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...
Friday Chatter: New Faves
What are some of your favorite new things (short stories, poems, or any other creative medium) from the first month of 2023?
Cool Story, Bro: My Favorite Short Stories of 2022
It's been a while! I wanted to do this in late December / early January but things kind of got away from me with the Advent calendar and book promo. So,...
Friday Chatter: On To New Things!
Now that launch week and the final bonus story are over, we’re going to return to our regularly scheduled programming here at Everything Is True. But one...
Morsels
As promised, here is a second piece of autofanfiction as a thank-you to my readers! This story may or may not be canon, but either way, it has a...
Friday Chatter: Value
If you are a writer (of any kind), what is it that you love most about writing? If you are not a writer (or even if you are, and want to answer this part...
Practicing Gratitude and Admitting Insecurity
It's really hard to explain the emotions that an author has around a book launch. On the one hand there is genuine pride at what I've made and genuine...
