Friday Chatter: Helplessness
There’s a lot we could discuss about AI, but for today’s Chatter thread I want to briefly highlight a different point from this week’s post - the one that’s...
Welcoming (Or Not) Our New AI Overlords
I've been thinking about AI writing a lot these past few months, which is no surprise, because so has half the Internet. But for me, it feels personal in a...
Welcoming (Or Not) Our New AI Overlords
I've been thinking about AI writing a lot these past few months, which is no surprise, because so has half the Internet. But for me, it feels personal in a...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 78: Tiger Honor
Today’s Autistic Book Party book is Tiger Honor, the second in the Thousands World series by Yoon Ha Lee. Check it out on Wordpress!
Autistic Book Party, Episode 78: Tiger Honor
Today’s Autistic Book Party book is Tiger Honor, the second in the Thousands World series by Yoon Ha Lee. Check it out on Wordpress!
Friday Chatter: Intentions
Whether or not you did Joy Baglio’s exercises, what are some of your intentions for yourself as a creative person this year? If you’re not a writer, what...
Friday Chatter: Intentions
Whether or not you did Joy Baglio’s exercises, what are some of your intentions for yourself as a creative person this year? If you’re not a writer, what...
Portrait of the Artist
One of the new-to-me Substacks I've been enjoying lately is Joy Baglio's newsletter, "Alone In a Room." Updates are not very frequent but they're each full...
Portrait of the Artist
One of the new-to-me Substacks I've been enjoying lately is Joy Baglio's newsletter, "Alone In a Room." Updates are not very frequent but they're each full...
Friday Chatter: All The Interviews
Now that we’re finished Autistic Reader Month, I wonder what people’s impressions were of the series overall and what we’ve learned. For me I definitely feel...
Friday Chatter: All The Interviews
Now that we’re finished Autistic Reader Month, I wonder what people’s impressions were of the series overall and what we’ve learned. For me I definitely feel...
Autistic Reader Interview: Cinaedh Vik
Good day! I'm Cina, an engineer whose other interests include photography, music production, painting, and writing. Married parent of two kids who also can't...
Autistic Reader Interview: Cinaedh Vik
Good day! I'm Cina, an engineer whose other interests include photography, music production, painting, and writing. Married parent of two kids who also can't...
Autistic Reader Interview: Sia Tukiainen
Sia (sigh-ah) has been, in no particular order; a teenage runaway, a dragonologist, a medical mystery, an anarchist, a schoolyard vigilante, a witch, and a...
Autistic Reader Interview: Sia Tukiainen
Sia (sigh-ah) has been, in no particular order; a teenage runaway, a dragonologist, a medical mystery, an anarchist, a schoolyard vigilante, a witch, and a...
Autistic Reader Interview: E.A. Alderdice
E.A. Alderdice is a nonbinary Scottish author of science fiction who has written content for Inspiring Scotland's ‘Different Mind’s' Autism Website, and is...
Autistic Reader Interview: E.A. Alderdice
E.A. Alderdice is a nonbinary Scottish author of science fiction who has written content for Inspiring Scotland's ‘Different Mind’s' Autism Website, and is...
Autistic Reader Interview: Mad McDaniel
Mad McDaniel is a cranky, disabled swamp hag. They're also a parent, grandparent, and occasional pseudo-parent to the next generation(s) of super cool...
Autistic Reader Interview: Mad McDaniel
Mad McDaniel is a cranky, disabled swamp hag. They're also a parent, grandparent, and occasional pseudo-parent to the next generation(s) of super cool...
Autistic Reader Interview: Caitlin Starling
Caitlin Starling is the nationally bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence, as well as the Bram Stoker-nominated and LOHF award-winning The Luminous...
Autistic Reader Interview: Caitlin Starling
Caitlin Starling is the nationally bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence, as well as the Bram Stoker-nominated and LOHF award-winning The Luminous...
Autistic Reader Interview: S.J. Groenewegen
S.J. Groenewegen is the author of The Disinformation War (GoldSF, June 2023) and several novels and short stories tied into the extended Doctor Who universe...
Autistic Reader Interview: S.J. Groenewegen
S.J. Groenewegen is the author of The Disinformation War (GoldSF, June 2023) and several novels and short stories tied into the extended Doctor Who universe...
Friday Chatter: What is "autistic writing"?
We had some discussion of this on Notes this week (a Substack feature which I’m planning to try more of, but haven’t completely gotten in order for yet). So...
Autistic Reader Interview: Z.J. Cannon
Z.J. Cannon is the author of more than two dozen books, mostly urban fantasy suspense about dark magic, darker heroes, and damaged characters with serious...
