(Original image by John Towner on Unsplash) [Note: This is the second part of a three-part series; part one is here] I started publishing fiction professionally about fifteen years ago now. The first story I technically got paid for was a $5 piece of erotic SF microfiction (big ups to Circlet Press) and from there... Continue Reading →
A Road Less Traveled – part one
(Original image by I.am_nah on Unsplash) Hello. Been a while since I used this venue for thought-words. There are several reasons for that, but the bottom line is that I have a book coming out next year and I want to start making use of this site again as part of promoting that, and also... Continue Reading →
My WisCon 42 schedule
Now that it's been finalized, here's my schedule for WisCon 42. At this point I'm not doing a reading - I think I missed the time for that - but it's possible I'll be able to jump into someone else's at the last minute. We'll see. Even if not, I'm psyched for what I've got... Continue Reading →
Listen to “Your Slaughterhouse, Your Killing Floor”! LISTEN TO IT
What it says on the tin: There's audio of me reading my story "Your Slaughterhouse, Your Killing Floor" (originally published in Uncanny Magazine) up on my Patreon, available to everyone. That said, if you enjoy it and you want more stuff like it in your life, kindly consider becoming one of my supporters, because it's... Continue Reading →
Obligatory 2017 Award Post (*SQUIRM*)
Since I guess I should do one of these. Yes, look, I have the same exact struggle with this shit as most of the other people I know. Let’s all recognize the fact that Awards Season is a weird, anxious, uncomfortable time for a tremendous number of us, emotionally and in general, when we feel like... Continue Reading →
Dark Mirror (my PhD dissertation) – preface
I'm posting this on kind of a whim, but I just finished writing the preface to my doctoral dissertation, and I think it's a decent piece of writing about the challenges of working on an unimaginably horrible part of history, so I wanted to slap it up here. Especially since I'm not 100% sure I'll... Continue Reading →
We Are Not Things: Blade Runner’s unwanted children
(note: absolutely massive spoilers for Blade Runner 2049 are within) When I'm seeing Harrison Ford in anything, it's hard to miss the fact that most of the time, he's Harrison Ford playing Harrison Ford. Han Solo is Snarky Space Pirate Harrison Ford. Indiana Jones is Snarky Pulp Hero Harrison Ford. James Marshall is Beset President... Continue Reading →
swim inward, flow outward
Sometimes in late summer I won’t touch anything, not the flower, not the blackberries brimming in the thickets; I won’t drink from the pond; I won’t name the birds or the trees; I won’t whisper my own name. - Mary Oliver, "October" Two years ago yesterday I posted the final chapter of what I genuinely... Continue Reading →
You Have All The Weapons You Need
Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. - St. Augustine of Hippo Do not let this world cause your steps to falter. - Alex de Campi (x) You don't think you're strong... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, little podcast
Happy late birthday, rather. Gone's birthday was yesterday. Yeah, episode 1 is now available for listening to. Get it via Apple Podcasts here or Podbean here. Let's talk about it for a sec. I grew up without a TV, which means I grew up immersed in books, because that's what I had. But books weren't... Continue Reading →