Sorry, Menolly.Reports are coming in that Anne McCaffrey, author of the famous Dragonriders of Pern fantasy series among many other works, has passed away at the age of 85.
Anne McCaffrey, R.I.P.
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[Syl]
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Anne McCaffrey, R.I.P.
Anne McCaffrey, 1926 – 2011
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner
Apparently confirmed with Random House
www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/anne-mcca ... ied_b42826
My mom will be crushed, she adores the Universe of Pern, and has many McCaffrey books, she was even finishing one up this weekend when I went grocery shopping for her this weekend
www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/anne-mcca ... ied_b42826
My mom will be crushed, she adores the Universe of Pern, and has many McCaffrey books, she was even finishing one up this weekend when I went grocery shopping for her this weekend
I Never Fail To Be Astounded By The Things We Do For Promises - Ronnie James Dio (All The Fools Sailed Away)
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
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Interesting. That is the same second-source I used to confirm the story before contacting Menolly to tell her. With Beorn coming home from college for Thanksgiving (as well as the news she shared in the Galley over the weekend), I knew she might not get to the Watch for a while...and Syl is correct; she deserved to know.
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Change is not a process for the impatient.
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Courage!
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~ Tracie Mckinney-Hammon
Change is not a process for the impatient.
~ Barbara Reinhold
Courage!
~ Dan Rather
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Menolly's Song for Petiron
Lyrics from the book Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Music written and performed by Brenda Appleby
The tears I feel today
I'll wait to shed tomorrow
Though I'll not sleep this night
Nor find surcease from sorrow
My eyes must keep their sight
I dare not be tear-blinded
I must be free to talk
Not choked with grief, clear-minded
My mouth cannot betray
The anguish that I know
Yes, I'll keep my tears til later
But my grief will never go...
Menolly's Song for Petiron
May dragons and fire lizards guide you safely to your eternal Hall, Anne...
...and may Todd do you justice for once as he wraps up After the Fall.
Lyrics from the book Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Music written and performed by Brenda Appleby
The tears I feel today
I'll wait to shed tomorrow
Though I'll not sleep this night
Nor find surcease from sorrow
My eyes must keep their sight
I dare not be tear-blinded
I must be free to talk
Not choked with grief, clear-minded
My mouth cannot betray
The anguish that I know
Yes, I'll keep my tears til later
But my grief will never go...
Menolly's Song for Petiron
May dragons and fire lizards guide you safely to your eternal Hall, Anne...
...and may Todd do you justice for once as he wraps up After the Fall.
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This is the recording of Song for Petiron Anne officially endorsed. Worthy of a Masterharper...
The other is good, but I hear the lamenting more in this one.
The other is good, but I hear the lamenting more in this one.
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Oh, too bad. RIP, Anne.
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of my favourites daydreams is leaving the ratrace behind and going hitchhiking round Ireland trying to find Dragonhome, and see if she'd invite me in for a cup if tea.
One of my favourites daydreams is leaving the ratrace behind and going hitchhiking round Ireland trying to find Dragonhome, and see if she'd invite me in for a cup if tea.
RIP AnneWho tries, does
Who wills, can
Who loves, lives
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Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
and surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
and surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
What are you looking at?
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I'm sorry to hear of her passing.
"People without hope not only don't write novels, but what is more to the point, they don't read them.
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
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Just saw the display for her at one of my own local libraries.
I was immediately impressed by the fact that she co-wrote so many books... and not just with one friend, but with a number of people, sometimes collaborating with two other authors on one book.
I have to wonder... with fiction, with a story... how do you even DO that?!?!?
As an author who wrote about how people mold communities to encourage people to share their gifts... and integrating individuals into that community... it appears to me that this was a woman who practiced what she preached.
I was immediately impressed by the fact that she co-wrote so many books... and not just with one friend, but with a number of people, sometimes collaborating with two other authors on one book.
I have to wonder... with fiction, with a story... how do you even DO that?!?!?
As an author who wrote about how people mold communities to encourage people to share their gifts... and integrating individuals into that community... it appears to me that this was a woman who practiced what she preached.
"People without hope not only don't write novels, but what is more to the point, they don't read them.
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
I only found out last weekend and it made me sad.
I met her once only at a reputable Orchard Square bookstore in Sheffield, England in the mid 1990's.
It was a late evening question/answer 'LOCK-IN' followed by book signing and informal chat.
I was late, having driven all the way from South Wales to be there but she kindly allowed me to join in.
Unfortunately I daren't ask her any questions in case they'd already been addressed so I just enjoyed her awsome presence and made my apology when she signed 'Freedoms Landing' 2 Mick from Anne
I met her once only at a reputable Orchard Square bookstore in Sheffield, England in the mid 1990's.
It was a late evening question/answer 'LOCK-IN' followed by book signing and informal chat.
I was late, having driven all the way from South Wales to be there but she kindly allowed me to join in.
Unfortunately I daren't ask her any questions in case they'd already been addressed so I just enjoyed her awsome presence and made my apology when she signed 'Freedoms Landing' 2 Mick from Anne
No matter how good you think you are at something, there's always someone out there better at it than you.