Sound and Sight

There is a photographer, known as The One True B!x who is selling some of his pictures here.. It is good, good work. I believe that he would sell a lot more if the word got out.But unlike Catherynne M. Valente, b!X doesn't have a Neil Gaiman sending people his way, even though he also is good at what he does.


Another way to catch the attention of the public is what S-F writer, Spider Robinson is doing. He has a podcast and he is not shy about stating how much he appreciates and needs the donations that come his way via the paypal button on the website. Robinson does 2 types of podcasts, one of music he loves and wants to share, by a wide range of known and unknown artists. (At least unknown to me!) Cass Elliott is next to Molly Johnson who is next to Luciana Souza. Every other time, the podcast is Robinson reading from his own SF work or that of other writers. Since we have similar taste in writers but not music, I prefer the latter podcasts but it is always possible to fast forward during the former if I need to.

Both b!X and Robinson are offering the results of their talents directly to the public. I would suspect that neither are getting the response they deserve. It's a pity.