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Drool Baby, Drool
Aug. 12th, 2004 01:59 pmSPRING 2180...
Michaela did all the things he wanted a wife to do. She saw to his house and his meals and his comfort and his sexual needs. She kept so smoothly running a setup that he never had time to think, I wonder why Michaela hasn't .... done something or other because she always had done it; often it wasn't until after she had seen to some detail, some change, that he realized it had been a thing that he wanted. The flowers in the vases were always fresh; clean garments appeared as if by magic in his gardrobes; a tunic that had seemed to him about to show signs of wear either appeared so expertly renovated that it looked new, or was replaced between one day and the next... never once did he have to miss something or do without anything.
Ned had only to mention in passing that a particular food sounded interesting, and in the next day or two it would appear on his table -- and if he didn't care for it after all, it would never appear again. Household repairs, maintenance, cleaning, the small garden of which he was justifiably proud, any sort of household business matter, upkeep on his assets and his collections -- all these things were attended to in his absence. His only contribution to the perfect serenity of his home was to look over the printouts his accoutant provided for him at the end of every month and sign or refuse the authorization for spending whatever sums Michaela had requested.
--Excerpt from Native Tongue by Suzette Hagen Eldin
She's written so many books, and I've added Native Tongue (fiction) and The Language Imperative (non-fiction) to my amazon.com wishlist. Suzette is also appearing as the Science Guest for Norwescon 28: The Language of Science Fiction and Fantasy. As if she wasn't drool-worthy enough, there will also be John Howe as the Artist Guest who worked on LOTR, and a rep from TOR Books.
Oh how I adore finding authors with whom I share a passion and whose works make me fall in love with new ideas.
Michaela did all the things he wanted a wife to do. She saw to his house and his meals and his comfort and his sexual needs. She kept so smoothly running a setup that he never had time to think, I wonder why Michaela hasn't .... done something or other because she always had done it; often it wasn't until after she had seen to some detail, some change, that he realized it had been a thing that he wanted. The flowers in the vases were always fresh; clean garments appeared as if by magic in his gardrobes; a tunic that had seemed to him about to show signs of wear either appeared so expertly renovated that it looked new, or was replaced between one day and the next... never once did he have to miss something or do without anything.
Ned had only to mention in passing that a particular food sounded interesting, and in the next day or two it would appear on his table -- and if he didn't care for it after all, it would never appear again. Household repairs, maintenance, cleaning, the small garden of which he was justifiably proud, any sort of household business matter, upkeep on his assets and his collections -- all these things were attended to in his absence. His only contribution to the perfect serenity of his home was to look over the printouts his accoutant provided for him at the end of every month and sign or refuse the authorization for spending whatever sums Michaela had requested.
--Excerpt from Native Tongue by Suzette Hagen Eldin
She's written so many books, and I've added Native Tongue (fiction) and The Language Imperative (non-fiction) to my amazon.com wishlist. Suzette is also appearing as the Science Guest for Norwescon 28: The Language of Science Fiction and Fantasy. As if she wasn't drool-worthy enough, there will also be John Howe as the Artist Guest who worked on LOTR, and a rep from TOR Books.
Oh how I adore finding authors with whom I share a passion and whose works make me fall in love with new ideas.
