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URGENT. CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS VOTE THIS AFTERNOON. “We’re from the Government. We’re here to help.” Those words are a cliché of chilling authoritarianism precisely because we don’t trust the government with oversight of their own actions. They are accountable to us, … Continue reading →

As the husband of a Muslim woman and the father of a son whose name marks him as foreign even though he was born in the United States, I have been reading with care, gratitude, and a welcome sense of … Continue reading →

My short story “Love Is Never Still” is featured today on Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog. For the My Favorite Bit series, authors write short essays about their favorite parts of their work. I cheated a little, but only because it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Recently, a Catholic school in Rhode Island decided that there was no place in their school for trans children. Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island has issued a policy banning transgender students from the school, according to the … Continue reading →

I’ll be tabling at “Stan Lee’s Comikaze” comic-con in Los Angeles this weekend! And at my table, at least part of the time, will be Mandolin! So if you’re in LA, please come and say hi. The con is open … Continue reading →

Interviewed on Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy I was privileged to be in this week’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy in which host David Barr Kirtley interviewd me, Matt Kressel, and Jack Dann about Jewish science fiction and fantasy. Listen to … Continue reading →

Hello, internet world. On my social media, I’m posting links to things I’ve written, things other people have written, and artists to support. I wanted to gather those links in one place, so each Monday I will put up a … Continue reading →

Interested in writing retellings? Cat Rambo and I are teaching a class together: retellings and re-taleings. Authors constantly draw on the stories that have preceded them, particularly folklore, mythology, and fables. What are the best methods for approaching such material … Continue reading →

When I was nine or ten, my mother and I used to go to the local chain bookstore — Barnes & Noble? Borders? Walden’s? I don’t remember now — on about a weekly basis. I’d go stare at the science … Continue reading →