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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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