Guest blog: Renan Bernardo on global representation in SFF
I yes’d my way through Renan Bernado’s Hyperspace of Words newsletter earlier this week. I found his words on global representation so important and spot-on that
Zoefuturism: guest blog by Yen Ooi
Everything is relational, a core concept of Zoefuturism, which aligns well with solarpunk and the notion of interconnection.
Nonbinary Thinking is Solarpunk…and Essential
Binaries create harm. I explore the nonbinary of dystopia and hopeful fiction … and much more.
Writers’ fraught relationships with hope
Why are authors reticent to write hopeful fiction? Several cons I took part in this year had panels on dystopias, on hopeful fiction, and adjacent topics.
In response to misinformed criticism of solarpunk
Perhaps you’ve encountered people who dismiss solarpunk as unrealistic, sappy, or fairy-tale thinking. Enter TechnoShaman and Black anarchist Elijah Claude’s excellent response. Here’s his guest post.
Bright Green Futures
Imagining bright green futures is the first step in getting there. In this post I share the future I desire and inspirations for my stories.
Learning From Forest Marcescence
Beech trees offer a spark of inspiration. Some thoughts on how to be bright, how to catch inspiration.
Award Eligibility 2024
‘Tis the season for speculative fiction award nominations, including the biggies: Nebulas, World Fantasy, Locus, and Hugos. My debut novel The Working and my short fiction “Thank Geo” are eligible.
The (real) Secret
I began writing The Working when the self-help book The Secret was all the rage. An alternate title for my novel: The Real Secret.
Samhain…already?
I don’t feel ready for Samhain and communing with my Ancestors. Plus, from Tower to Star: carrying the elixir of hope.