Category Archives: My publications

Rachel Swirsky 2019 Award Eligibility Post

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Mandolin

Check out my three new short stories from this year!   “Oh! Abigail! Oh. It’s good—it’s so good to see you. Mom. Hi. I feel like I could reach out and touch your face. Your face! It’s so good to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Book! And new reward tiers on my Patreon.

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Ampersand

New book! I’m so excited about this! I’ve been working like crazy since New Year’s, putting together a book collecting all my 2018 political cartoons. Here are the details: You Only Drew This To Get Laid Over 90 pages, in … Continue reading →

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What Lies at the Edge of a Petal Is Love

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Mandolin

“What Lies at the Edge of a Petal Is Love” began with a dream. For a while, I was writing dream stories, such as this one and “How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth.” It hasn’t happened lately. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“I will be wild. I will be brutal. I will encircle you.”

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Mandolin

A few people have made graphics featuring a quote from one of my short stories. I’m including two of them below, which take the quote and make a narrative out of it (using movie images), which is neat. It’s awesome … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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On Writing and Mortality

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Mandolin

This essay originally appeared on the blog Big Other and was later reprinted on the SFWA website. I’ve rewritten it to make its points more sharply and eliminate repetition. The original version is still available on the other sites. It was originally … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Poem: A Season with the Geese

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Mandolin

This poem originally appeared in Abyss & Apex Magazine.   A Season with the Geese by Rachel Swirsky Once when we were young, we flew to Europe with the geese. Twined neck to neck we sailed the Seine chasing ripples and water bugs, lost … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Flashback to 2008: “Marrying the Sun”

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Mandolin

For a while, I was linking weekly (from my twitter and facebook) to stories of mine from the past decade. I let it lapse, but I thought I’d pick it up again on some Mondays. So: “Marrying the Sun,” published … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New to the Net: “Monstrous Embrace”

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Mandolin

Continuing my theme of reporting late on my news–for the first time, “Monstrous Embrace” is online in print, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine. The first line came to me in one of those strange, clear moments: I am ugliness in body and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Story: “Between Dragons and Their Wrath”

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Mandolin

February is always one of the busiest months for me. This February was so busy that I didn’t remember to click “post” on the entry I’d written about my new story in Clarkesworld Magazine, “Between Dragons and Their Wrath.” I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Quick Notes: Poetry Planet podcast, & Tiptree Anthology 99 Cents

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Mandolin

A few quick notes for this week. Poetry Planet podcast Diane Severson puts together the poetry planet podcast that aired recently in this episode of starship sofa. She includes my poem, “Terrible Lizards,” which is about — as you might … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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