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...
How Science Feels
Every once in a while someone mistakes THE OUTSIDE for hard science fiction. This isn't malicious and it isn't even detrimental to me; it just means the book...
How Science Feels
Every once in a while someone mistakes THE OUTSIDE for hard science fiction. This isn't malicious and it isn't even detrimental to me; it just means the book...
Friday Chatter: Stories That Soothe
This week I wrote about how pretending to be a fictional character helped me get through something emotionally difficult. Tell me about a work of fiction...
Friday Chatter: Stories That Soothe
This week I wrote about how pretending to be a fictional character helped me get through something emotionally difficult. Tell me about a work of fiction...
Love and Fiction, part 2: Staying In Character
In my previous post on love and fiction, I talked about the role fiction and fantasy play in my relationships. Here's one anecdote I want to share about what...
Love and Fiction, part 2: Staying In Character
In my previous post on love and fiction, I talked about the role fiction and fantasy play in my relationships. Here's one anecdote I want to share about what...
What Do I Owe To My House?
I've been trying for a while to write a follow-up to my post on animism. I want to talk about my house. I want to talk about the feelings I sense my house...
What Do I Owe To My House?
I've been trying for a while to write a follow-up to my post on animism. I want to talk about my house. I want to talk about the feelings I sense my house...
The Angry Jellyfish
If you've listened to autistic people for any length of time then you already know about meltdowns. You've heard the spiel about how they aren't the same as...
The Angry Jellyfish
If you've listened to autistic people for any length of time then you already know about meltdowns. You've heard the spiel about how they aren't the same as...
Friday Chatter: Finding The Sweet Spot
On Tuesday I talked about how it’s hard for disabled people to know exactly how hard we can push ourselves, especially in times like these. What are some of...
Friday Chatter: Finding The Sweet Spot
On Tuesday I talked about how it’s hard for disabled people to know exactly how hard we can push ourselves, especially in times like these. What are some of...
The Sweet Spot
I often find myself thinking about this essay by Emily Morson in the Disability Studies Review. You should read the whole thing if you haven't before, but...
The Sweet Spot
I often find myself thinking about this essay by Emily Morson in the Disability Studies Review. You should read the whole thing if you haven't before, but...
Friday Chatter: Seeing In The Dark
It seems like “Dark Art as an Access Need” struck a chord with a few people. So now I’m curious. What kinds of things do you need in the art you see or watch...
Friday Chatter: Seeing In The Dark
It seems like “Dark Art as an Access Need” struck a chord with a few people. So now I’m curious. What kinds of things do you need in the art you see or watch...
Dark Art as an Access Need
When I was a much-younger, more-naive little Ada, I used to worry that I would hurt people by being queer. Not because being queer is inherently, directly...
