At 41 years old, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington has died by suicide. I did not love Linkin Park when I first heard them. I said all the same things that […]
Cinderella: There Can Only Be One
One single, definitive version of Cinderella is impossible to choose. Any two warrant a duel. But in any group of three or more similar things, a ranking is required. After […]
How to Behave at a Q&A
Tender lumplings everywhere, I have something important to share with you. It’s convention season. I enjoyed myself immensely at both BayCon 2017 and the annual Bay Area Book Festival (BABF). I […]
Queering Science Fiction
I woke up Friday expecting to run some errands and spend most of the day writing. As I was doing my morning check-in on Twitter, I saw this: Today […]
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife is Reddit’s Book of the Month on r/books!
Spectacular news! The Book of the Unnamed Midwife is the book of the month on r/books! If you’re not familiar, Reddit is a site that helps people gather and discuss […]
Audie Nomination for The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
I just checked my Audible app to find out how many hours I’ve spent listening to audiobooks since I downloaded it, and it turns out that I’ve logged over a […]
2016: Roasting Marshmallows Over the Dumpster Fire
Me at the beginning of 2016 vs me at the end of 2016 There’s no other way to say this: 2016 has been the best year of my life. […]
8 Cures for Writer’s Block
Beat the block. Image: Andreas Tille Like many of my friends, I found myself unable to write immediately following the election. I don’t often suffer from block, but I’m […]
Time to Judge a Book by its Cover
There is no part of getting my work published that isn’t exciting, but lately two things have really brought it home for me. I got a package in the mail […]
Burning the Man
I opened the stage at Burning Man 2016 with this story. The crowd there liked it, and I hope you do too. It started off as a joke. People used […]