why halo thar

Over the past two or three weeks, there've been an awful lot of people subscribing suddenly. *shifty eyes* I'm not entirely certain who to blame who to thank. Instead, if you don't mind, please use this thread to introduce yourself.

poll results for readers' choices:
story/narrative analysis 93.1%
snark and rants 82.8%
fandom meta: 86.2%
fiction critiques 79.3%

continuing on the YA fiction issue...

Go read manifesta's the reality of oppression and the fantasy of freedom, a followup/contemplation prompted by my frustration about SFF v contemporary in YA. Hers is a most excellent post that's not only a great deal more succinct than anything I ever manage, but also civilly calm and nail-hammer-bang at the same time.