Although this post is about 50 Cent's endorsement of gay marriage rights, I think it says something about iterative process that's quite relevant to some of the discussion in yesterday's "Intersectionalism is not the Oppression Olympics" panel:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/05/50-cent-endorses-marriage-equality-wonders-why-theres-no-white-history-month/257678/

The third edition of "A Momentary Taste of WisCon" is now online with updates on tonight's Dessert Salon, news on reserving your membership and your hotel room for WisCon 37, today's program changes, and the moment Ellen Klages was touched by His Noodly Appendage at last night's Tiptree Auction.

Hullo all!

Submissions Guidelines for Issue Three of Cabinet des Fees's Demeter's Spicebox are now up!

We have chosen the Aarne-​​Thompson type 2031C, The Mouse Who Was To Marry The Sun for Issue Three, do refer to the guidelines for the additional prompts!


Reading Period: 5 APRIL 2012 onwards (until we get the perfect two stories for the next issue).

Do bear in mind that you will need to read the stories from Issue One and Issue Two, as this is a storytelling project and the prompts reflect this. DS runs in Volumes of four issues each, and each Volume will start with a fresh set of prompts.

If you have any questions or doubts, feel free to email us at demeterspice (gmail) in April!

Best,

Nin Harris

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Dear Frank,

Last night, I attended your PostSecret Event at the University of Oregon. Not only was I blown away by you and everything you do and the secrets that others have shared with you, but I was blown away by the community I am lucky to be a part of.

For months, I have felt so alone here. Last night, I decided to share my secret at the microphone. Right after, I received a hug from the stranger behind me. Not a pity hug, I could feel that she really meant it. After the show, I was approached again a few times and received encouraging words from people I knew and also total strangers. When I returned to my dorm room, I was Facebook messaged by an acquaintance, and emailed by a girl whom I didn't know, but recognized me from a mutual class. It was all so touching, honestly.

Here I have been, in my dorm room for months thinking I'm the loneliest girl in the world, while I'm surrounded by this wonderful community of caring people. What I'm really trying to say is, thank you, Frank, for bringing me closer to my community. And GO DUCKS!


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Dear Frank,

I was one of the people that got up to share my secret recently at the Stockton PostSecret event.

I just wanted to share with you just how special it was for me.

I knew that if I could share my secret, the deepest one of all, that I would feel better. When it came time for members of the audience to share, I almost chickened out, I was shaking; I was terrified. I got the first few words out, but I was too overcome to make a single sentence.

And then a girl stood. She walked over, opened her arms, and hugged me. This total stranger, I felt, cared deeply for me. I had never seen her before, nor did I find her after you were finished. But she gave me the courage. Even now, I have goose bumps as well as a feeling of total elation.

It is things like this that give me hope for the future. If a room full of total strangers can band together and support and accept one another unconditionally, then I believe that we're moving in the right direction. PostSecret is so much more than a movement. I truly think that it is a revolution.

I lost an earring last night -- it's got a red stone, with nice metal loops going around the edges and a little ball dangling underneath. My mom gave it to me. If you find it can you please put it in lost and found, or email me at charlieanders2@gmail? Thank you!!!

Some memories of last night's opening ceremonies, on the WisCon blog:

http://wisconnews.blogspot.com/2012/05/scenes-from-opening-ceremony.html

Get your news about programming changes, the opening ceremonies, the Tiptree bake sale and auction and more in the second issue of WisCon's at-con newsletter, A Momentary Taste of Wiscon #2, now available as an online download or as a print edition distributed in the 2d floor lobby of the Concourse Hotel.