Slag

You mention that "The People of Sand and Slag" is online on the F&SF website.

2005 Preliminary Nebula Ballot 2006

Slag, which is left over in blast furnaces when steel is made, can make up more of the concrete mix than ash without requiring extra chemicals, but it is harder to obtain locally.

Taipei Times 2008

Name: Thomas Vanek, aka Slag-Faced Whore, aka Slaggy Sir Fantastico

The Willful Caboose 2009

'Slag' has the same problem for me, only in a different way.

Archive 2008-10-01 juliette 2008

'Slag' has the same problem for me, only in a different way.

A Cunt By Any Other Name... juliette 2008

Sadly, the routine business of policing continues, mainly because most of our customers don't watch the news and are therefore unaware that there might be anything more important than pestering each other and using words like "Slag".

The Policeman's Blog 2010

Sadly, the routine business of policing continues, mainly because most of our customers don't watch the news and are therefore unaware that there might be anything more important than pestering each other and using words like "Slag".

The Policeman's Blog 2010

In Somersetshire the Sloe is named Snag (as corrupted from "Slag," i.e.,

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

I enjoyed The People of Sand and Slag in the Wastelands collection last year and have read so many good things about him that I do want to check that collection out.

2008: A Year in Review [John's Take] 2009

For a science fiction reader, I'd say probably "The People of Sand and Slag," because I like the ideas and the twists, and I'm still a fan of the ending.

INTERVIEW: Paolo Bacigalupi 2009