Best of the Year
I don't like these lists; they're too subjective and hierarchical. And I can never limit myself to just 10 or 15 or whatever arbitrary number people decide upon. I also find that lists that have the...
View ArticleMy nephew and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
My nephew wrote a letter to DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton about homeless children. She responded by inviting him to her office!
View ArticleWhen worlds collide!
So I was at my local coffeeshop yesterday. I was eating my waffle and sipping some joe--and sitting next to is Robert V.S. Redick, author of the The Chathrand Voyage series of fantasy novels. I'd met...
View Article"Conjuring Shadows" mentioned in a Year's Best!
SF Signal critic John H. Stevens has some lovely things to say about my short piece "Conjuring Shadows," which is mentioned along side works by Sedia and Kiernan!
View ArticleTanith Lee liked my holiday-themed flash fiction!
Said she, "Your story is exquisite - perfectly judged to break the heart. Beautiful."
View Article3/13 stats
500 words. The character is turning out different than I first envisioned him. He's stronger than I was at that age.
View ArticleTumblin': The brave new world of microblogging
So, I have a Tumblr. Because all the cool kids are doing it.It is: http://ethereal-lad.tumblr.com/
View ArticleDoppleganger
Walking to the Metro from work, I passed a man who was the spitting image of Kim Stanley Robinson. It was such a striking resemble that I stopped, pulled out my earbuds and half-assedly mouthed his...
View ArticleBullying
As am I writing this book about a bullied youth, I remember my own experience in the past, before bullying was given the spotlight that it deserves. I remember the worst incident. I was in summer...
View ArticleREVIEW: Cold Grey Stones, by Tanith Lee
Cold Grey Stones by Tanith LeeMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThis collection is a too-brief collection of the latest Tanith Lee short fiction that encompasses her unique take on dark fantasy. She is one of the...
View ArticleSome Spam from GoodReads
The last social network has been invaded.My favorite author is Dr craig Hello sir craig, my name is Samantha, I specially welcomes you on this social network, as i came across your profile now on this...
View ArticleOf Synchoncity and Sirens
Earlier this year I wrote about "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (originally, Tim Buckley) in an essay that will be published sometime this spring in a book called THE FIRST TIME I HEARD Cocteau...
View ArticleThoughts on the movie Bully
So I saw the documentary Bully. And boy, did it bring me back to that twisted time of life called childhood. I remember being bullied: by students, in summer camp and social clubs. This particular...
View ArticleToday, in People Suck. (And heat index)
1.1. A possibly transgender woman gets coffee in the workplace cafeteria. She radiates warmth and grace. When she leaves the coffee station, a bunch of middle-aged dudes start cracking up like she's...
View ArticleAunt Lou ( ? - July 9, 2012)
My aunt Lou died today. This will be a post about her.The standing joke is, everyone in my family is a Black Sheep. We're all outsiders, in one way or another. Aunt Lou definitely marched to the beat...
View ArticleMy YA novella Bereft has a cover and can be pre-ordered
Here's the blurb:Rafael Fannen is a 13-year old boy who has won a minority scholarship to Our Lady of the Woods, an all male Catholic college preparatory school. He lives with his mother who is...
View ArticleThe Teapot Lady
The memorial service for my Aunt Lou (4.24.47 – 7.9.12),a beloved fixture of my childhood, was perfect. Lou hated funerals; when she was a child, she was dragged to one, a 'wailer' as she called it,...
View ArticleElegy for a fallen Kindred Spirit
I never met Alex Ulrich in 'real-life.' Only online, first through Livejournal and then through Facebook, then Tumblr. Through his online postings, I saw a funny, raunchy, earthy man full of joie de...
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