My favorite stories are genre stories, which are full of orphans and kids who grow up to find out that dad is Darth Vader, or tragic waifs who know that […]
Meg Elison
Fat Scripts for Interacting with Your Doctor
Talking to your doctor as a fat person is too often an exercise in hostility or futility. I have navigated this difficult situation many times over the years, with varying […]
No Children
The song “No Children” by the Mountain Goats came out in 2002, but I didn’t need it then. The song went viral on TikTok in 2022, when a lot of […]
England in Three Descents
Ovid’s Metamorphosis was playing at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The theater is a recreation of the Jacobean-era Blackfriars Theatre. Unlike the open-air Globe, this playhouse is fully enclosed and […]
Every Fleetwood Mac Album
Goddess (Can’t Stand U) Ruin My Life Can’t Stand U (Kiss Me) I Know You Cheated on Me, Lindsay Sad But Sex Lindsay Buckingham: Cursed Man Sex But Sad Crimson […]
Have a Blessed Day
I used to hate it when a cashier would wish me a blessed day. It was (and is) a part of an oppressive attempted hegemony of belief that makes me […]
Number One Fan in the NYT
It’s always a thrill to get a Google alert about my name and see that it’s anything but a Russian piracy site, but this was a treat among treats! Danielle […]
Who’s My Number One Fan?
Today’s the day I get to share Number One Fan with the world. This book was born out of so many things. It was born out of my drunken Ubering home, […]
Worldcon 2022 Schedule
I will be at Worldcon 2022/Chicon 8 in Chicago this September! My new novel Number One Fan is launching the day before the con. I’ll be dressed up and at […]
Seat of Power
President Taft was so fat he got stuck in his bathtub and it took five men to get him out. This was never true, and the 27th POTUS was dead […]