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New Story: “Love Is Never Still”
“Love Is Never Still” just came out in Issue 9 of Uncanny Magazine, a story about Galatea and Aphrodite, and their broken, bittersweet love affairs. The story begins with the sculptor’s perspective: “I’ve loved other sculptures. Though I’m not yet … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Ann Leckie’s short story: The Nalendar
Oh, I love the Nalendar! Ann just wrote a bit about it on her blog, and I realized I should link to it. It’s one of my favorite short stories by Ann. It originally came out in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight … Continue reading → Continue reading
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2015 Recommendations for Young Adult and Middle Grade SF/F Novels
(I was reading this year for the Norton Award. For those who don’t know, the Norton Award is given annually by SFWA (alongside the Nebulas, although it is technically not a Nebula award) to a young adult or middle grade … Continue reading → Continue reading
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2015 Recommendations for Young Adult and Middle Grade SF/F Novels
(I was reading this year for the Norton Award. For those who don’t know, the Norton Award is given annually by SFWA (alongside the Nebulas, although it is technically not a Nebula award) to a young adult or middle grade … Continue reading
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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015
I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015
I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading
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New Story, “Tea Time,” in Lightspeed Magazine
A new story of mine, “Tea Time,” is now available from Lightspeed Magazine. It is never polite to go out-of doors without a hat. One’s hat should remain on one’s head no matter the extremity. Even if the rest of … Continue reading → Continue reading
New Story, “Tea Time,” in Lightspeed Magazine
A new story of mine, “Tea Time,” is now available from Lightspeed Magazine. It is never polite to go out-of doors without a hat. One’s hat should remain on one’s head no matter the extremity. Even if the rest of … Continue reading
Other Life Forms Release Party!
Hey! I wrote a novel. And that novel is coming out this weekend! And you should come to the release party! There will be champagne and a zine-making table! You can win a free copy of the book! YAY. Here’s … Continue reading
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