ConDFW recap

Excellent time at ConDFW this year. As always, a well-run operation. I had a lot of fun, the panels were informative, con-goers in excellent form (smart, funny, engaging, intelligent, handsome, etc.). Tim Powers and Brandon Sanderson brought the star wattage, along with Brad Foster and Jack McDevitt. How’s that for Read more…

My feminist manifesto

What does it mean to be a feminist? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, jumpstarted by the Wiscon controversy over Elizabeth Moon, and most recently the controversy over Bitch Magazine’s 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader. In the latter controversy, Bitch took heat because they removed Read more…