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Sumana Harihareswara
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I really like Stephenson, Le Guin, Zen Cho, Charles Coleman Finlay, Michael Lewis, and Ellen Ullman. I edited the Thoughtcrime Experiments anthology: http://thoughtcrime.crummy.com My blog is at http://brainwane.net .
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Thoughts on The X-Files by Brit Mandelo at Fri May 7 2010 10:37am
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masinger masinger said (3 years ago):
You're right, it was Peter Brooks. Too many years since I'd seen it and I had a brain fart.
BMcGovern BMcGovern said (4 years ago):
Hey Sumana! Good to see you again, too! Thanks for letting me know about the anthology...hopefully we can chat again soon (I think the next meet-up is in a couple weeks--hope you can make it!)
brainwane brainwane said (4 years ago):
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