Blog topic suggested by Nyla Bright. Recursive title is recursive! This year, I took on an adjunct teaching position, for fun and profit. Okay, also to get grad school credit toward a degree so people will consider hiring me to Read more
When I was doing my project on women’s writing credits in science fiction over time, one of the big benefits was getting to see all these cool covers. I saved seven in particular, and here they are. 7. This Messy Read more
This blog request was actually for me to “Describe the perfect dress,” but I’m altering it slightly. Why I like a dress is something impacted by many different things: body image, socio-economic class, generational styles, ethnicity. So, my perfect dress Read more
Since the very first convention I attended, I wanted to be on programming. This was partially because I saw how BAD some people were at it, and I knew I could be GOOD. I knew how to keep a conversation Read more
Blog post idea suggested by Steven Doyle She shrugged, modestly, and we marveled at a list of random things. “An old man with a toothache, daughter and son argue about lemons, sisters lost in a department store.” It was a Read more
A wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt looks like a wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt. Part of it is the skin. People who work outdoors, especially people with pale skin, end up with more texture to their Read more
Blog post topic suggested by Shelli Snyder A fun way to make your science fiction future world feel aged-into is to include skills your characters have that they can’t use anymore. Maureen McHugh once confessed to me that she was Read more