Okay, don’t get too excited: I’m only posting one thing every month, so it’s just three short stories. But they are all new, original works, and explicitly in conversation with the current state of the world… February: “Cats Don’t Care…
Am I a bad person because I don’t wish people Happy Birthday online anymore?
Asking for a friend. Because I do appreciate the flood of messages I get on Facebook when my own birthday rolls around, but at some point in the last few years I just… stopped doing the same for others. Partly…
Looking Back at 2019
Every year, DeeAnn and I send holiday cards to friends and family. We used to print out a one-page newsletter to stick inside each card, which would include a handwritten note, but as our mailing list got longer the time…
November 2019 Events
Yes, I am doing NaNoWriMo again, and if you’re in the Portland, Oregon area you might see me at some write-ins! Otherwise: 11/8-11/10 Portland, OR – OryCon 41 at the Red Lion Hotel, Jantzen Beach: my schedule (and if you’re in…
My World Fantasy 2019 Schedule
Good news: I’m on THREE different panels at WFC in Los Angeles later this month! Bad news: two of these panels are at 9:00 in the morning 😭 The Mainstreaming of Lovecraft’s Creations Format: Panel 31 Oct 2019, Thursday 17:00…
What’s Happening! October 2019
Here’s where you can find me out and about this month… 10/6 Vancouver, WA – conversation & signing at Vintage Books with fellow Asian-American speculative fiction writers Fonda Lee and Mike Chen (no relation) 10/12 Vancouver, WA – Words & Pictures…
September 2019 Happenings
I’m doing three events in the Pacific Northwest this month: 9/12 Portland, OR – hosting SFWA Readings with authors Ted Chiang, Daryl Gregory, and Jack Skillingstead; Lucky Lab on SE Hawthorne (FREE) 9/24 Seattle, WA – quizmaster for Clarion West Trivia Night Fundraiser;…
High School Reunion
Last month, DeeAnn and I traveled to Southern California to visit family and friends, and while we were there I also caught up with two of my high school teachers: Kathy Jensen and David Spaid. They’re both retired from teaching…
Space Remixes
It’s been a good long while since I documented one of my random research spirals, but this one was pretty interesting. While catching up on my Instagram friends today, I saw this intriguing background on Aaron Duran‘s laptop screen: I…
My Norwescon 42 Schedule
It’s less than a month until Easter, and therefore just about a month until Norwescon! Here’s where you can find me then: Friday (4/19) – it’s all about ME Writing Class: Dialogue, She Wrote with Curtis ChenCascade 1311:30am–1pmMore than one…