Ellen Key Harris-Braun
This morning I found out from a friend that my first US editor, Ellen Key Harris-Braun, has died. She helped me a lot. Without her my career would be quite different. I will miss her.
Read moreMonth: October 2016
Living Fiction, Storybook Lives
As individuals and societies we are shaped by story: our culture and sense of self literally cannot exist without it because we only know who and what we are when we can tell a story about ourselves. We learn how to tell our story by listening to the tales that are out there and picking through them, choosing some details and discarding others.
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Trump is a monster
Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee for President of the United States of America, is a vile excrescence on the face of the earth. Intellectually, morally, and temperamentally he is unfit to be President of the United States.
Read moreBrexit-related death and decline: a rant
The day after the UK voted to leave the European Union I posted my opinion to the effect that many people would die as a direct result. I have not changed my mind. In fact, after the events of this week, I’m more certain than ever.
Read more#CripLit Twitter chat: Intersectionality, 12 October 4pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern
The third #CripLit Twitter chat, on Disabled Writers, Diverse Literature, and Intersectionality, is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 October, 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern.Co-hosts me and Alice Wong. Guest host Alaina Leary. You don’t want to miss this one!
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