Still a native of science fiction
From: Anonymous I’m delighted to hear [that I will be co-Guest of Honour at Westercon 66], it would be interesting. But I’m…
Read moreMonth: May 2012
In which I wear yellow pants
I just got these old, old photos (I was twenty-one) by email this morning from a Facebook friend (thanks, Margot). I don’t…
Read moreMS drugs and reality
This question came in a comment to a recent post. My answer is long enough to need a post of its own….
Read moreWhat do forensic anthropologists do?
This nifty video will tell you. Yes, it’s in French. Don’t worry about it. Just go along for the ride and it’ll…
Read moreAIDS QUILT Touch
My friend, Anne Balsamo, is coordinating an important project that needs your help: From the Kickstarter info: The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an…
Read moreGoH GoH GoH!
I’m delighted to announce that Kelley and I have agreed to be next year’s joint Author Guests of Honor at the West…
Read moreAngels of light dance on my thumb
This is how I see the world after more wine than is strictly necessary. Or perhaps it’s only after truly luscious wine…
Read moreWriting is not a race
I’ve been thinking about time and writing (so have a lot of other people: see last Friday’s Sterling Editing blog post). Specifically, I’ve…
Read moreWaterstones showrooming for Amazon
A few months ago I talked about the notion of showrooming, in which customers walk into a bricks-and-mortar retailer establishment, play with/read the…
Read moreMarriage equality in Washington, update
Last time I posted about marriage equality here in Washington, it was Valentine’s Day: Gov. Gregoire had just signed same-sex marriage into…
Read moreInfinity Box Theatre Project and Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm was one of my teachers at Clarion in 1988. I’m not familiar with her story, “Ladies and Gentlemen, This is…
Read moreMeatloaf and bashed neeps
I like to eat. I like to eat a lot. Last night I indulged myself. On the menu: meatloaf (about one pound…
Read moreGoing long…
Hmmn. Started writing a post (about marriage equality in Washington) that started to go long. I set it aside for tomorrow. I…
Read moreBasking
The perbs have been basking in the sun and getting above themselves: gathering their resources to burst into flower. So today I’m…
Read moreHild swag
I stumbled across this fantastic promo-tchotchke/geegaw/bauble/dingus site, Coins for Anything (via Wired’s …Swag That Doesn’t Suck). So now I’m happily pondering a set…
Read moreAbout twenty years ago
Kelley’s mum gave us this picture on Sunday. It’s one of a series taken by our friend, Mark Tiedemann, in 1992. You’ve…
Read moreHild publishing deal!
I’m delighted to announce that Hild will be published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It will be a big fat…
Read moreA good weekend gets better
Good morning. This was my view first thing. (Well, okay, not very first thing.) It’s going to be a hot one. I’ll…
Read moreJoin Clarion West’s ‘shadow workshop’ without leaving home
Every summer since 2004 famous and emerging writers of f/sf have taken part in a ‘shadow’ Clarion West writing workshop–without leaving home….
Read moreRRMS, SPMS and the lipid hypothesis of multiple sclerosis
From: Blake I stumbled across your blog while searching for information on Dr. Corthals’ hypothesis, and thought you might be a good…
Read morePOTUS evolves on same-sex marriage
The money quote is at the end: “I’ve just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead…
Read moreLightspeed Author Spotlight: an interview
My story, “Song of Bullfrogs, Cry of Geese” is featured in this month’s Lightspeed magazine. There’s an Author Spotlight (a short interview, 850…
Read moreWhat sunshine does to me
I’ve been wrestling with timelines for more Hild. I’m surrounded by drifts of paper covered in indecipherable scribbles, a bewildering scatter of…
Read moreYork in Hild’s time, part 2
Over at Gemæcca, my research blog about Hild, I have a longish post about York, and how it became a carefully planned…
Read moreReading day
Today I’ll be alternately sitting in the sun reading this and working on some Hild research. Also, y’know, indulging in high-stress activities…
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Nicola Griffith 