Author Archives: Mandolin

Something’s Over There

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Mandolin

Something’s over there, and it will cower in the face of her glamour.
 
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Thoughts on “Compassionate Simulation”, from PH Lee

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Mandolin

Lee and I did have a very intense process while writing this story. There were a lot of craft questions but because the subject matter of this is so intimate and intense — a child’s relationship with abusive and authoritarian … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Your Face” in Spanish

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Mandolin

It is so cool to see my story in other languages! I can’t read most of them, but it’s still really fun to know the story has a life beyond the words I chose. My story “Your Face” has already … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Haiku for Saturday, November 1st

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Mandolin

The cold that nestles,
knits a blanket, lights a fire,
turns you toward yourself.
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A Haiku for Monday, October 28th

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Mandolin

Cold, like Santa Cruz

in deep winter; Mike and I

walking now as then.

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If You Say So

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Mandolin

She’s pretty sure you’re full of shit, though.
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A Haiku For Saturday, October 19th

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Mandolin

The cold rain shivers.
I dart, indoors to indoors,
generous shelters.
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“Where to Find Free Short Stories Online”

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Mandolin

Really flattered to see that “Memory of Wind” is one of Sarah Ullery’s favorite stories on Tor.com! I really bled over that one; it ended up intersecting some very personal issues. Sarah Ullery lists a bunch of places to find … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cloud-Haired Woman

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Mandolin

This reminds me of the art my parents had from the sixties, feminist with interesting proportions and bodies. I called it cloud-haired woman after a character in Marianne, the Magus and the Manticore, my favorite of Sheri Tepper’s books which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Haiku For Friday, October 4th

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Mandolin

The cold rain shivers.
I dart, indoors to indoors,
generous shelters.
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