Peter Gutmann wrote: > > >For some reason the mention of a "Susan B Anthony" dollar stuck in my brain as > >an "Alice B Sheldon" dollar.
[...] > Not being from the US I have no idea who either of those two are, but that does > raise an interesting point: Maybe the reason no-one wants the coin is because > of who's on it. Solution: Mint a coin with La Cicciolina (or whoever the US > equivalent would be) on it. They'd be able to get rid of at least 140M of > them. I suspect the contemporary US equivalent is Britney Spears :-( Alice Sheldon was better known as "James Tiptree Junior" and if you haven't read any of her short stories you have a treat in store. Well, "treat" is perhaps the wrong word for something quite so strong. Sex, death, and rockets. The sort of sf that makes you feel the star-winds in your hair. Ken
