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
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
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
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
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
So you’re writing hard science fiction. You’ve spent a week researching the thermal control systems on space stations for a scene where you need a time-dependent problem for the heroes to fix. The problem is, you’ve got like an 80-page Read more
When I was starting out as a short story writer –and for longer after I started than I am proud to admit– I thought my stories should grow organically as I wrote them, that they should be spontaneous things unexpected Read more