March 2006

Strange Horizons just accepted my story, “The Women of Our Occupation.” I am so jazzed. Also, their rates have gone up. Fucking sweet!!! Gee, someday I may be a real writer….

Me & Jenn did, and we’re poor and have no money. But hey, that’s $20 more to stuff down some asshole’s throat. If SD pisses you off, why not send some money to somebody worthwhile? Even $5. It’ll make you feel better. That, or you could send hangers to the governor of SD. I’m getting

This is not a feminist book, despite much contrary argument. It also has no plot. If I can ever manage to wade through the last heap of this sorry little fucker, I’m going to bitch all about it.

The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed (at the SD abortion ban). A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women. “To me, it is now

It’s like some kind of conspiracy. They know I hate it there, so they keep sending me. Monday and Tuesday in the Great Plains of Nowhere. Gee, I’m so excited.

Ten chapters to go in the major rewrite of tDW. It’s exhausting, yea, but it’s a good book, and it’s fun watching it become a better book. After that, I need to decide if I want to keep one of my POV characters or dump him for someone else, then rewrite those, print, revise, send

Not that Brown’s a “great writer,” but it’s a nice look at the invisible partners-behind-the-writers.This week Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, revealed that his wife Blythe helps him write his bestsellers. It puts him in good company…

While sitting on my heels in yoga class on Friday, I stared at my reflection on the mirrored wall. I looked at the reflection of the others in the class. And for the first time in a long, long time, I realized I was average-sized. I did not look like a mushroom. I did not

SIGNS OF STRESS: (with an “X” by the ones I’ve had the last 6-8 months) X sleep disturbances X back, shoulder or neck pain X tension or migraine headaches X upset or acid stomach, cramps, heartburn, gas, irritable bowel syndrome constipation, diarrhea X weight gain or loss, eating disorders hair loss X muscle tension X

The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship will enable writers of color to attend one of the Clarion writing workshops, where Octavia got her start. It is meant to cement Octavia’s legacy by providing the same experience/opportunity that Octavia had to future generations of new writers of color. In addition to her stint as a student