We’ve just passed the 2-year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, the site of the clothing factory in Bangladesh where 1,133 garment makers were killed. On my Twitter feed, the Fashion Revolution Day hashtag was trending last week, asking #WhoMadeMyClothes? This question has been on my mind for some time, hence the deeply flawed […]
Shawl Club: Stac Shoaigh
This blog post references feral sheep, rock formations in the Outer Hebrides, sustainable wardrobes, and mathematics. Just so you know what you’re getting into. Let’s continue, shall we? I’m not a fan of disposable fashion, about which I’ll say more in another post. As much as possible, I like to know where my clothes come […]
Desert Birds
I’m under the weather this week, so in lieu of a blog post, you are all treated to some finely feathered photos. The first bird is a magnificent Harris Hawk. Photos taken last month at The Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.
Convention Report: The 67th Conference on World Affairs
This week I’m at the 67th Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado. It’s an absolute luxury to attend a conference without worrying about moderating panels or sharing my own work, and I’ve been eating this up. This year’s theme is Everything Conceivable. The “Satire” panel on Monday afternoon featured author G. Willow Wilson, whose […]
Waiting for the Easter Bunny
Happy Easter, everyone! The daffodils are putting on a show. They don’t last, as A. E. Housman reminds us in The Lent Lily, which makes them all the more precious. I don’t expect these chocolates to last either, though I myself am guiltless in the matter. Sometime in the mid-90’s, I lost my taste for […]
Convention Report: AnomalyCon
Last weekend, juggling a whole slew of commitments, I careened through space and time, miraculously arriving without a moment to spare at AnomalyCon, Denver’s premiere steampunk and alternate history convention. The other time travelers in attendance sported top hats, bustles, corsets, and aviator goggles, and they all looked fantastic. I had serious costume envy. After […]
A Critical Approach to Requiem in La Paz
Last month my novel Requiem in La Paz received a lengthy write-up in The New York Review of Science Fiction. It would be a complete understatement to say I felt deeply honored. After all, the February issue featured essays by Stephen R. Donaldson and Samuel R. Delany, plus reviews of new work by Kelly Link […]
Spring in my step
Winter is officially over, but I’m not ready to say goodbye. I plan to hang on by my toes ’til there’s nothing left but mud. With the fading snow on my mind, I drove up to Nederland on the first day of spring to try out my new snowshoes. (They’re Crescent Moons, made here in […]