Best Author!?
A reader informed me that I’m a finalist in Seattle Weekly’s Best of Seattle Readers’ Poll for Best Author! Whoever of you nominated me, thank you!! This news makes me SQUEE like I’m standing in front of Nathan Fillion. If Read More…
Another Interview & Giveaway
The amazing Lindsay Pierce is giving away a free, autographed copy of my book Class-M Exile as she gears up for the release of her book Trans Liberty Riot Brigade. She’s also interviewed me in a very silly and awesome way. You Read More…
Semi-Colons
This week is the anniversary of when author Logan L. Masterson killed himself. He was a writer at the beginning of his career and a friend. As someone who also struggles with depression and anxiety, I’d been wanting to do Read More…
What It Means to be Fandom
The year was 1994, and I was 16. I was “old enough to drive,” which humorously enough was the slogan for ArmadilloCon 16 that year. I’ve written about my experiences at my first convention before, but it wasn’t until yesterday Read More…
Love wins
For all that I don’t write romance novels or even fiction with heavy romantic themes, I’ve always thought of myself as a romantic in the goofy, sappy, cry-too-much-at-cheesy-commercials sort of way–especially when it comes to my husband, my kitties, and Read More…
Resistance
For many of us, today is a pretty depressing and dark day. Tomorrow, millions of women and men will march in protest and for equality. Millions will raise their voices and speak out against oppression and hatred. All day I’ve Read More…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Today dawns a whole new year! A new chance to change things or resolve to better ourselves. I’m not a fan of making promises I can’t keep. I tend to make achievable goals rather than resolutions. THEREFORE…. Read More…
2016 In Review
In terms of life and writing, 2016 had a lot of ups and downs for me. It’s hard to remember some of those ups when the downs are swinging at you, but they’re there and worth remembering. So here goes Read More…
Directly Proportional to Cats
Productivity, or writing productivity in my case, is these days directly proportional to my cats. I swear, it is! Writing and Cats–the struggle is real. I have a plan. I have a schedule. I even have a time sheet. Time Read More…
Thanksgiving
From its bloody beginning to the more recent attacks on the Native People’s protesting the DAPL, Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday in the United States. It’s always been a “damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t” style holiday for me, especially being a 20+ year-long Read More…
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