Novel Andrei and the Hellcats came out in 2025 and it is therefore eligible for all the 2025 awards! Andrei is a sex robot who loves his job, but then an evil queen kidnaps his sister-robot, and he must set Read more
Hustle is killing us, and in more than the “no energy to party” way. It’s not just corporations who are seeking constant, unsustainable growth. It’s embedded in our culture. From a very early age, people are teaching their kids to Read more
A number of friends have been urging me to go to Dragon Con in Atlanta for many years, and I confess, I was biased against it. “That looks so BIG. I bet it’s soulless and commercial, like San Diego Comic Read more
At WorldCon, I got to meet up with one of my Clarion Classmates, Kodiak Julian, who asked me, “What’s it like, attending a convention like this, now that you’re this successful, published author, I mean with multiple books and everything?” Read more
You may have noticed I’ve been doing a blog tour to promote Andrei and the Hellcats. Thanks to the very kind author buddies who let me grace their pages! How do you do a blog tour? Well, first you find Read more
Back in Elementary School, when we were learning to add and subtract on a number line, it didn’t work for me. I kept puzzling over it. I asked the teacher about it, if it mattered if you counted spaces or Read more
When I got my ears pierced at seven years old, my dad gave me little fleur-de-lys earrings. I scrunched up my nose and asked, “The boy scout symbol?” “No! That’s the symbol of France! Your heritage! It’s a beautiful flower. Read more