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Sometimes when people are talking about professional women, they feel the need to append a gender-specific term to their job title. On my twitter feed, I wondered, what was the proper equivalent to lady editor? So I tried out a … Continue reading →

A few years ago, the great Jay Smooth recorded a short video on how to avoid running endlessly on the “you said some racist shit/but I’m a good person how dare you imply I’m not” treadmill. The video (due to being awesome) … Continue reading →

I try to draw a line between criticism and violence. I do, actually, get online threats of actual violence. This isn’t unusual for bloggers, especially ones who belong to oppressed groups. I tend to get mine because I’m a woman, … Continue reading →

I have a new, very short story up at Apex Magazine: If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love: If you were a dinosaur, my love, then you would be a T-Rex. You’d be a small one, only five feet, ten … Continue reading →

For a talk I have been asked to give about the story I tell in this comment about the connection between Benjamin Franklin and the 13th century Persian poet Saadi, I am hoping someone can point me to some information … Continue reading →

As noted in my previous entries, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well as several … Continue reading →

As noted in my entry on short stories, I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I read all of: Asimovs, Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Eclipse Online, Giganotosaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Subterranean and Tor, as well … Continue reading →

I read approximately 540 pieces of short fiction this year. I didn’t separate those into short story, novelette, and novella until after I had selected which pieces I wanted to recommend. I used some of my normal techniques for finding … Continue reading →

OK, due to a recurring migraine, I’ve been trying to write out my full-review posts on what fiction I strongly recommend this year for like 10 days, and I just need to put the information up. So I’m going to … Continue reading →

Since I just tossed this up on a message board I belong to, I figured it might be time to put it in blog-form, too. I had several short stories out last year, but the ones I liked best were … Continue reading →