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About Nancy Jane Moore

Nancy Jane Moore's science fiction novel, The Weave, is now available in print and ebook versions from Aqueduct Press. Some of her short stories are now appearing as reprints on Curious Fictions. She is a founding member of Book View Cafe. Her BVC ebooks can be found here. She also has short stories and essays in most of the BVC anthologies. In addition to writing fiction, Nancy Jane, who has a fourth degree black belt in Aikido, teaches empowerment self defense. She is at work on a self defense book that emphasizes non-fighting skills.

Stranger Danger

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

I frequently see on what my sweetheart refers to as my corner of social media lists of things that women must worry about that men don’t have to. While these lists are posted with good intentions, they perpetuate a lot … Continue reading →

Nisi Shawl’s Talk Like a Man

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

The thing I like most about all of Nisi Shawl’s fiction is the imagination that underlies every piece. The stories collected in Talk Like a Man, the latest in PM Press’s Outspoken Authors series, are no exception. Each one of … Continue reading →

Road Trip!

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

My sweetheart and I have been on a road trip. We left our home in Oakland and journeyed to Seattle and Portland, doing a bit of sightseeing and camping along the way. 1650 miles later we are back home and … Continue reading →

The Vagina Bible

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

If you follow Dr. Jen Gunter on Twitter, you know that she rarely takes prisoners in dealing with the forced birth cadre, those who sell overpriced and useless products aimed at women, and run-of-the-mill misogynists. Her tone is more measured … Continue reading →

Interesting Times

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

This whole “living in interesting times” thing is exhausting – John Scalzi on Twitter I’ve seen several variations on this theme on social media lately. No question that “May you live in interesting times” is not something said by anyone … Continue reading →

Visual Adventures

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

Writers often say that everything we do is working because inspiration and integration of ideas come at many times when we’re not sitting down at a keyboard. While this is a joke, it does contain some truth. Last week I … Continue reading →

Doing Nothing

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

My sweetheart and I walked over to Oakland’s Morcom Rose Garden on Sunday. This gorgeous park, set into a hill, was built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and includes thousands of roses along with assorted trees, a … Continue reading →

Against Nostalgia

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

Science fiction as a genre is not compatible with nostalgia. I’m not advocating ignoring the past as a writer, a reader, or a civic-minded human being. Knowing and understanding our history is not just important, it’s vital. But we need … Continue reading →

Learn to Fall!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

I fell off my bicycle right in the middle of a city street last Sunday. My pedals locked up, which was caused by a combination of operator error (I started to downshift too late going up a steep hill) and … Continue reading →

Thinking About Racism

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Nancy Jane Moore

Racism is at the heart of almost everything that’s wrong with the United States. Last week I saw two powerful movies: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, an excellent documentary, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, the most … Continue reading →