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.
I Didn’t Listen to Myself
The Working is solarpunk! I hedged on this tag for the last few weeks. But I talked myself back into the label.
THE WORKING: beginning
As we approach the launch of my debut speculative novel, The Working, I’ll post videos about the book. The first one: me reading the opening.