Quentin's Weeknotes 2/7/20-2/14/20

This Week:

• I finished reading Matt Ruff’s “Lovecraft Country” and Jeff Vandermeer’s “Wonderbook: An illustrated guide to writing fantastic fiction”. Well…actually I finished Lovecraft Country last week. And…I finished Wonderbook weeks ago. But both books are rich and complicated, and I spent the intervening time between finishing them writing up my thoughts, and taking notes, respectively. I wrote a review of Lovecraft Country, and didn’t with Wonderbook, but suffice it to say, it’s does a few tricks beyond the usual advice proferred in most writing guides, and adds in the extra dimension of astonishing illustrations of concepts, ideas, and approaches. It’s also got great sidebar advice from a who’s-who of great speculative fiction writers. I’ve already made good use of its insights in m own writing and I know I will continue to do so.
• The Yager Museum held its opening reception for dadibaajimo: Two Mississauga Artists Share Stories. Thanks to everyone who came out, and thanks again to Luke and Cathie for sticking with me on this long wild ride to make this show happen.
• I taught my collections class about Museum Nomenclature and Condition Reports.
• I read Valerie Solanas SCUM Manifesto. I did not expect it to be as funny as it was.