Comments on: A Story for Haiti: “The Effluent Engine” http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/ Author N K Jemisin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A strong recommendation to read… « rain + hoodie + coffee + blog http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-5331 A strong recommendation to read… « rain + hoodie + coffee + blog Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:15:07 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-5331 [...] A Story for Haiti: “The Effluent Engine,” by N. K. Jemisin [...] [...] A Story for Haiti: “The Effluent Engine,” by N. K. Jemisin [...]

]]> By: Inverting the Beauty Standard « The Chaotic Third http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-5171 Inverting the Beauty Standard « The Chaotic Third Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:14:43 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-5171 [...] blues, greens become reds, and black and white are interchanged.  As I read N. K. Jemisin’s The Effluent Engine, this was the visual that came to mind when I contemplated how the author was not only challenging [...] [...] blues, greens become reds, and black and white are interchanged.  As I read N. K. Jemisin’s The Effluent Engine, this was the visual that came to mind when I contemplated how the author was not only challenging [...]

]]> By: Is there a Rule of Three in SFF? | Epiphany 2.0 http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-5058 Is there a Rule of Three in SFF? | Epiphany 2.0 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:06:33 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-5058 [...] of this question) if I’m some flavor of queer — given that I’ve written about lesbians and allegories for coming out and ancient-society transwomen — and why I bother including [...] [...] of this question) if I’m some flavor of queer — given that I’ve written about lesbians and allegories for coming out and ancient-society transwomen — and why I bother including [...]

]]> By: #60 Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories — A Roundtable Interview, Part 1 | Beyond Victoriana http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4626 #60 Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories — A Roundtable Interview, Part 1 | Beyond Victoriana Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:55:34 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4626 [...] and up-and-coming writers in the SF/F world. It starts off strong with N.K. Jeminsin’s “The Effluent Engine,” previously published on her blog for the A Story for Haiti fund-raising campaign, and also [...] [...] and up-and-coming writers in the SF/F world. It starts off strong with N.K. Jeminsin’s “The Effluent Engine,” previously published on her blog for the A Story for Haiti fund-raising campaign, and also [...]

]]> By: Why is Oree Shoth blind? | Epiphany 2.0 http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4607 Why is Oree Shoth blind? | Epiphany 2.0 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:32:47 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4607 [...] have a paycheck, and health insurance, and sick days, and so on, which she doesn’t. Nor am I Haitian, or an immigrant in a hostile land, or a middle-aged white female Italian chef… or most of the statuses that affect the [...] [...] have a paycheck, and health insurance, and sick days, and so on, which she doesn’t. Nor am I Haitian, or an immigrant in a hostile land, or a middle-aged white female Italian chef… or most of the statuses that affect the [...]

]]> By: Award Strategizing | Epiphany 2.0 http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4493 Award Strategizing | Epiphany 2.0 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:01:41 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4493 [...] I’ve got two eligible short stories (“The Effluent Engine” and “On the Banks of the River Lex”) and two eligible novels this year. I’ve [...] [...] I’ve got two eligible short stories (“The Effluent Engine” and “On the Banks of the River Lex”) and two eligible novels this year. I’ve [...]

]]> By: Lafitte http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4403 Lafitte Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:43:03 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4403 Wow. This is truly the best steampunk I've read in quite a while. You really capture historic New Orleans well, its complicated racial divisions and class relations and its ties to Haiti. It's rare to read something that seems to actually reflect the rich, complex history of Louisiana--even if it's an alternate history. I'd love to read more from this universe, and about these amazing characters. And don't worry--I donated last year to Yele and PIH, and plan to do so this year as well. Wow. This is truly the best steampunk I’ve read in quite a while. You really capture historic New Orleans well, its complicated racial divisions and class relations and its ties to Haiti. It’s rare to read something that seems to actually reflect the rich, complex history of Louisiana–even if it’s an alternate history.

I’d love to read more from this universe, and about these amazing characters. And don’t worry–I donated last year to Yele and PIH, and plan to do so this year as well.

]]> By: ElaineB http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4357 ElaineB Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:59:28 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4357 Great story. And I made a donation to Partners in Health! Great story. And I made a donation to Partners in Health!

]]> By: Sibylle http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4078 Sibylle Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:55:03 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4078 That was awesome! Thank you for writing a story (a steampunk story, no less, love the genre) with queer women of colour. I've but just been made aware of its existence and I shall give to Doctors Without Borders as a thank you. I'm not sure about the end - giving up work for domestic life and the last sentence especially, as I think Jessaline enjoyed her work and I'm not too fond of the dismissal of it all as pointless compared to romance. Apart from that, the rest was absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for writing it :) That was awesome! Thank you for writing a story (a steampunk story, no less, love the genre) with queer women of colour. I’ve but just been made aware of its existence and I shall give to Doctors Without Borders as a thank you. I’m not sure about the end – giving up work for domestic life and the last sentence especially, as I think Jessaline enjoyed her work and I’m not too fond of the dismissal of it all as pointless compared to romance. Apart from that, the rest was absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for writing it :)

]]> By: Review: Steam-Powered (Torquere Press, 2011) | Friends of Wild Iris http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#comment-4060 Review: Steam-Powered (Torquere Press, 2011) | Friends of Wild Iris Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:44:15 +0000 http://nkjemisin.com/?p=261#comment-4060 [...] relatively obscure. N.K. Jemisin, who wrote the opening story of the collection (reprinted on her website), is a young adult author and probably the most currently commercial author in the group. Other [...] [...] relatively obscure. N.K. Jemisin, who wrote the opening story of the collection (reprinted on her website), is a young adult author and probably the most currently commercial author in the group. Other [...]

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