Author Archives: Amal El-Mohtar

I’m in a Music Video!

Posted on May 15, 2018

This is such a delightful thing. Ottawa’s own Moonfruits launched a new music video yesterday, and I’m one of many extras in it! The song, “Le Maire” (The Mayor), is from the Moonfruits’ folk concept album called Ste. Quequepart (Saint Someplace), … Continue reading →

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Crosspost: Infinity Interrupted

Posted on April 27, 2018

Over on Drip, I wrote up a non-spoilery account of my experience of watching Avengers: Infinity War last night. It’s a public post, so you don’t need to be subscribed to see it. Here’s a taste: I had no expectations of this … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: “Time, Like Water” and “As Above”

Posted on April 25, 2018

Last year, the Rubin Museum invited me to write a very short story for publication in their magazine, Spiral, on the theme of “The Future as an Ever-Renewing Now”. I said I was interested in writing something about water, climate change, … Continue reading →

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NYT Otherworldly Column: Princesses, Priestesses and Time Travel

Posted on April 20, 2018

Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s THE MERRY SPINSTER, Aliette de Bodard’s THE TEA MASTER AND THE DETECTIVE, Kelly Robson’s GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH, and Tessa Gratton’s THE QUEENS OF INNIS LEAR Continue reading →

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Social Media Hiatus: April 15 – June 15

Posted on April 15, 2018

I’m pulling back from social media for the next two months to focus on academic work. I’ll check email and approve blog comments, but that’s it. If you’re reading this on Twitter or Facebook, it’s a crosspost; I won’t see … Continue reading →

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Drip: Last 20 Hours of Founding Period + Giveaway!

Posted on April 5, 2018

There are only 21 hours left to become a Founding Member of my Drip account! Here’s what you get by so doing: An exclusive poem for you, called “Foundations” First crack at switching into limited edition tiers when spots open up … Continue reading →

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AMA on Twitter with Drip! April 4 at Noon EST

Posted on March 27, 2018

What it says on the tin! So last week I launched a Drip account, a subscription service affiliated with Kickstarter. Now Drip’s invited me to do an AMA with them on Twitter next week! (If you’ve never taken part in … Continue reading →

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Drip Launch!

Posted on March 22, 2018

So today’s the first day of 2018’s first Mercurial Retrograde. Let’s skip the part where you’re an eminently sensible person who doesn’t believe in such nonsense; Mercury’s Retrograde believes in YOU. It believes in your capacity to miss deadlines, travel poorly, succumb to accidents, and drastically miscommunicate with your fellows, and it is here to support you in all these endeavours.

In other words, it’s the perfect day to launch a subscription service!  Continue reading →

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Upcoming Appearances: Penguicon, Blue Met Festival, Wakefield Writers Festival, CONvergence

Posted on March 21, 2018

Happy day after the Vernal Equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere), friends! I hope you all felt empowered to Skip Leg Day. I’ve got a ton of academic work to get through between now and June, so I’m very sad to … Continue reading →

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First OTHERWORLDLY column at the NYT Book Review

Posted on February 22, 2018

My first column for the NYTBR is here! The print version will be in this week’s Sunday edition. In it I review Del and Sofia Samatar’s Monster Portraits, Subterranean Press’ Weight of Words anthology, and Jo Walton’s Starlings. Here’s a taste: More than any … Continue reading →

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