Hild II and III
Yes, after Hild II there will be Hild III. But there will only be three.
Read moreMonth: December 2014
MS as metabolic disorder, and diet
Welcome, all those who found their way here from Dr Terry Wahls’ Facebook mention of my post on the metabolic hypothesis of…
Read moreBlowing shit up!
There’s something about the earnest wishes of the media and populace at large that this should be a peaceful time of year…
Read moreAmmonite: why in 10 years no one will notice there are no men
From: Scott Barrett I just wanted to send you a quick note and let you know how much I enjoyed reading your two…
Read moreLovely audio discussion of HILD on Writer and Critic
Some of you might enjoy this in-depth discussion of Hild (starts around 12.5 minutes, run about 45 minutes) by Kirstyn McDermott and…
Read moreNuns and the Vatican
I’ve been following, on and off, the story of the Vatican’s two investigations of American nuns. One of the investigations, the Apostolic…
Read moreThe Year in Review
I find I’m getting 2013 and 2014 confused: “I became a citizen this year!” I think. But, no, that was last year… Some might…
Read moreUnselling books
Much to the horror of individual booksellers, I seem to have spent a lot of time explaining to potential customers why, no, they shouldn’t buy Hild for their eight-year old niece, or 10-year old son.
Read moreTruth: a writer’s job
I did an hour live on “Global Griot” yesterday morning. It turns out that sixty minutes is a long time to be…
Read moreLive on Sunday morning morning, KSER 90.7
I’m doing a live interview Sunday morning for KSER’s Global Griot in Everett. It starts at 9 am. It’s less an interview…
Read more25 years in the US
Nicola & Kelley, May 2014, Seattle. Photo by Jennifer Durham. Today is the 25th anniversary of me moving to this country to…
Read moreGoing out with a bang! And a podcast…
Shamelessly stolen from Kelley’s Instagram feed The trip to Port Townsend took exactly 24 hours. Well, okay, 24 hours and 3 minutes:…
Read moreTonight: Port Townsend!
Tonight at 6:30 I’ll be at the Port Townsend Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence St., to talk about Hild, and read a bit–and…
Read moreMountain passes in December
I’d never been to Central Washington before, never been through the passes in December. We were ready to do the tire chain…
Read moreThis week: Wenatchee and Leavenworth
On Thursday we venture through Snoqualmie Pass and head east: Wenatchee and Leavenworth. Here’s the plan: Thursday 4 DecemberWenatchee Public Library7 pmFREE…
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