Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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Month: December 2016

My blog stats for 2016

I didn’t blog much in 2016: only 59 posts, exactly half as much as 2015. So I had fewer visitors: 64,077, down from 84,620.

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Posted on December 28, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Tannenbomb*

Holiday tradition around here: blow the Christmas up. But because 2016 was so fucking special, you get four versions. Enjoy

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Posted on December 24, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A note about comment policy

The rule here is simple: play nicely. I have no problem with disagreement; I do have a problem with lack of common courtesy.

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Posted on December 20, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Writing in difficult times

We are writers. We must write. We must use hard and honest words. Not ‘alt-right’ but white supremacist. Not ‘religious exception’ but homophobic hate. Not ‘thoughtless’ but ableist. Call it what it is. A writer’s job is to tell her truth, loud and clear.

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Posted on December 18, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Guidelines for Non-Disabled Writers

Just republishing this for future reference. First published in Literary Hub, August 23, 2016 Recently I have read several articles about disabled…

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Posted on December 16, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in 1-essays

How to defeat an autocrat: flocking behaviour

Autocrats have always understood how to silence dissent and take control: divide and conquer. I’m watching it happen right now. But there is a way to win.

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Posted on December 12, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Support Disabled Writers, Artists and Creators

The Disability Visibility Project™ (DVP) is a community partnership with StoryCorps and an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability stories and culture. Support the DVP on Patreon.

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Posted on December 10, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Signed and personalised books for Holiday gifts

here’s my annual Buy Signed and Personalised Books for the Holidays thing.

I’m teaming up again with Phinney Books, on Greenwood Avenue, Seattle, to bring you signed books for the holidays.

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Posted on December 4, 2016 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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