I make things with words
I’ve been back from the 100 Year Starship Symposium for almost a week now, but I’m still processing everything. Part of that is because, for the first time in two weeks, my hometown is able to take a deep breath and start cleaning up from …
So, for anyone who missed all of my talk about something called the Sand Fire, a little refresher. It’s no secret that the West Coast is kind of fucked with drought right now. California, in particular, is just plain in trouble. And where there’s drought …
I’ll let you in on a secret (well, not really a secret): Gen Con is amazing for my brain. The people in my professional and personal life? Even more amazing. The feeling of slipping just a little out of a long-term depression? Indescribable. I dropped …
Hey all! As promised, I did record the workshops. Unfortunately, the first two were subject to equipment fuckery, meaning that I have to go through and soundbite them. The Kickstarter one is preserved in full, but, to be honest, I’m going to be recording a …
The final tallies are in, and Minerva Zimmerman and Natania Barron will be facing off for the ultimate championship! This is sure to be a hotly-contested round, so be sure to vote on Monday!
We have results! Bracket 1: Libby Cudmore moves forward. Bracket 2: E. Catherine Tobler moves forward. Bracket 3: Natania Barron moves forward. Bracket 4: Minerva Zimmerman moves forward. Joe McDermott will send out new prompts tomorrow, and we’ll have a …
There’s been a lot of discussion in SF about strong female characters, clothing, and armor, and I agree with a lot of the points being made, BUT. There’s a big thing being missed. Armor seems to have become the cheap tack to portray a strong, …