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I made a point of not posting a link to my Amazon wishlist this year, figuring what with the belly-up economy and all, it was certainly no time to talk of Cephalopodmas. Nonetheless, a few gifts have come in, and I am grateful for them all. But I am especially pleased with a gift from [livejournal.com profile] corucia, a thick volume collecting all of cartoonist Winsor McCay's Little Nemo strips from 1905-1914. I've long been a fan of Mccay's, admiring Little Nemo and Tales of a Rarebit Fiend and Gertie the Dinosaur, but I've only had occasion to read a few strips here and there. Now I can read all of Little Nemo, at least. McCay is a miracle, though this was hardly recognized in his lifetime.

Here is some of McCay's animated work:

Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)



Gertie on Tour (surviving fragment, 1914)



The Centaurs (fragment, 1921)

Date: 2009-01-02 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alumiere.livejournal.com
i have a gently used copy of the "Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" collection [livejournal.com profile] officialgaiman had recommended last year which i'd be happy to gift you with (i enjoyed it, but it's not something i have to keep) if you'll give me an address to ship it to

Date: 2009-01-02 04:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greygirlbeast.livejournal.com

i have a gently used copy of the "Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" collection [info]officialgaiman had recommended last year which i'd be happy to gift you with (i enjoyed it, but it's not something i have to keep) if you'll give me an address to ship it to

Wow. How extraordinarily kind of you. Here's the address:

Caitlín R. Kiernan
P.O. Box 603096
Providence, RI 02906

Thank you!

Date: 2009-01-08 01:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alumiere.livejournal.com
package en-route, book rate so expect about a week; i did ask for delivery confirmation as i've had multiple issues with usps lately and it seems delivery confirmation makes packages much more likely to arrive at their destination (mundane name on the package, it'll say it's from kim t...)

i hope you enjoy it as much as i did

and i'm happy to send it to you - your writing both in sirenia and in books gives me much happiness, and i'm glad i can give you something to make you happy in return

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