If William Gibson is speaking anywhere near you, I recommend you go. This is the second time I’ve seen him at Powell’s; here’s what I wrote about the other time. This time Mr. Gibson was juxtaposed with a taxidermically-themed art exhibit, which made it appear among other things that a bear was enthusiastic and amused [...]
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As I’ve mentioned a few other times here lately, Randy Powell and I collaborated on a story for the Girl Meets Boy anthology edited by Kelly Milner Halls. And now we are collaborating on this interview about our story, “Launchpad to Neptune.” This is but one of many stops on the full-on Girl Meets Boy blog [...]
First: if you have not yet seen Pariah, I suggest you remedy that. I fell completely for the protagonist Alike (say it uh-lee-kay) and her attempts to express her identity through poetry, clothing, friendships, relationships. The movie has a lot of heart, a lot of strong performances, and pulls no punches. Here are a few [...]
Everyone’s talking about 2011 right now. I’m not feeling it. There were some lovely moments, but overall 2011 was a hard year. I’d like 2012 to be easier. That is of course not entirely subject to my control, but I’m gonna do what I can to facilitate rather than complicate. So cheers, all. Here are [...]
How are y’all? I’ve been having very quiet and lovely ambiguous winter holidays, hope you have too if you celebrate same. Some of the things I’ve been doing: Writing. (Duh, on a certain level, but I do like to include it on the list in case of doubt.) Cooking (by which I mean reheating) a [...]
One characteristic I share with my characters Nic and Battle is the nervous and disgusting habit of tearing grimly at my hands. I bite my nails and cuticles, peel strips of skin, and act like my job is to create as many open wounds as possible on each digit. There’s a corollary to this habit, [...]
Feels like I’ve been absent from these parts longer than the calendar suggests. There were Circumstances. But now I am home, and I have been doing, if not all, at least many of, the things. Got a haircut. Color is now perilously close to my natural color, which it has not been in Some Time. [...]
…That Will Not Fit Up The Basement Steps Ingredients: (1) serrated steak knife (1) pair of garden shears (1) hand saw (1) flat head screwdriver (2) extremely motivated humans Time: approximately one hour. Temperature: increases throughout.
The weather has been uncharacteristically sunny and mild, lately. ”It’s a lie,” I tell visiting friends. But really it’s a gift. I’m trying to remember to look and appreciate. This isn’t what I thought my fall would look like. I had a plan, then the plan had to change. I’m not going where I thought I [...]
Today I saw this little dead bird on the sidewalk, and I tried very hard not to think that it Meant something. When you’re in the business of imagining things, it’s easy to develop everyday conspiracy theories. See signs and portents. Be very superstitious. Sometimes, in fact, you use magical thinking to psych yourself up. [...]
