Nicola Griffith

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

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Blowing 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.

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Posted on December 22, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The third decade of the 21st century

My predictions for the third decade of the 21st century, and why

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Posted on December 18, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten 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.

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Posted on December 13, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

30 years in the US

Today is the 30th anniversary of me moving to this country to live with Kelley.

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Posted on December 11, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The 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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Posted on December 9, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Holiday greetings from Charlie and George

Until I find a new way to destroy the Christmas tree, here are Charlie and George brimming with holiday feelings

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Posted on December 7, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten report #10: The evolving disability consciousness of Charlie and George [photo, video]

In just a few months, Charlie and George have taken giant steps in disability consciousness. Their evolution has progressed in leaps and bounds (often while hanging upside down from the curtains or falling in the bath).

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Posted on December 3, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Signed, personalised books for the holidays

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

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Posted on November 30, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

‘Cake or Death’ Anglo-Saxon rune ring

‘Cake or Death’ Anglo-Saxon rune ring. You know you want one…

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Posted on November 27, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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Podcast interview: writing characters with physical disabilities [audio]

In which I talk for 15 minutes about how to write characters with physical disabilities.

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Posted on November 26, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Why I’m going to be saying No a lot

For the rest of this year and all of next I’m turning down professional invitations of every kind. I have work to do.

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Posted on November 20, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A writing update: Hild, Aud, Ammonite and more

New of Hild, Aud, Ammonite and more

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Posted on November 18, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Hild’s Feast Day

Today is the Feast Day of Hild of Whitby, the anniversary of her death in 680. I mark the day because Hild—and…

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Posted on November 17, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

What is this? Where can I get one?

This looks extremely useful for a wheelchair user. I want one.

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Posted on November 8, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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Kitten report #08: Kipper and Ripper

Charlie and George are 10 days shy of 6 months old. They swing wildly between sweet fluffy fuzzballs and manic murdercats. They need new toys. Suggestions?

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Posted on October 31, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

20 years of Yahoo Groups

The nicolagriffith Yahoo Group began Sept 11, 1999. Membership, at last count, was 283 people. Twenty years of conversation, peaking in May 2008, is now it’s going away.

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Posted on October 19, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #07: the chameleon twins [photos]

Charlie and George are now 5 months old. One minute they look very grown up, then, in the blink of an eye, they revert to the itty bitty new-to-the-world kitties we brought home two months ago.

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Posted on October 16, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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So Lucky wins the WA State Book Award!

So Lucky just won the WA State Book Award for Fiction! I’m happy—and surprised. What I want to talk about here is my surprise.

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Posted on October 13, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Saturday 12th October: Washington State Book Awards

Saturday 12th October, 7-9pm, Central Library downtown Seattle: Come and party at the Washington State Book Awards!

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Posted on October 11, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Two tabby kittens fast asleep on a white sofa, spooning, one with a protective paw over the other

Kitten Report #06 [photos and video]

The continuing adventures of tabby kittens Charlie and George, aged 19 weeks and 1 day.

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Posted on October 7, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten Report #05: Visual rehab [photo and video]

Kitty report #5, in which Charlie gets home-made visual rehab and begins to adapt to his visual impairment

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Posted on September 28, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten report #04: The tiny years

Here are four pictures of Charlie and George as teeny tiny foster kitties.

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Posted on September 21, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The Exile Waiting available for pre-order

Vonda N. McIntyre’s first novel, The Exile Waiting will be reissued in October. Preorder it now!

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Posted on September 19, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Tabby kitten sitting on brilliant red cushion staring like a demon

Kitten report #03

Kitten report, with photos: a neurological accident, amazing recovery, and a very protective brother.

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Posted on September 14, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Kitten report #02

A photo and video update of the continuing adventures of kittens Charlie and George.

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Posted on September 7, 2019 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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