If you’re here because of my recent interview for theMSGuide.com, hello and welcome. I’m a novelist—this website and blog is mostly about my life and work; MS is often peripheral to my interests. If you’d rather just focus on MS then here’s a short resume of me, my interests in and thoughts on MS and disability.
Read moreA Viking warrior from Birka, Sweden, long assumed to be male, was just confirmed by genomics to be female.
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In a perfectly just world, we might expect to see the demographics of the electorate reflected in the demographics of their representatives. It is not a perfectly just world. To find out just how unjust it is, I’ve been doing some counting, using population numbers as a proxy for electorate and comparing them to the newly-elected MPs.
Read moreI’m tired of my screen choices being to watch a rollercoaster ride about men, or an angsty film or show about a woman struggling because she is a woman. I want to see some fabulously exciting screen stories about women who are simply people.
Read moreA number of people have expressed interest in helping to count literary prize data. The data so far show a consistent, persistent,…
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