Apex Magazine
Sure, “blood is the life”, as Dracula’s Renfield would have us believe, but closer examination reveals a plethora of nuances to that phrase, provided we listen close enough to the...
Renfield: Blood Is the Life (But Only if Necessary)
Sure, “blood is the life”, as Dracula’s Renfield would have us believe, but closer examination reveals a plethora of nuances to that phrase, provided we listen close enough to the...
I'm fascinated with languages and alphabets and musical notation because I'm looking for a communication method that works. Or a communication method that works for me. I've learned when it...
Outside of Language: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal
I'm fascinated with languages and alphabets and musical notation because I'm looking for a communication method that works. Or a communication method that works for me. I've learned when it...
As the last of the twentieth century wound down, the world prepared itself for the inevitable mass hysteria known colloquially as Y2K1. It was feared to be the end of...
Words Wielded by Women
As the last of the twentieth century wound down, the world prepared itself for the inevitable mass hysteria known colloquially as Y2K1. It was feared to be the end of...
Writing to theme has always felt boring and restrictive to me as a writer. Being made to conform somehow, especially when I wasn’t a fan of the given theme, felt...
Writing to Theme for People Who Hate Themes
Writing to theme has always felt boring and restrictive to me as a writer. Being made to conform somehow, especially when I wasn’t a fan of the given theme, felt...
I’m a Pacific Islander of Indigenous Polynesian and Asian origins (Mā‘ohi, Pa‘umotu, Hakka) whose vision has been shaped by growing up in the diaspora, and I wish to honor the...
How We “Island” Our Writing: A Deep Dive Into Pacific Islander SFF
I’m a Pacific Islander of Indigenous Polynesian and Asian origins (Mā‘ohi, Pa‘umotu, Hakka) whose vision has been shaped by growing up in the diaspora, and I wish to honor the...
My first introduction to western speculative fiction was in 1995, when I arrived on a little island called Australia. It was, to put it mildly, an overwhelming period, and speculative...
The Two World Problem
My first introduction to western speculative fiction was in 1995, when I arrived on a little island called Australia. It was, to put it mildly, an overwhelming period, and speculative...
I spent a long time living with a self-imposed fallacy that I had to somehow pick one creative pursuit and that was the Only Thing. And beyond that, I had...
Write Me a Story Without Words
I spent a long time living with a self-imposed fallacy that I had to somehow pick one creative pursuit and that was the Only Thing. And beyond that, I had...