open letters on the first day of finals

Dear Uterus,
I would much appreciate a return to your previous policy of delaying menstruation when subjected to stressful conditions. Today's superfluous bleeding and cramping during my most difficult final was NOT on. (This after a cramperrific Wiscon, thanks so much.)

Dear Exam Graders,
When I leave a question blank, it is because I didn't know the answer. Circling each instance of this and writing big red question marks is not productive. Shut up.

January 2007 books

( Wolf Whistle, Jail Bait; Marilyn Todd )

( Paragaea, Chris Roberson )

( A Princess of Roumania, Paul Park )

( American Eyes, ed. Lori M. Carlson )

( Mortal Engines, Predator's Gold, Infernal Devices; Philip Reeve )

( Orm the Beautiful, Elizabeth Bear )

( Spirit of the Cedar People, Chief Lelooska )

( Year's Best Fantasy 3, ed. David G. Hartwell )

( Devilish, Maureen Johnson )

( Singing the Dogstar Blues, Alison Goodman )

( Shadow of the Warmaster, Jo Clayton )

( Season of Sacrifice, Mindy L. Klasky )

( Sylvester, Georgette Heyer )

( Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin )

( Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris )

( Monster Island, David Wellington )

The Tale of Genji, Yoshitaka Amano

( Sisters of the Raven, Barbara Hambly )

( Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples, Nancy J. Turner )

( Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, Beverly Daniel Tatum )

( Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire; Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts )

( Keladry books, Tamora Pierce )

( The Lady's Code, Samantha Saxon )

( Snipped in the Bud, Kate Collins )

( An Abundance of Katherines, John Green )

( To the Resurrection Station, Eleanor Arnason )

( Summer King, Winter Fool, Lisa Goldstein )

( Comics )