Category Archives: Whatever

A number of people are discussing the art on the covers of one of (if not the) most successful remaining genre magazines, Realms of Fantasy. K. Tempest Bradford contends that the covers show “plenty of boobs. Fish-girl boobs and nipple-less … Continue reading →

Two days ago, I received a letter from Milkweed Editions rejecting my second book of poems, which is called All That Struggled In You Not To Drown. In explaining his decision, the editor wrote, “Although I recognize here an original … Continue reading →

Why Ithaca edition? Because I’m in Ithaca visiting family. This is an open thread; post what you like, for as long as you like, with whomever you like. Self-linking makes the sun shine, flowers grow, children laugh, etc. Above: An … Continue reading →

Hey y’all, I’m reading Julia Serano’s Whipping Girl, and I find myself really wishing I had a group of people to talk about it with, so I figured maybe it would be possible to have a gathering where people could … Continue reading →

If you like short fantasy fiction, please listen to “On the Banks of the River of Heaven,” written by Richard Parks and read aloud by me. The protagonist, Otter, is (I thought) exceedingly likable and sensible, and the gods Otter … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, USA. (Via Stephen Suh.)

Via Boingboing, this is a great clip of an interview with Savana Redding, the girl who, at 13 years old, was illegally strip-searched by her school. The money quote for me is when she says: When I was a kid … Continue reading →

It feels odd to be promoting myself and my work now, with everything that’s going on Iran, and in the context of everything I’ve been posting, but there is a good interview with me up on the blog More Babel,which … Continue reading →

But I decided that, since the Iranian government has shut down just about every outlet by which people there could get there stories out, and since the Iranian government is trying so hard not only to take control of how … Continue reading →