March 2026: This, that, and the other.
First and foremost: Workshops! Join me and Barbara J. Webb for my Novel Architects workshop, 5–18 July in Lawrence, Kansas. If you’re in the early stages of...
Getting through.
I’ve been delaying writing this newsletter because I was waiting to feel good enough about something professional to sound excited. And, honestly, that’s not...
Thanksgiving edition
This has been a big month for me, so far. The RiverBank game officially released, and I’m delighted with it. I have no idea what the sales look like, in part...
Fall and falling up.
I still am not convinced that autumn is here, but the leaves are finally falling, and the nights are cold enough that I can leave my window open at night for...
September 2025: Newsletter. Finally.
I didn’t do one last month, and my excuses, while many and various, don’t make me feel better about it. Briefly: Oddball health things. In August I had weird...
July 2025
So much coming to a pause (or an end), so much starting! At the end of the second workshop, when I am usually wiped out, someone said that I seemed happier...
June 2025
Hello, poppets! Sorry for the delay in updating this newsletter. There’s been, as they say, a lot going on: University of Kansas: I have officially retired...
Special RiverBank RPG update!
It’s been a wild ride these last months, and the next month is going to be even more so, I think! Coming up this weekend: I’ll be on two online for two...
March 2025
Deadlines have a tendency to...drool a bit. Yesterday, I finally handed over text for the final chapter of the RiverBank game to the editor, so today I can...
<i>RiverBank</i> and workshops
February 2025 Very exciting time for me! I am a bit slammed, so this one will be short. Announcements have been coming out about my tabletop roleplaying...
January 2025
January 2025: Announcement! I delayed sending this newletter, because I was awaiting the official teaser, and here it is! Get Ready for RiverBank: A cozy RPG...
(Mid-)December, or pre-Yule
On the first of December, I was boarding an Amtrak train to visit the Northwest, which means I was pretty frenzied in the days leading up to it; and then...
Ghoulies and ghosties and October
Kij Johnson's newletter: Why is a raven like a writing desk? • ButtondownKij Johnson writes award-winning fantasy and science fiction, and has just returned...
September
Again, welcome again to this newsletter! Again. I hope you are finding it useful, enjoyable, or both. If this was forwarded to you, consider subscribing:...
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The Mad Hatter opened his eyes very wide[...]but all he said was:"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" "Come, we shall have some fun now!" thought Alice....