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New fiction published at The Linnet’s Wings, Autumn 2010

New issue of The Linnet’s Wings is out with a little piece from me. Perhaps the best editing I’ve had for any story, this magazine made me a better (war) writer.

Caterwaul Quarterly, 2010

The new Caterwaul Quarterly is out today. There’s a fantastic group of writers and ideas there, including previously unpublished Dennis Brutus poems, a poem from the inimitable Eric Lind, and a short piece by me.

Yasuní-ITT is signed.

Yesterday official documents were signed by the UNDP and the Ecuadorian government to leave roughly 850 million barrels of oil beneath the Amazon rain forest. This is a great victory and a great step towards a “post-petroleum” world. Here’s a few of the articles covering the news today.

BBCManila Bulletin3 NewsArgus PressABC NewsCanada EastFOX News CB Online

I’ve been following this issue since November of last year, as I was living in Ecuador when it was being batted around in the political discourse. There has been a lot of skepticism, but yesterday confirms that Ecuador will push forward with the initiative, the first of its kind in the world. For a step-by-step news cycle and analysis of the proposal since February, see my old blog.