As the year wraps up, I’m looking back at what I did in publishing this last year. I’m not going to lie, I had a couple of really tough years so the fact that I have this much stuff out in the world feels mildly miraculous. What’s changed? Some of it is that I realized […]
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Would you like to receive my newsletter in your inbox, along with other goodies? Sign up here. I’m wrapping up my book tour with Sam J. Miller for Apprehension / Red Star Hustle, and it’s been wonderful. Before I recap, though, I want to spend a moment telling you about an organization near and dear to my heart. Every year,
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I can’t wait for you to read Apprehension, if you haven’t started yet. I’ve been calling it my Alfred Hitchcock in Space novel. It follows Bonnyjean, a retired grandmother, and what happens when her six-year-old grandson is kidnapped. It pairs perfectly with Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller, about a framed high-class escort. Apprehension
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Earlier this year, I had a lovely time at the 2025 Gaithersburg Book Festival. The entirety of my talk (mostly on The Martian Contingency, sci-fi, and storytelling) and conversation with Mariko Hewer, was filmed and is now available for you to watch. You may watch the entire recording for free here.
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As you carefully consider what to nominate for awards this year, there are so many wonderful works to choose from. I’d be honored if you thought of me. Here are my award-eligible contributions for 2024. Short Stories “MARGINALIA” in Uncanny Magazine Issue Fifty-SixWinner of the Uncanny Magazine 2024 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll Messy, frantic footsteps ran
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Note: If you’d prefer to receive this monthly update in your email inbox (along with additional content, like my cat’s latest conversations), you can sign up for my newsletter here. I’m slowly resurfacing after the intense Silent Spaces Kickstarter. To be completely honest, I’m in awe of its success. Going into my first crowdfunding campaign, I was
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Note: If you’d prefer to receive this monthly update in your email inbox (along with additional content, like my cat’s latest conversations), you can sign up for my newsletter here. On the heels of a long stretch of travel, I’ve (mostly) settled in Denver for the summer. It’s been lovely so far. Guppy is certainly enjoying
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I would be so grateful for your consideration during this award nomination season. “Cold Relations” was published in Uncanny Magazine, and you can read or listen to it here. It’s the only story I published last year. I wrote it while caretaking for my mother and I was thinking a lot about memory and legacy.
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I read some truly wonderful books in 2023, and I want to share them (and my reviews!) with you. When you click on a book below, it will take you to Bookshop.org, so you can support both fabulous authors and independent bookstores. Please note, these are affiliate links. It does not impact your cost, and
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Juliet Kemp is joining us today to talk about their novel, The City Revealed. Here’s the publisher’s description: THE CITY REVEALED is the final book (#4) in the Marek Series, although it can be read alone. A lot of tensions are coming to a head; and some long-buried (or at least long-ignored) issues are about
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