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Ahhh so, I just found out today that the Nebula Awards were this weekend, and Ursula Vernon won for Short Story. Wonderful! I think I recommended "Jackalope Wives" when it first came out, but might as well again - you can read Ursula's story for free on Apex Magazine's website: Jackalope Wives. There is also a podcast version if you're into that (linked on the same page). Should give it a re-read myself... I really enjoyed it a lot the first time I read it. There is a list of the other winners and nominees over here... A few of the novels were on my to-read list already, so perhaps I should bump them up a little.

It makes me so happy whenever she has a new success. I've been following Ursula's work for about twelve years now in its various forms (art/comics/writing - she's so multitalented, wow) and there's a certain quality to it that just never fails to hit the right buttons for me. Her work and her worlds make me feel good. Even the sad stories make me feel good.

On the one hand, it feels a little odd to be so excited that someone I don't know won something. On the other hand... one of my favourite authors won something. <3 <3