Blathering
Journals
I started keeping a journal in sixth grade English class. I still have that much-doodled yellow folder. There’s a certain lack of candor in it, not knowing how to say exactly how I feel yet. It was a dark time Read more…
Writing
Time Travel Physics
This blog post topic was suggested by Svetlana del Rey Now, I’m no physicist, but I am a time travel nut. The very first stories I wrote as a kid all had time travel in them. Blame Dr. Who. My Read more…
Writing
Sandra and Andrei
My very first novel, crafted in a yellow folder that held loose-leaf paper on those little metal tabs, was an attempt at autobiography. (There is a certain type of person who feels a need to write their autobiography at eleven, Read more…
Excerpts or Whole Work
Franz Kafka and the Bra
When Franz Kafka met Felice Bauer and declared his love for her was as passionate and as authentic and as painful as all his attempts at pure existence, women were just discovering the brassier. It was the cool new life-hack Read more…
Writing
My Year in Publication
It’s time once again for the end-of-year list posted early in case anyone wants to cheat off of it for their own end-of-year lists. Another very productive year! I had ten short stories come out in 2019: “Knit Three, Save Read more…
Writing
Knit Three, Save Four
I was interviewed by F&SF’s blog about my story in their latest issue, which is fortunate, because I forgot to write a blog post this week. I’ma steal it here, but here is the link to their site. What was Read more…
Blathering
Halloween
I really, really love Halloween. As a kid who didn’t get to eat much candy the rest of the year, it was like… hedonism itself. I would panic and fuss about costumes, and made myself some pretty terrible ones. Yes, Read more…