My feet are cold. My fingernails are blue. I’m cold like everyone else is on this block, and there are 240 of us standing in wait to enter the building. I’m part of a group seeking audience with our House Representative, a man who hasn’t held a town hall in three years. The difference between […]
(Content Note for descriptions of rape and sexual violence.) Only one person has read my most recent book. Two other people began it and stopped. The second chapter is a rape scene. It’s off–putting and uncomfortable, and it’s what drives the entire world, the entire plot. It’s supposed to make you angry. And I’m not […]
I learned of the aswang and manananggal as many Filipino children do, through the memories of my mother. “Like vampires,” she said on a summer afternoon, “they drink blood, human blood, and take flight after the sun has set.” My eyes widened as she continued her story. “Unlike vampires, the manananggal can separate itself into […]
When I was 12, I read my mother’s copy of Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s Shanna. A typical romance of the late 70s, it features a defiant heroine who tricks a cad bound for the gallows into marrying her and their eventual “reunion” in the Caribbean some time later. My mother was less than thrilled to discover […]
(Content Note for descriptions of child abuse and homophobia.) Sirius shook his head and said, “She’s got the measure of Crouch better than you have, Ron. If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire I […]
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I’m in love with the Marvel movieverse. I love many of the characters and the franchises. But I think it’s time we stop holding up The Avengers as the textbook example of how to make the perfect superhero team movie. Because, you know. That’s what killed the Justice League. What, you say, it’s not dead […]
My Hugo nomination has brought a sudden burst of media interest in China. Some have asked me how my life will be changed; I want to tell them there will be no change at all. The nominated story, “Folding Beijing,” was published two years ago in Chinese. After that, my life has gotten busy. I’m […]
One result of being a “professional fangirl,” writing about fandom and pop culture for a living, is recognizing the intersection of work and personal life, and becoming hyper–aware of how both shape your identity. A common mantra among career coaching and self–help circles is to “do what you love” and for a lot of us, […]
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