Autistic Book Party, Episode 65 and a Half: Short Story Smorgasbord
For 2022, I’ve decided to streamline things by folding Autistic Book Party into the rest of my Substack blogging schedule. And it’s that time! We have a new...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 65 and a Half: Short Story Smorgasbord
For 2022, I’ve decided to streamline things by folding Autistic Book Party into the rest of my Substack blogging schedule. And it’s that time! We have a new...
Friday Chatter: Resources
Since I’ve subjected you all to a bit of a bookmarks dump, it’s only fair that I allow you to return the favor. What are some online non-fiction writings...
Friday Chatter: Resources
Since I’ve subjected you all to a bit of a bookmarks dump, it’s only fair that I allow you to return the favor. What are some online non-fiction writings...
A Pile Of Bookmarks!
A few weeks on Twitter, someone came up to me because she'd liked my emotional labor post and asked if I had any other favorite articles I would recommend....
A Pile Of Bookmarks!
A few weeks on Twitter, someone came up to me because she'd liked my emotional labor post and asked if I had any other favorite articles I would recommend....
Friday Chatter: Looking Ahead
I have many ideas for things to talk about in the new year, but I also want to hear from you, my subscribers. What are you hoping to read here in 2022?
Friday Chatter: Looking Ahead
I have many ideas for things to talk about in the new year, but I also want to hear from you, my subscribers. What are you hoping to read here in 2022?
Firsts of the Year
I love calendars, and I love holidays. There's something about breaking up time into repeating patterns that appeals to my sense of order. Back when I went...
Firsts of the Year
I love calendars, and I love holidays. There's something about breaking up time into repeating patterns that appeals to my sense of order. Back when I went...
Friday Chatter: Happy New Year!
I would be remiss if my thread for the 31st didn’t acknowledge the changing of the year in some way, even if most of the available questions feel like well-...
Friday Chatter: Happy New Year!
I would be remiss if my thread for the 31st didn’t acknowledge the changing of the year in some way, even if most of the available questions feel like well-...
Stocking Stuffers From The Cast Of THE OUTSIDE
Merry Christmas! It's whatever they do for a winter holiday in the Outside series (yes, I'm the author; yes, it's up to me; no, I haven't actually done this...
Stocking Stuffers From The Cast Of THE OUTSIDE
Merry Christmas! It's whatever they do for a winter holiday in the Outside series (yes, I'm the author; yes, it's up to me; no, I haven't actually done this...
Friday Chatter: Merry Christmas!
Whatever you typically celebrate and whatever your current situation, Ninja and I hope that this winter treats you gently.
Friday Chatter: Merry Christmas!
Whatever you typically celebrate and whatever your current situation, Ninja and I hope that this winter treats you gently.
My Favorite Stories and Poems of 2021
(Apologies for the slight delay in posting! I have been having a time.) Happy Solstice! It's that time of year when we're all making wrap-up posts, and I...
My Favorite Stories and Poems of 2021
(Apologies for the slight delay in posting! I have been having a time.) Happy Solstice! It's that time of year when we're all making wrap-up posts, and I...
Friday Chatter: Holidays
Well, I’ve said as much as I want to say about the sad things going on around here, and now I want to switch to a happier topic. Tell me about an autistic...
Friday Chatter: Holidays
Well, I’ve said as much as I want to say about the sad things going on around here, and now I want to switch to a happier topic. Tell me about an autistic...
so then... :-\
I was planning to write about something happier and more full of interesting ideas, but in case you are curious, here is what just happened at the place...
so then... :-\
I was planning to write about something happier and more full of interesting ideas, but in case you are curious, here is what just happened at the place...
2021 In Review and Award Eligibility
2021 was an incredibly transformative year for me. A lot of that transformation took place behind the scenes, in my personal life, rather than anything that...
Friday Chatter: Real Life
This week I wrote about how face-to-face interactions can be a safe haven from some of the kinds of problems we encounter online. What do you do, in times...