Autistic Reader Interview: C.M. Crockford
C.M. Crockford is an autistic/ADHD writer whose work has been featured in dozens of magazines, journals, and websites. To date, he’s published two chapbooks,...
Autistic Reader Interview: Bogi Takács
Bogi Takács (e/em/eir/emself or they pronouns) is a Hungarian Jewish agender trans person and an immigrant to the US. E is a winner of the Lambda award for...
Autistic Reader Interview: Koda Joie
My name is Koda. I’m Nonbinary (they/them) and have been self-diagnosed autistic since ~2014. A friend introduced me to the idea of me being autistic because...
Friday Chatter: I Did It My Way
As we’re seeing, autistic people have all sorts of different approaches to what they look for, value, & enjoy in fiction. But one thing remains constant -...
Autistic Reader Interview: Michael Helsem
M.H. was born in Dallas in 1958. Shortly afterwards, fish fell from the sky.” (--I usually go with.) Lower-middleclass upbringing, father on the spectrum...
Autistic Reader Interview: Jennifer R. Povey
Born in Nottingham, England, Jennifer R. Povey (she/her) now lives in Northern Virginia, where she writes everything from heroic fantasy to stories for...
Autistic Reader Interview: Jay Edelson
Jay Edelson (he/him) is a queer autist in his mid-twenties still figuring out what he's going to do with his life. He enjoys reading comics and books,...
Autistic Reader Interview: Emmalia Harrington
I have mixed Black, NDN and white ancestry as well as a deep love for speculative works. My short stories have been published in FIYAH, Anathema, Abyss and...
Autistic Reader Interview: Cleoniki Kesidis
I'm a tree hugger and book worm who loves plants, funny children, sappy quotes, and making things difficult. As a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman, I know...
Autistic Reader Interview: Andi C. Buchanan
Andi C. Buchanan lives and writes just outside Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Winner of Sir Julius Vogel Awards for From a Shadow Grave (Paper Road Press,...
Autistic Reader Interview: Chelsey Flood
Chelsey Flood is the author of award-winning YA novels Infinite Sky and Nightwanderers, and a senior lecturer in creative writing at UWE. She is currently...
Autistic Reader Interview: Jes Battis
Jes Battis (they/them) is a queer autistic writer and teacher and the author of the Occult Special Investigator series and Parallel Parks series (as Bailey...
Welcome to: AUTISTIC READER MONTH
It’s April! And instead of lighting anything up in any color, I want to celebrate autistim this month by talking to autistic people about the books we love....
Friday Chatter: April
Tomorrow is the start of Autism Month, and while I’m hoping to help brighten the mood with my Autistic Reader Month series, I know this can be a frustrating...
Announcing: TRINITY FUSION
(Normally today would be a paid post, but I just HAD to make this announcement RIGHT NOW. :D ) On March 20, Angry Mob Games (not to be confused with Angry...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 77: Troubleshooting
I’m trying to catch up on my reviews backlog a little before kicking off Autistic Reader Month! This week you can see my review of Selene dePackh’s novel...
Friday Chatter: Spring
It’s almost the spring equinox, and the weather’s changing, although up here in Ontario it’s still being subtle about it. Slush instead of snowstorms, that...
Reality Lately
I keep being frustrated about this Substack for a specific reason, which is that I keep promising you posts about animism and autism, about the nature of...
Friday Chatter: Age Ranges
Some people swear by YA. I’ve usually gravitated to adult fiction, but now that I’m reading more middle grade as well, I’m getting curious. What are some...
Autistic Book Party, Episode 76: Dragon Pearl
Good lord, has it really been five months since we had a Book Party? I’m falling down on the job. Anyway, you can head on over to Wordpress this week for my...
Friday Chatter: Happy Endings
Can you think of a book, or show, that gave a disabled character a satisfying ending to their arc in a way that you didn’t expect? If not, what about other...
Lazy Deaths
(Content Note: This is a Disability Day of Mourning post, so there will be some mentions of filicide.) As the Disability Day of Mourning nears, I'm thinking...
Call For Interviews: Autistic Reader Month, 2023
Two years ago, for Autism Month 2021, I set up a series of interviews with autistic writers. This year I'm doing it again - but with a twist. Everything Is...
Friday Chatter: Mistakes
Still thinking about my “being too moral” post from Tuesday. Social media can be famously intolerant of risks and mistakes. What’s one thing you think we...
On Being Too Moral
It's old news now, but sometimes I still think about that study that went viral two years ago, purporting to show that autistic people are "too moral," and...