tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post5865406625012389189..comments2024-02-14T01:50:56.112-06:00Comments on The OF Blog: BAF, no more, alasLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-37949515768762945762010-09-08T01:58:52.499-05:002010-09-08T01:58:52.499-05:00I'm honored you would even consider mentioning...I'm honored you would even consider mentioning me in the company of these amazing writers. I really can't say how much being included on this list means to me.<br /><br />BAF was doing something wonderful, and pushing at all the right boundaries. It's sad to see it go, especially considering what I've read of the plans for BAF's future. Here's hoping your next project will be just as wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-70712241629651960632010-08-19T14:00:51.036-05:002010-08-19T14:00:51.036-05:00I'm sad to hear the series won't continue....I'm sad to hear the series won't continue. Thanks for your hard work and for posting this list.Annettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-51477174706999608422010-08-13T21:29:49.468-05:002010-08-13T21:29:49.468-05:00Thanks for considering one of my stories, and for ...Thanks for considering one of my stories, and for posting the list even though the volume won't see the light of day. I too am saddened that BAF won't be continuing--it really fills a niche out there that is not being filled by anything else. A lot of work on your part too, and an effort that I hope won't go unrewarded. It's easy enough, even tempting to say that no good deed goes unpunished, but I am always pleasantly surprised by how often positive efforts do yield something positive down the road, even if it is not what was originally planned. I trust that will hold here as well.Eric Schallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-11115141952168785732010-08-13T14:16:15.488-05:002010-08-13T14:16:15.488-05:00I'm truly sorry to see this series cut short. ...I'm truly sorry to see this series cut short. Thank you for all your hard work in putting together Vol. 4. I'm thrilled to see my story on the long-list, even though the book is never to be.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822938631334247585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-74244744673838720832010-08-13T09:14:43.506-05:002010-08-13T09:14:43.506-05:00A bit off-topic, but Torque Control is organizing ...A bit off-topic, but Torque Control is organizing a new edition of the short-story club this fall. <br />They already have a long longlist of stories to choose from, but they come nearly exclusively from genre magazines. <br />How many of the stories you selected from literary magazines are available online (preferably published in 2010, though I don't think this is set in stone)?<br /><br />You could go <a href="http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/return-of-the-short-story-club/#comments" rel="nofollow"> there</a> and add some recommendations.<br /><br />MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-64867936905621786852010-08-13T09:01:34.604-05:002010-08-13T09:01:34.604-05:00This is sad news. At least you got a lot of excell...This is sad news. At least you got a lot of excellent reading out of it.<br /><br />Do you think a Best American Fantasy internet site (posting as many of the best fantasy fictions to a website as allowed by creators, or linking to the ones available on-line) might be a compromise to carry the banner forward?J m mcdermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-51707202752538752402010-08-13T05:25:18.646-05:002010-08-13T05:25:18.646-05:00I saw Joe Meno's name up there, have you read ...I saw Joe Meno's name up there, have you read any of his novels or his collection?Brian Lindenmuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519203797661128049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-29774237046545278612010-08-13T02:15:22.109-05:002010-08-13T02:15:22.109-05:00I'm quite honored by the nomination, even if t...I'm quite honored by the nomination, even if the anthology will never come into being. Sometimes I worry the short story is an endangered species, so it's great to know people are still reading and appreciating them. Thanks much for posting the list.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006075810208091193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-29700305559865496862010-08-12T23:14:57.380-05:002010-08-12T23:14:57.380-05:00I'm really sorry to hear about this - that was...I'm really sorry to hear about this - that was a great series, and judging by this list, this would have been an excellent volume.Aishwaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871059152281065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-28639877725224727112010-08-12T22:59:37.343-05:002010-08-12T22:59:37.343-05:00By the way, if you can indeed post the list of onl...By the way, if you can indeed post the list of online fiction, that would be grand--both for general utility, and specifically because the 2010 stories might be of interest to <a href="http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/return-of-the-short-story-club/" rel="nofollow">this project</a>.Matt Denaulthttp://www.linguafantastika.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-45895349110220827002010-08-12T20:56:02.138-05:002010-08-12T20:56:02.138-05:00I look at that list as places to track down new fi...I look at that list as places to track down new fiction. The Georgia Review has been my favorite magazine since I discovered. I can only hope my library keeps their subscription to The Sun and Glimmer Train. <br /><br />Sad news.Chad Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774092046594256969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-7077478649416636302010-08-12T19:54:27.126-05:002010-08-12T19:54:27.126-05:00Yeah, it's just one of those things where the ...Yeah, it's just one of those things where the market has to be "just so" for something like this to work and sometimes, anything slightly off-kilter can ruin the intent. I think this set was continuing the veer away from the old Trad 3 and toward online and cross-genre publications. And given more time, I think the definitions of "American" would have become blurred as well, as I was hoping for BAF 5 and 6 (too rushed with 4 to do it wholescale) to contain quite a few translations from Latin American writers that I would have done gratis, or rather have it be part of my series editor fee.<br /><br />But live and learn. The experience was a good one and has been fruitful already, I believe.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-20838091135772227442010-08-12T19:37:34.851-05:002010-08-12T19:37:34.851-05:00Man, that sucks--I really enjoyed the first two vo...Man, that sucks--I really enjoyed the first two volumes, and had just started to dip into the third (the Jeff Ford story, which I'm guessing provided the cover image for the book). I was looking forward to seeing what you and the other folks involved would come up with next--certainly the list of stories you've shared here points towards the need and importance of a series that does what this one did. I'm sorry that the work you've put into it won't have an immediately outlet, but am glad the overall experience was a good one, and sure that the connections you've made and communications you've had will serve you well in the future.Matt Denaulthttp://www.linguafantastika.comnoreply@blogger.com