Hey friends! This weekend I am in San Antonio for World Fantasy Convention 2017. The theme is "Secret Histories" and I am moderating a panel all about cities as palimpsests! The panel is called "The Role of Cities in Fantasy Settings" and it will be tomorrow morning at 10 am if anyone is in town.... Continue Reading →
Zombies and being human
Happy Halloween (almost)! This post is about zombies, and it's uncomfortable, but I hope that you will read it and enjoy on this weekend where the veil between life and death is thin. It seems particularly apt to reflect on zombies on this weekend of all weekends. Enjoy! I was sitting in the memorial garden... Continue Reading →
Life updates and gratitude
You may remember that we bought a house recently, which was pretty awesome and all, and now I have a house and I must mow the lawn. Mowing the lawn is actually pretty nice because it's an achievable goal that you finish, for better or worse, within about an hour usually. It's also a great... Continue Reading →
Blade Runner 2049
I went and saw Blade Runner last weekend and it was really, really good. Very loud, very bleak, but good. I definitely recommend watching the bridging shortfilms, though, for greater appreciation of some of the plot points. This movie gave me a lot of thoughts. I debated on what to focus on in my analysis... Continue Reading →
We interrupt your regular programming…
...to announce that I have started a Patreon! If you would like to support my work, please consider stopping by. Don't know what Patreon is? It's a service that lets you gain income for your work, and it's geared towards all types of creators. If you have been thinking of signing up, please consider using... Continue Reading →
Verily, cats are weird
My life has been on hold this week following a drastic and explosive vomiting episode on the part of my cat, Fidel, which led to him not eating or drinking for almost two days. I am using this as an excuse to postpone blogging about writerly stuff, since I honestly haven't had a moment to... Continue Reading →
The inevitability of sexual assault
After a rather fluffy and upbeat couple of posts last week, we're going down into the dark today. Trigger warning for sexual assault and spoilers for James Treadwell's Advent and Anarchy. Also I'm going to slightly spoil my own book, Mother of Creation, because I can and because I feel like I can't have this conversation without thinking about... Continue Reading →
The Uncrossing by Melissa Eastlake
Hey, friends! It's been a while since I've done a Sunday Review, but here I am with this lovely ARC and a whole lot of feelings so strap in! Considering a few of my recent posts have been less than light-hearted, this should be a welcome reprieve. So first, let me preface this by registering... Continue Reading →
Good news
Hey friends, some updates from the world of writing! I've been working on getting some appearances scheduled for next year - I believe that I will be at Roanoke Author Invasion and MystiCon again in 2018, though I'm still waiting to firm some of that up, and will be looking at other local convention options... Continue Reading →
The fate of pirates
How many stories do you know where a woman ends up alone? I don't mean happily fulfilled, with a garden and a dog but no man. I mean truly alone. Outcast, and heartbroken, and without peer. What story have you known that looks like staring into the abyss? That story for me is Pirates of... Continue Reading →
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