Nirbachito Dosti Golpo
I am so pleased to announce that my first collection of stories in Bengali, translated by Anushtup Sett and edited by Dip Ghosh, are now available from...
My first Bengali publications and a relevant link or two
Anne Helen Petersen’s Culture Study newsletter is often fascinating, and it’s interesting to see her re-upping this piece about capitalism and multi-level...
One does not simply walk out of Omelas.
As I write this, I have my first cold with sore throat since November of 2019 and though it’s mild, I have to say, I didn’t miss this. I’m testing negative...
Book Club Post for 6 February 2023
Hey folks! I've actually managed to... read some books? Seems fake, but there you are. I was not a fan of Story Genius by Lisa Kron, or to give it its full...
That awards eligibility post that seems to be de rigueur these days...
Does what it says on the tin.
Learned helplessness is a toxic meme
tl:dr pinkertons breaking strikes something something gilded age.
Cheap ebook of THE STONE IN THE SKULL! Locus Recommended List appearance by THE ORIGIN OF STORMS!
Hey folks! It's a great week in Lotus Kingdoms news--not only is The Stone in the Skull available for $3.99 at your favorite ebook retailer (Barnes & Noble)...
When your brain won't brain like a good brain should
Hey folks, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve been dealing with burnout, anxiety, autoimmune bullshit, and a whole lot of resurgent c-PTSD for the...
The Origin of Storms trade paperback is on sale for pre-order at Barnes & Noble RIGHT NOW.
You know how to handle this.
Toxic Smurfette Syndrome and how to avoid it.
THERE CAN BE ONLY... lots and lots, actually.
Book Club post for Monday, January 16, 2023
Happy Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I finished reading Vivian Shaw's GRAVE INTENTIONS last night and found it charming and satisfying. Witty...
Avoidance is a trauma response
So sometimes I have a hard time making myself do things. Sometimes it’s because there are Too Many Things and I am tired. Sometimes it’s because I am sick....
Horse update
It's been a while, but Ormr is doing great. His rehab seems to be working (again) and that persnickety ankle is sound at walk, tolt, and canter and nearly...
Book club for Monday 9 January 2023
Hey, folks, what are you reading? I haven't finished anything new except a buttload of Atlantic Monthly and newspaper articles, and I listened to the...
Typing is easy. Telling stories is hard.
More on metrics.
Book club post for Monday, January 2, 2023
I finished my first book of the New Year last night: Elizabeth Hand’s Hokuloa Road (Gift link to a thoughtful Washington Post review there) and it was really...
Fuck multitasking and fuck metrics, too
I got up this morning, did some morning chores (filling humidifiers, emptying cat boxes) and checked the mail not because I forgot Monday was a holiday but...
What would this look like if it were easy?
My friend Elise Matthesen asked this the other day somewhere on the socials. (I can’t remember where and I can’t find it to link, but here’s a link to her...
Some peripheral thoughts on The Peripheral
We’ve finished watching The Peripheral, and I’ve been thinking about how amazing and hopeful it is that this wildly successful mainstream hit is entirely...
Fascism is a fandom, and people leave fandoms all the time.
I mentioned parasocial relationships a post or so ago, and that got me thinking about what those relationships provide and how they function and that led me...