I’m back from MileHiCon, the oldest literary sci-fi and fantasy convention in the Rockies! Since I’m fairly new to Colorado, this was my first MileHiCon. I found the convention very friendly, intellectually stimulating, and fun! My first panel, Mad Scientists, was on Saturday. I knew in advance that we were in for a great time, […]
Author Archives: Jonna
Unraveling Infrastructure
When you last heard from me, everything was peachy here in Colorado. I was buying peaches at the farmer’s market, taking Dulcinea on long hikes in the mountains, getting ready for my trip to the Turkish Coast. But since then, a flash flood has devastated the Boulder area. Roads have washed away, bridges are down, […]
Summer Lessons for Dulcinea
With a life jacket, a squeaky rubber fish, and lots of love, any dog can learn to swim. Making friends is an important part of growing up. Donkeys can be your friends. There are many dogs in the world, but there’s no one exactly like you.
I promised you wildflowers…
…so there will be wildflowers. Dulcinea is finally old enough to conquer a mountain or two, so we did some weekend hiking this summer. First up in our summer hiking recap, Dulcinea is surrounded by beautiful wildflowers: With Dulcie at Lost Lake, via the Hesse Trail. A clearing near Kenosha Pass, at 10,000 feet. Dulcinea […]
Robin’s Egg Blues
It’s been a remarkable summer. I haven’t been blogging, and I don’t feel guilty at all. Why not? Perhaps because I’ve written 20,000 words in the last month and a half. It’s been fun, pure and simple. People say writing is a torment, an agony. Not true. Sometimes, trying to give voice to what’s in […]
Wiscon 37 Convention Report
So, I’m back from Wiscon 37! What is Wiscon? It’s the World’s Leading Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, for one thing. It’s also the place where writers and scholars and SF/F fans get to talk about ideas and books that they love. Every time I go to Wiscon, I come home with a huge list […]
Stories, Steampunk and Surreal
For a long time, I’ve been meaning to read Karen Russell’s short story collection St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. But somehow, every time I reached for it, a novel of some sort got in my way. I love short fiction, but it seems I have to be in a certain mood to […]
A Blizzard in May
So, this happened on May Day. Snow, glorious snow. Since we’re still running a drought deficit here in Colorado, every flake is very welcome. The birds are a bit frantic, though, and my pastel tulips are pounding on the door, screaming to be let in. Dulcinea loves the snow, but she’s also enjoying the succulents […]
