Mary Robinette Kowal

Normally I do my end of year wrap up post in December, because it’s a good time to collect everything in one spot for when nomination season rolls around. I didn’t do that this year because I’d decided to recuse myself from eligibility for the Hugo awards. Why? Because I know how few nominations it takes

At Christmas every year, there’s a giant gathering of family. I usually have a puppet because… because puppet. Anyway, one of my favorite things is introducing my newer cousins to the puppets. There’s an interesting thing that happens developmentally with little kids. You know that whole willing suspension of disbelief thing? Little kids haven’t started doing

I started this challenge back in 2012 on a whim, and it turns out that I’m not the only person who enjoys sending mail. It’s like I know a bunch of writers or something. Fancy that. A couple of things about the challenge, for those of you who are looking at it and feeling like

One of Sadie’s favorite toys is a peacock feather. During the winter, the combination of our wool rug and her very fluffy coat leads to the feather sticking to her. And then she chases it. If you’ve been having a rough day, this is my gift to you. You’re welcome. Oh and lest there’s any

One of the things that David was known for was his flamboyant and weirdly paired outfits. It was easy to laugh at his clothing choices as either a seriously mutated fashion gene or as someone mocking the need to dress up. But it was way more interesting than that. Let me back-up slightly. For reasons involving a

Why aren’t more there more women in the SFF section?

Rob has a favorite hat, which is an Afghan shepherd’s hat called a pakol. He’s had several of these over the years, but the one he wears to the winery is the most comfortable. It is also, unfortunately, undyed wool and so over the years the sweat and wine stains made it somewhat…disreputable. This weekend

I believe in cooking shrimp in bacon fat, & @maryrobinette believes in heavy cream, white wine & gouda in grits. — Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) January 2, 2016 So that I can remember what I did with the grits, because they were pretty magical, here is my best approximation of how I made them. We were

Rob and I stayed in and had a quiet New Year’s Eve. When we got married, we wound up combining our various cultural traditions into an odd conglomeration of Hawaii and Tennessee. So on New Year’s Eve, we clean from the back of the house to the front, in order to sweep the bad luck

Honestly, this is the best thing you will see while waiting for Star Wars. This is Raks Geek director Dawn Xiana Moon who is an amazing dancer. It’s a hilarious and fun performance, but… but you have to watch to the end when they cut back to the anchors. And seriously, if you are in Chicago,