Somehow it's time for another awards eligibility post already! 2024 has been another year of health-related setbacks and challenges for me, so time has really flown by. Even so, I've been quite fortunate to have a number of stories, poems, and translations published this year. (This will be a living post, so I'll update it … Continue reading 2024 Awards Eligibility Post
My Balticon Schedule (2024)
Let's try this again... and keep your fingers crossed that I don't get sick again until next month. Held from 24–27 May 2024 both in-person (in Baltimore) and virtually (online), Balticon is on its 58th year! I'll be on 10 panels (moderating 4 of them) this year from Friday through Sunday. Don't forget to register … Continue reading My Balticon Schedule (2024)
Review: The Lantern and the Night Moths
Several months ago, I pre-ordered Yilin Wang's new book The Lantern and the Night Moths, which collects Wang's original translations of works by five modern and contemporary Chinese poets as well as several essays by Wang reflecting on her selections. (The official release date for The Lantern and the Night Moths is April 2, 2024, … Continue reading Review: The Lantern and the Night Moths
Things I’ve Been Working On
It's been a little bit since I've written, and I feel like I've been rather busy, so of course it's time for an update. Chapbooks I've done a few batches of chapbooks in preparation for con season. I'm setting up an online shop so I can sell them there, too, but here's what I've got … Continue reading Things I’ve Been Working On
2023 Awards Eligibility Post
Good morning! Since we're approaching the end of the year, I thought I'd throw together my Awards Eligibility post for 2023 a bit earlier than usual. This will be a living post, so I'll update it if I have any new works published or edited between now and the end of 2023! Eligible Works Stories … Continue reading 2023 Awards Eligibility Post
Things I’ve Almost Blogged About
Clearly, I've decided to keep this blog, even though I'm not posting as much as I feel like I should be. I don't want to be on Twitter anymore, but it is literally still *the* place where potential translation clients go to find me, so I can't quit it yet. Still toying with the idea … Continue reading Things I’ve Almost Blogged About
Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023
Since February's basically over, it's time for another update on how my New Year's Resolution for 2023 to do more self-promotion is going! (I'll also provide some publishing updates + thoughts on reading in this post, too!) New Year's Resolution Accountability Check Q: Have you promoted yourself in some way every day this month? A: … Continue reading Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023
Review Dump!
It's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd leave you some short reviews of 10 books I've read in the past month or so. 5/5 stars: Dear Sophie, Love Sophie: A Graphic Memoir in Diaries, Letters, and Lists by Sophie Lucido JohnsonI love letters, I love speculating about talking to Past … Continue reading Review Dump!
My votes for Rhysling Award (2022)
I joined the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) a few years ago because I wanted to learn more about speculative poetry and subscribe to Star*Line, a quarterly magazine SFPA publishes. One of the perks of being an SFPA member is voting in the Rhysling Awards for best short and long poems of the previous year! … Continue reading My votes for Rhysling Award (2022)
My Flights of Foundry Schedule for 2022!
Next weekend (8-10 April 2022), I'll be participating in programming for Flights of Foundry, which is an international, 100% virtual convention for fans of speculative fiction with programming around the clock! There will be awesome industry professionals all trying to to help members of the global writing community better themselves and their writing. You mustn't … Continue reading My Flights of Foundry Schedule for 2022!