Deanna Hoak

“Mom, can I do an experiment to turn myself into a monster?”
“For how long?”
“Forever.”
“No.”
“How about two hours?”
“What kind of a monster?”
“A T-Rex!”
“No, you’d eat us!”
“How about a skeleton?”
“Ehhh…”
“A giant foot?”
“Okay. For two hours. But don’t stomp on us!”
One of the fun times to be a mom. :-)

Fans of comics should please go read Paul Cornell’s post on the subject of comics and the Hugos. Paul is an all-around gentleman, and I think it’s a pity he missed out on the Hugo ballot despite the obvious intent of those who voted for him. While accepting of the judges’ decision, he points out [...]