lament," Rufus Cappadocia; "Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before," The Smiths
Snow leopard touch: dungeon atmosphere, these cold quarters, merciless rain
At home: sawing the tree trunk, stuck with a thorn
Snow leopard word of the day: purgatory
Snow leopard quote of the day: "one must go oneself to know the truth"

Snow leopard notable: Shey Gompa Crystal Monastery
Snow leopard extra: a visit to a dark cagelike shelter, a caged boy and little fox--Alex
At home: "All Summer in a Day," "The Long Rain," Ray Bradbury; fury, rage, evil thought — the blessing of steak and eggs for the neighbor, for Congress an enormous bacon-covered maple bar - if only the animals could survive it
Snow leopard gratitude: patience and resilience; writing haiku
At home: hot bath, early to bed

Panthera progress: ebb and flow, headers

What is this? Blogging The Snow Leopard project.

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Springy story review: "State Change" by Ken Liu

Why it springs to mind: You'll never look at an ice cube the same way again. Where read: In the 2014 Hugo award-winning Lightspeed Magazine , August. Length: 5,194 words Summary: A woman has an ice cube for a soul. Memorable: How the story invites us to think about the shape of our soul, how it (or our perception of it) influences us and how it changes. What ordinary every day object would your soul be? A silver spoon, a beech stick? A great party conversation starter, this. Quote: “All life is an experiment." Notable: The protagonist Rina is an avid reader (always a good choice). Pairs well with: T.S. Elliot, Edna St. Vincent Millay Origin: The story was written in 24 hours based on a writing prompt. (See Author Spotlight: Ken Liu ) About the author: Ken Liu’s debut novel, The Grace of Kings , the first in a fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, is due out from Saga Press ( a new Simon & Schuster imprint ) in 2015.

What is Solarpunk? Good question, great answers from our community

What is solarpunk? My fellow Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers authors Commando Jugendstil and Tales from The EV Studio put together this video for the Turin International Book Fair . It features editors and authors from the solarpunk community sharing their thoughts. Together we're imagining optimistic futures based on renewable energy. My soundbite was: "Solarpunk futures are — green spaces with clean water that are pedestrian, collective, feminist, creative communities. And they include non-human animals. " Mary "solarpunk" Shelley cat did a great job (at 6:15) helping from her rather ridiculous cat tree which she absolutely loves. And what better time to wear this solar-colored "Veganism is Feminism" tee from The Herbivore Clothing Company . Seriously. I'm holding a stack of solarpunk books: Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers edited by Sarena Ulibarri which includes my story "Watch Out, Red Crusher!". Wings of R...

Springy story review: "Torching the Dusties" by Margaret Atwood

Why it springs to mind: Relevant thoughts about how we view aging and how we treat the aged in our society. In this story, young people protest the existence of old people in an assisted living facility for taking up resources. Not far from the callous viewpoint of people sometimes expressed in the national news. Where read: The last story in Stone Mattress: Nine Tales (2014) a collection by Margaret Atwood Summary: Wilma and her boyfriend Tobias escape an assisted living facility, Ambrosia Manor, that has come under attack by protestors carrying signs that say "Time to Go" and "Our Turn" who think the old people are just taking up space and resources. Memorable: the delightful use of Charles Bonnet Syndrome as a character trait for Wilma Quotes: "We have to be kind to one another in here, she tells herself. We're all we have left." "According to Tobias, women hang around longer because they're less capable of indignation and...

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