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June 4, 2020
Racism, Hate, and Abuse Are Not Welcome Here
"Any racist/hateful/abusive comments on this website or on any of my social media accounts will not be tolerated. Hate speech toward any marginalized group will result in my yeeting the offender into banishment. I know how to block people, and I’m ready to roll."
June 1, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge 2020: June [UPDATE]
It might seem odd that I am continuing this fun and non-competitive flash fiction game during a global pandemic and a time of gross injustices (Black lives matter!), but I strongly feel that taking a break to be creative is really good for my mental health. If you’re not up to it this month, that’s …
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Flash Fiction Challenge 2020: June
It might seem odd that I am continuing this fun and non-competitive flash fiction game during a global pandemic and a time of gross injustices (Black lives matter!), but I strongly feel that taking a break to be creative is really good for my mental health. If you’re not up to it this month, that’s …
May 13, 2020
I’m going to be a panelist at Renaissance’s Virtual Writers Con!
This virtual writers conference by my publisher, Renaissance, is going to be such a blast! It will have great panels, readings, book launches, and even an interactive vendors room chat (on Discord). Oh yeah, it’s FREE to attend! How awesome is that? Learn more! I’ll be on the following panels: June 6, 2 PM: Bad …
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May 11, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge: May Results
It warms my heart that my trusty band of author humans continue to write their super-creative stories. Thanks, author humans! Last week, I drew these cards: 9 of spades, 2 of hearts, and the 9 of diamonds. That meant the genre was action-adventure, the setting was a fandom gathering, and the object that must appear …
May 10, 2020
Ripping Through
Author’s note: This is my flash fiction for May’s entry of the 2020 Flash Fiction Challenge. Each month of 2020, on the first Monday, I’ll draw cards to determine the genre, setting, and an object that has to appear in the short story. Participants will have until the following Monday to link their stories to the blog …
May 8, 2020
Nothing Without Us is a Prix Aurora Award Nominee! [UPDATED]
IMPORTANT NEWS! The voters’ reading package is now available for Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) members! If you become a member now (membership is $10 per year), you can download the works of the nominees! Voting will take place between June 20 and July 25, 2020 (11:59:59 EDT). Don’t forget to vote for …
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Nothing Without Us is a Prix Aurora Award Nominee!
I have been quiet about this for several days because we had to wait for the official go-ahead from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA), but I’ve been so excited, it felt like years! My co-editor (and BFF) Kohenet Talia C. Johnson and myself were just gobsmacked, then boingy, to discover Nothing Without …
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May 7, 2020
Authors in Quarantine – Cait Gordon | Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
With this this series, I am hoping to capture how this cultural moment is affecting our speculative fiction authors and how our authors are surviving during the COVID-19 outbreak No haircut? No problem! Spec Can:What have you been up to during the COVID-19 outbreak? Cait Gordon: For the first two weeks, I levelled up to… …
May 4, 2020
Flash Fiction Challenge 2020: May
It might seem odd that I am continuing this fun and non-competitive flash fiction game during a global pandemic, but I strongly feel that taking time out to be creative is really good for my mental health. But if you’re not up to it this month, that’s absolutely okay, too. I just wanted to do …
