It’s amazing how different a convention feels when you know, well, what to do at conventions. The rules of engagement, as it were. What a panel is, what cosplay is. When the parties are and whether you can just show Read more
I was in college, and hanging around Theta Chi fraternity was my major pass time. I had this belief these boys my own age were somehow older, wiser, more sophisticated than me, and I wanted to be like them. [Ah, Read more
For May Day, I thought I’d post this story of mine featuring trade unionism that appeared in Analog in November of 2017. Enjoy and Solidarity! ______ Stosh waved his arms. “Stop. Joe! Just stop. JEEZUS.” Joe, on the Read more
I was too young to babysit, and had no allowance, so all the money I had came from the sidewalk or from returning glass bottles to the corner store. The week of Mother’s Day I shook out my tootsie-roll shaped Read more
Other writers frequently ask me how I get so much done, what my schedule or writing practice is like. I decided to actually track my activity for a week and see what it looked like so I was answering honestly. Read more
We’re re-watching Gargoyles, a favorite cartoon from my childhood. In the most recent episode, Demona, the Bad Girl Gargoyle, is trying to show how humanity is evil, and one things she shows is a purse-snatching, and she stops her friend Read more
How do you show a character doing something that is inherently non-visual? Many stories hinge on a character making a decision. What does that look like? It can be easy to fall into listing all the options, writing out the Read more