How To Forget Real Life
When my local social events first started to reopen after a long lockdown, one of my big fears was that people in my local groups would behave the way people...
Friday Chatter: Winter
The days are getting colder and grayer here in Canada, and we are all settling in for the winter. If you’re autistic, how does winter affect you? Do you have...
Hosting
Today's update will be short since, as I write, my girlfriend is here sharing the space and helping me with my chores. (Literally she’s running the vacuum...
Friday Chatter: It's my birthday!!
I’m 34 years old today! I’m having a quiet, restful day and saving the big celebration for next weekend, but I’ve opened a few presents from family and...
Meet the characters from THE FALLEN
It’s been four months since the launch of THE FALLEN, the much-anticipated sequel to my cosmic horror space opera novel THE OUTSIDE. In the week leading up...
Friday Chatter: Stigma
In case it wasn’t clear, I didn’t post Tuesday’s post to garner sympathy - I already have a robust friend network in place for the times when that’s what I...
On Therapy
One of my pet peeves is when people demand, jokingly or otherwise, that a stranger or fictional character "needs therapy." Whether it's because the person is...
On Therapy
One of my pet peeves is when people demand, jokingly or otherwise, that a stranger or fictional character "needs therapy." Whether it's because the person is...
Friday Chatter: Questioning Authority
This week’s post, about rebellion and power, seemed to hit a chord. But (so far) nobody could think of examples of media that do a good job at the thing I...
Friday Chatter: Questioning Authority
This week’s post, about rebellion and power, seemed to hit a chord. But (so far) nobody could think of examples of media that do a good job at the thing I...
Rebels Without a Cause
(TW: COVID-19, anti-vaxxers, fascism) These past few months, in my hometown, students have returned to university in-person for the first time since the...
Rebels Without a Cause
(TW: COVID-19, anti-vaxxers, fascism) These past few months, in my hometown, students have returned to university in-person for the first time since the...
A Living Place
Sometimes I go out on the front porch, hang out with the grass and trees and plants, and ground myself. It's soothing to get the reminder that I'm in a...
A Living Place
Sometimes I go out on the front porch, hang out with the grass and trees and plants, and ground myself. It's soothing to get the reminder that I'm in a...
Fawning
Ever since I read this article about fawn responses and people-pleasing, I've been thinking about how these responses tie in to the toxicity we see on Book...
Fawning
Ever since I read this article about fawn responses and people-pleasing, I've been thinking about how these responses tie in to the toxicity we see on Book...
Rebuilding
Lately I feel like I have come to a turning point with the house emotionally. Most of the “cleaning out the junk” phase is done (though not all; there is...
Rebuilding
Lately I feel like I have come to a turning point with the house emotionally. Most of the “cleaning out the junk” phase is done (though not all; there is...
Posey's Psychically Resonant Super-Plants
I like to say I've always been writing, and in a way that's true, but in a way it's not quite. There was a specific moment when I decided I was going to...
Posey's Psychically Resonant Super-Plants
I like to say I've always been writing, and in a way that's true, but in a way it's not quite. There was a specific moment when I decided I was going to...
Friday Chatter: New Genres
This week’s post about genres created some discussion in the comment section of whether, and to what extent, genre labels are useful or not. What do you...
Friday Chatter: New Genres
This week’s post about genres created some discussion in the comment section of whether, and to what extent, genre labels are useful or not. What do you...
Genre Genre Genre
Last week's post about hard science fiction got me thinking. If I don't think of myself as writing hard science fiction, what genres do I write? The Outside...
Genre Genre Genre
Last week's post about hard science fiction got me thinking. If I don't think of myself as writing hard science fiction, what genres do I write? The Outside...
Friday Chatter: Genres
This week I wrote about the Outside series’ genre, and today I have a bit of a different question about genre. What genres do you see autistic authors...
Friday Chatter: Genres
This week I wrote about the Outside series’ genre, and today I have a bit of a different question about genre. What genres do you see autistic authors...