In Episode 6 of the SFF Addicts Podcast, I join Sam J. Miller, Claire North, Premee Mohamed, and host Adrian M. Gibson to discuss climate change and climate fiction, also known as “Cli Fi”. During the panel we explore climate …
I’m very excited to announce that my story “Still You Linger, Like Soot in the Air,” which was originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, will be appearing in Best Science Fiction of the Year – Volume 6, edited by …
In the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join my besties Andrea Kail, Thomas Gerencer, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss…
Specifically, we discuss the films: Ladyhawke, The Neverending …
Genre classifications are mostly irrelevant to me. Whether or not someone would classify a book as “hopepunk” is entirely irrelevant to my decision to read it.
And this notion that there is no “hopepunk” canon of recognizable literature seems like …
On the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I had a fantastic time revisiting Neuromancer, the classic cyberpunk novel Neuromancer by William Gibson, with Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller, and host David Barr Kirtley. Here’s a quote from …
I can’t describe how much I love this! Here’s the cover for my forthcoming novelette “Now We Paint Worlds,” coming out July 8th at Tor.com and edited by Ellen Datlow. Art by Scott Bakal. Scott illustrated my previous …
New Art: “Comm Relay 03.” She takes a moment in between setting up antennas to watch the starship ascent vehicle launch into orbit.
More soon!…
New Art! This one is called “The Old Space Elevator” — The old space elevator, not used in decades, sits idle in the American prairie. Cheers!…
In the latest Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy, I join Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, and host David Barr Kirtley to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, one of my favorite novels. What I love about the book …
Here’s a new render I did, which I call “Afternoon Walk.” After school and work, a mom takes her son to the lake to feed the birds, while the ring structure bends upward in the distance and Earth itself floats …
My story “Your Future is Pending” about the dangers of too much automation (originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine) was just published in China’s Science Fiction World, translated by Sasha Wu. I really love the illustration!
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New art! In these renders, the exploration vessel Christina H. Koch approaches planet SGC-22451-4 for the first time and makes an unexpected discovery — photosynthetic life in the planet’s high latitudes.
This was an experiment with hard surface modeling (the …
Here’s a new 3D render I completed today: The Road Ahead. Some of you may recognize the bridge from my previous render, Blowing off Some Steam. You can see all my art on my Artstation page.…
It’s 2021. If you still think coal is a good business plan for America’s future, I’ve got a bridge I’d like to sell ya.
“In April 2020, Bloomberg New Energy Finance found Solar PV and onshore wind are now the
The idea that the shutting down of Parler and the removal of Trump from Twitter is an attack on free speech is bullshit, and I’ll outline why. In the U.S., violent speech is not protected speech. Incitement to violence or …
In the latest Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast, I join Rajan Khanna, Erin Lindsey, and host David Barr Kirtley to review and discuss The Mandalorian Season 2 and the ever epanding Star Wars universe. Check it out here!…
Morning Routine
New art! “Morning Routine.” Before work, the lunar astronaut does her morning yoga routine in the peaceful greenhouse with a grand view of Earth.
You can see all my past work on my Artstation page.…
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