I helped record an episode of podcast with K. Tempest Bradford recently on the subject of writing fat characters.* While I was trying to figure out how to talk about […]
Meg Elison
A Few Short Days in the Emerald City
This week, you can see me at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle! I’ve got panels on rebellion, consent, and writing happy endings in science fiction. There are a couple […]
Be Gay, Do Crimes: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
I saw “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” at my local comfy theater; the one with old couches and bug cushy chairs instead of rows of hard seats. As soon as […]
Antler Review: February Was Cold and Tentacular
It’s time again for the Antler Review! In case you’re new around here, I’m gonna rehash my reasons for doing this. The Antler Review is a curated list of my […]
Cliterary Salon
I live in what may be the BEST place in the U.S. for literary events. I’ve traveled all over for readings and book launches, and only New York and Seattle […]
Antler Review: January
January went on fucking forever, didn’t it? I felt like I had many hours in which to read, though I’ve been busy as hell. There’s been some kind of time […]
Take the Last Plane to Kirksville
I’m on my way to Kirksville, Missouri in about a week. I’ll be the Clayton B. Ofstad Endowed Chair Writer-in-Residence and Visiting Writer at Truman State University, spending some time […]
Smugly Detailing My Own Quiet Habits
Alternately titled: the value of getting off the internet for five fucking minutes here and there. I am no fan of the genre of essays where a platinum-blonde platinum […]
First Times
I recently read Guy Branum’s spectacular memoir “My Life as a Goddess,” and it is a side-splittingly funny book when it isn’t busily breaking your heart. Though I love memoir […]
The Bingo Card
In a Christmas evening conversation with my dear friend Joe Wadlington, when we were deep in bourbon and eggnog and good cheer, he mentioned a concept to me that I […]