Category Archives: Whatever

Octavia Butler is being inducted into the science fiction hall of fame, an honor richly deserved by the author of Blood Child, Lilith’s Brood, and Parable of the Sower, not to mention her other rich and varied work. The Carl … Continue reading →

Post whatever y’all want in the comments. Self-linking is so welcome I’ll pull out the good plates that I don’t normally allow my friends and family to use. I really like this New Yorker cartoon by Jack Ziegler, in part … Continue reading →

If you don’t know, Clarion West is a science fiction writing workshop. Eighteen students attend for six weeks. Each week, a new teacher comes in–often rock stars like Connie Willis and Chuck Palahniuk– and each student writes a new story … Continue reading →

Writing the Scary Stuff Free Event (Part of June in Jackson Heights) Leader: Richard Jeffrey Newman All writers face the problem of writing about what scares them. It might be frightening because it is embarrassing or shameful, because it feels … Continue reading →

Amanda Marcotte is talking about fake marriage proposals. At Double X, she writes: The traditional marriage proposal was male domination dressed as chivalry distilled: He controls when and how, and her only power is to say no. And even that … Continue reading →

I have a new post up at Big Other: Discussions around active and passive characters tend to make me uncomfortable. It’s possible to discuss active or passive traits as value-neutral dimensions, but most often, people seem to want to make … Continue reading →

This is a post about two groups of fuckers. The first group of fuckers are the parents, students, and school administrators of the Itawamba Agricultural High School. As you may remember, IAHS is where a lesbian high school senior, Constance … Continue reading →