Life
Reading at KGB – Part Two
I awoke from a deep sleep and did not want to get up. Angus’s guest bed was super comfy with a puffy, cuddly comforter, but I had plugged my phone in to charge in the living room and had no Read more
Life
Reading at KGB – part one
I first heard about the Fantastic Fiction reading series at KGB bar in Manhattan from my friend Angus, who posted a few times on social media about the wonderful authors he saw there. How glamorous it sounded! New York City! Read more
Writing
Not Your Grandmother’s Matriarchy
My first novel, Galactic Hellcats, features a matriarchy. My third novel, The Gods Awoke, takes place entirely within a matriarchy. I’m revising a novel right now that has, well, a matriarchy. Why do I keep returning to this theme? When Read more
Blathering
You Can Cancel Cancel Culture
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 Read more
Writing
The Story Behind “We Built This City”
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 Read more
Blathering
Being Your Authentic Self
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, Read more
Blathering
No One Has Suffered As You Have
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. Read more