VICE News interview
VICE News interviews me and other writers/filmmakers about the difference between real and fictional pandemics.
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30 April: AMMONITE radio bookclub
Ammonite is the inaugural choice of OregonmPublic Broadcasting’s Quarantine Bookclub. Join me on “Think Out Loud” live on Thursday 30th April at noon.
Read moreKitten Report #13: Social distancing
At almost 11 months , Charlie and George struggle to understand shelter-in-place and social distancing.
Read moreVonda McIntyre: One year on
One year ago today, Vonda McIntyre. Now you can buy the newly republished edition of her very first novel, The Exile Waiting.
Read moreAmmonite—”Think Out Loud” bookclub
Thanks to COVID-19 and subsequent stay-at-home orders resulting in a mostly locked-down US, a lot of people have been looking for something to read, and many of them have a new-found interest in global pandemics. There’s been a resurgence of interest in Ammonite, my first novel. Now it’s going to be the subject of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s first read along, then call-in bookclub.
Read moreCOVID-19: Zones of control
COVID-19 is roaring along. We’re in it for the long haul. I cope by only worrying what’s in my zone of control. Here are my strategies.
Read moreGood books for hard times
Good books for hard times: these are the books I turn to when I’m ill or stressed. They are books to get lost in: comfort reads.
Read moreThe perfect audio for International Women’s Day
You can self-isolate and celebrate International Women’s Day and feel smug and timely by listening to Ammonite, a novel about a world…
Read moreCOVID-19: Numbers game
If you look at the apparent case fatality rate for COVID-19 right here in King County, it’s an eyebrow-raising 18.97% while in South Korea it’s more like 0.65%. Here’s why neither are useful numbers.
Read moreCOVID-19: Now what?
King County, WA is a new epicentre of COVID-19 cases. Here are the precautions I’m taking.
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Pre-order Ammonite audiobook
The audiobook of Ammonite is out March 3. Pre-orders are open now!
Read moreWordgathering interview
A new interview with me is up at Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature. Lots of stuff about So Lucky and disability, of course, but also much about my work in general.
Read moreCOVID-19 update
Here are some facts & figures on COVD-19, plus some unknowns and some opinions.
Read more2019-nCoV, the novel coronavirus: an update
2019-nCoV, or the Wuhan coronavirus, is doing what viruses do and merrily replicating. Here’s a look at the numbers. Followed by a wildly unscientific speculation about the end of the world. Enjoy!
Read more2019-nCoV: the new coronavirus
I’ve been idly following along as the CDC reports on the Wuhan coronavirus, 2019-nCoV. Then my interest sharpened…
Read moreCall for contributors: A Hild Companion
CFP: A Hild Companion, an accessible guide to the novel and its Early Medieval context, designed for scholars, teachers, and lay readers wanting to pursue the period in great depth.
Read moreKitten Report #12: A new decade [photos]
Charlie and George are eight months old. They are big and strong and full of beans.
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2010-2019: a decade in review [photos, links]
This will be a long post with lots of pictures and links: ten years is a long time; a lot has happened; and the world has changed a fair bit.
Read moreBlog stats 2019
Short post on blog stats 2019. Long post reviewing the decade to follow in a couple of days.
Read moreCurve of the World: Vonda N. McIntyre’s final novel
In which I talk about why the world really needs Vonda N. McIntyre’s final novel, CURVE OF THE WORLD.
Read moreBlowing up the Christmas tree
In which I destroy the Christmas tree, twice, and as an added bonus include two special, heart-warming winter scenes—one with a kitten.
Read moreThe third decade of the 21st century
My predictions for the third decade of the 21st century, and why
Read moreKitten Report #11: Seven months old today [photos]
Today our rescue kitties Charlie and George, are exactly seven months old. Despite being brothers, they are developing very differently.
Read more30 years in the US
Today is the 30th anniversary of me moving to this country to live with Kelley.
Read moreThe problem with Ruined Earth Novels
In the New York Times Book Review’s holiday edition I review Robert Harris’s latest novel. It fails—as most ruined-earth novels do. Why? Entropy is a thing, baby.
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