I asked for blog post suggestions, willing to write about anything, and this topic was suggested by Tom Allman. When I did my Visible Women in Science Fiction Magazines project, I identified 143 unique female names, across 410 credits. I actually found that the drop off from “stars” with over Read more…
This year, I submitted poems 27 times for 18 form rejections and 1 personalized rejection. (That represents 17 unique poems) I submitted a poetry chapbook 5 times for 2 form rejections. I submitted short stories 83 times for 54 form rejections, 9 personalized rejections. (That represents 28 unique stories, of Read more…
I primarily write science fiction, but I have long read fantasy and enjoyed it. You would think I’d be able to write fantasy as easily as science fiction – just turn the spaceship into a unicorn, right? The robot into a dwarf? Turns out, it’s not so easy. I started Read more…
What to do about that. The title of this post is not entirely tongue-in-cheek. No one can feel another’s suffering, can know how it feels in your skin. No one has suffered exactly as you have, though we all suffer. But that doesn’t mean we’re alone. I remember the first Read more…
When Sir Ephraim asked me to be his squire in the SCA, in a charming and unexpected ceremony, one of the things he asked me was, “to be more yourself than you have ever been.” And I grimaced, like, ouch, that’s hard, but said I would. After swearing fealty and Read more…
A friend complimented my novelette “We Built This City” and I told her, “It started in a Literary Cleveland class – when was that?” So I went to my journals to find out – and it actually started long before the class! And it’s a long, long journey: January 1, Read more…
At a recent panel, the moderator asked me, “Has Cancel Culture gotten out of hand?” or some such question like that. I don’t remember clearly because my mind was already whirling with dismay at what was really being asked and how to answer it because every time I’ve seen this Read more…