It’s something that often comes up when I’m preparing couples for marriage. We get a lot of weddings at our church. It’s large and picturesque, with a lovely churchyard just perfect for those wedding photos.
Read MoreA Believer in Fandom: Can Geek and Christian Mix?I find strength, agency, endurance and anger in the most unlikely works of fiction. I would not dream of telling someone that they are wrong to value a story. A work of art is empowering when the audience finds power in it.
Read MoreKicking Ass, Taking Names, Bubblegum OptionalPeople who know me as the editor of Goblin Fruit, a poetry quarterly dedicated to fantastical poetry, might find it odd to see me writing a defense of science fiction poetry. Fantasy and Science Fiction have such a long and storied history of being on opposite sides of a gendered binary, after all.
Read MoreScience Fiction Poetry: Worlds of PotentialJust for giggles, let’s start with bona fides. I’m going to be talking about fake geeks and casual fandom, after all, and I wouldn’t want anyone to take me too seriously on that front.
Read MoreI Married A Fake Geek Girl; A Defense of Casual FandomAt the end of the first act of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark has a problem.
Now, what you think that problem is depends on how you understand what has just happened. Let’s start with what we know.
Read MoreWelcome to the Reformation, BitchesWhen I was in high school, there was one other girl who loved Star Trek as much as I did. Deep Space Nine was our jam, so our bond was forged in the fire caves of Bajor, solidified by amazing-in-our-minds inside jokes revolving around oo-mox and various disgusting uses for Odo’s bucket.
Read MoreAll the Real (Geek) GirlsTaboos fascinate many writers and artists because we are rebels at heart. We’re drawn to the forbidden, the denied, the unacceptable.
Read MoreYou’re Not Supposed to Write That: Taboos in Speculative FictionI became a professional at SF/F conventions through a retro route; I started as a fan. For years, my husband and I attended conventions (mostly media), went to panels, attended parties, collected autographs, and made friends with fans, conrunners, and pros.
Read MoreThe 21st century SF/F professional at Conventions
If the Programming Team at a science fiction convention does its job properly, the end result should be a clean schedule that always presents interesting items for attendees and program participants alike.
Read MoreBehind the Convention Curtain: Programming