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
Today is the first day of Month of Letters. Are you in? Read More »
Periodically, I get people asking if I’ll mentor them. I don’t, because my schedule is tight enough that I don’t feel like I can take on another job and do it justice. But I know that there are people who do and it occurred to me that I could just ask y’all if you’re one
Do you mentor early career writers? Read More »
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
Sadie + peacock feather + winter static = hillarity Read More »
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
David Hartwell’s sartorial splendour 1941-2016 Read More »
Why aren’t more there more women in the SFF section?
Why aren’t there more women in the SFF section? Read More »
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
Weird uses of puppet making skills number 347 — dying a hat Read More »
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
Recipe: Grits with gouda, thyme, and white wine Read More »
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
May your New Year be lovely Read More »
Put together by puppeteers in three different cities, including Chicago, we’ve got this holiday video for you. Now you get to play a guessing game about which puppet is mine.
Puppets! Video! A Fruitcake Carol Read More »
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,
Bellydancing Wookiee causes TV anchors to completely lose it. Live! Read More »
If you’ve seen me talking about Habitica, and thought that it sounded useful but intimidating… We just opened my private guild to the public. It’s called “Ink Slingers.” The description is: For science-fiction and fantasy writers and editors who are actively working in the field and trying to improve craft. But who also need peer pressure
So you want to give Habitica a try… Read More »
I’m reading a short story by a Pakistani author (“Grandma’s Tale” by Amtul Rahman Khatun) and have hit a sentence I need help with. I know all of the words, but I’m having trouble building a picture in my head. For context, the story was written in the early 1960s and she’s describing a wealthy
A Pakistani fashion question — reading story from the 1960s Read More »
Over the last few years, there have been numerous instances of SF/F conventions failing to provide an accessible experience for their members with disabilities. Though accessibility is the right thing to do, and there are legal reasons for providing it in the US thanks to the 25-year-old Americans with Disabilities Act, many conventions continue to
SF/F Convention Accessibility Pledge Read More »
I am painfully aware that until the Paris attacks happened, I was unaware of the bombing in Beirut a mere two days prior. It didn’t trend on twitter. No one on Facebook mentioned it. There wasn’t an option to set my avatar to the colors of the Lebanese flag. And yet the same group organized both
Paris, Beirut, and thinking how to responsibly signal boost Read More »
