Just for Fun

When I was a kid, my grandmother would take me in to New York City to look at the window displays, but they had nothing like this back then. Enjoy a YouTube video of Saks Fifth Avenue’s Snowflake and Bubble 3D holiday light show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_9AYqhaw64

Life

With so many people out on the job hunt, here’s some resume tips from, of all places, Live Science:
http://www.livescience.com/technology/job-seeker-buzzwords-linkedin-101214.html

Online Reading

The Observer by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is a perfect example of a story told in the absence of story. Everything is told, nothing is seen, and yet the character’s voice is compelling and traps you into a sense of being there. Enjoy:
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-observer/

Science and Society

A study looking at the partner preferences of financially secure women had both expected and interesting results that show the issue is not as straightforward as expected:
http://www.livescience.com/culture/rich-women-prefer-older-men-george-clooney-effect-101213.html

This article explores the brain’s reactions to stimuli, whether physical, empathic, or metaphorical:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/this-is-your-brain-on-metaphors/

I am linking to the below blog post because it makes some good points and because the tie in with the above article is too good to be missed. However, I also wanted to look at an aspect of it in more detail and will be posting that on Monday. I hope you’ll come back for that discussion as well.
http://mckitterick.livejournal.com/656954.html

Writing

Holly Lisle, a friend and mentor for many years, has once again hit the nail on the head with one of her articles in addressing a question that plagues me as a writer drawn to several genres. You might find it useful as well:
http://hollylisle.com/index.php/Feature-Stories/why-everyone-shouldnt-like-you.html

Advice from Sybil Baker on making the choice between writing short stories and novels for good reasons:
http://blog.juliealindsey.com/julie-lindsey/short-stories-vs-novels-by-sybil-baker/