There won’t be a post from me today. That’s not because I haven’t written anything. It is because the thing that I wrote is in another venue that won’t be published until Monday. What venue is that? I hear you ask. Why, it is this thing, which has just launched. I note that it has an absolutely kick-ass books section, because my pal Joanna Papageorgiou edits it, and the first edition contains an interview with the fabulous Emma Newman. The article mentions BristolCon and the Hugos. Can’t ask for much more, can I?

While I am here, however, I’d like to make a quick mention of Ada’s mum, Annabella Milbanke. The story goes that Baroness Byron had her daughter educated in mathematics because it was the most un-poetic subject that she could think of. However, Annabella’s interest in educating girls was not limited to irritating her notorious ex-husband. In 1854 she purchased a building called the Red Lodge in Bristol, which she gave over to one Mary Carpenter to use as a school for girls. The Red Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Bristol, dating back to 1580. I’m told it is well worth a visit, and it certainly looks so from the photos I have seen. Must drop in one day.