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My Identity Is Political and I Will Not Be Silent

Language is a marvelous thing. It’s fluid, it changes over time, it allows people to communicate in a myriad of ways. It gives us storytelling and love. Language, in all its many forms and transcendent qualities, is what ties us together as a species. Language has always been co-opted by oppressors in an effort to …

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2017 In Review: Words and Games

With 2018 on the horizon, I feel a little like Dante surfacing from the circles of Hell and looking at Virgil and being like, “What the fuck, dude?!” Yeah, 2017 was A Thing That Happened. It had a lot of bad. A lot. But it also had quite a few good things, and it’s important to …

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Some Awesome Stories From 2017

A list of some of my favorite short fiction published in 2017!

Awards Eligibility 2017

Short fiction published in 2017 that is eleigiable for awards.

Six Years and a Book: Finishing A Novel After A long Hiatus

This is the blog-ified version of a series of tweets I made after finishing my novel, FIVE DEATHS AND A GOD. The storify is here.  ^_^ ____ November 30th, 2017 *whispers* I finished my first novel yesterday after a six year hiatus. I’d like to tell you about my novel-writing journey thus far, because it’s …

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What Stories We Choose To Tell

I want to touch briefly on the topic of narrative choice.

Everything you include or omit in a story is a choice. 

How Grandma Saved the World And Invented Intergalactic Diplomacy

How Grandma Saved the World And Invented Intergalactic Diplomacy by A. Merc Rustad   Grandma was the first person to encounter the aliens, and because of that, we’re alive decades later and I get to tell you the story of how she saved the world. It goes like this. Grandma always believed in being kind. …

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“This Is Not A Wardrobe Door” nominated for the Nebula Awards!

So. This happened… This Is Not A Wardrobe Door …has been nominated for the Nebula Awards (short story category). I am beyond honored. Look at the company this little story is in! *swoon* Thank you, everyone who read and liked and shared and nominated this story. Thank you to the team at Fireside for publishing … Continue reading “This Is Not A Wardrobe Door” nominated for the Nebula Awards!

So You Want To Be A Robot—cover reveal!

Forthcoming from Lethe Press in May 2017! You can preorder now. The artwork is by the fantabulous Matthew Timson, and the interior layout is by Inkspiral Design.  Filed under: publishing Tagged: collection, debut, Lethe Press, published fiction, short stories, So You Want To Be A Robot

Later, Let’s Tear Up the Inner Sanctum

Superheros. Power. Responsibility. The blurred lines between good and evil. My novelette, Later, Let’s Tear Up the Inner Sanctum, is live and free to read (or listen to) at Lightspeed Magazine! There’s also an author interview with me, conducted by Robyn Lupo! I love this story, and it was the perfect tale to explore a ‘found … Continue reading Later, Let’s Tear Up the Inner Sanctum