(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 →

(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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →