March for Science
This coming Saturday, April 22nd, will be the day of the March for Science. The march will be held in Washington, D.C., with sister marches being held around the world. For information about marches in...
View ArticleMy schedule at RT Booklovers Convention
I’ll be hanging out with Smart Bitches, Trashy Books at RT in Atlanta, Georgia from May 1 – 7. So excited. If anyone is from Atlanta, what should I see? I’m hoping to play hooky a bit since I’ve never...
View ArticleMy Schedule at Baycon
So excited to be heading back to Baycon, or, as I call it, “My Family Reunion.” Baycon is happening in San Mateo, CA from May 26 to May 29, 2017. Here’s my schedule: Girls will be Girls Saturday 16:00...
View ArticleWhere have I been all month?
Good lord, I haven’t posted anything other than Between the Lines Book Club posts since mid-May. Here’s where I’ve been: RT Convention, Atlanta, Georgia What a wonderful event! I love seeing my friends...
View ArticleI Made A Thing!
I’m incredibly honored to have an essay included in Invisible 3: Personal Essays and Poems on Representation in SF/F, an anthology edited by Jim C. Hines and Mary Ann Mohanraj. One reason I’m so...
View ArticleSan Diego Comic-Con 2017
This year was my fourth year at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) and while it was a good experience overall, I’m getting a little cranky about it. Here’s the highs and lows of my personal experience. For...
View ArticleAction Check In
Hello, my dear fellow geeks. As you all know, on November 8, 2016 I had a terrible dream that Trump was elected president. Any minute now I shall awake and we will be freed of this terrifying vision....
View ArticleWWI and the Birth of a Genre
This Saturday (October 21, 2017) I’ll be giving a presentation on WWI, Science Fiction, and Fantasy at Folsom Public Library at 10AM. In this presentation I’ll be talking about how anxieties...
View ArticleA Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The years between 1861 and 1863 were not kind to the American poet, Henry Wadworth Longfellow. In 1861, his wife died after an accident when her dress caught fire. In 1863, his son Charles ran away to...
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