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Sep
09
A hedge mixture of cottoneaster and ripening bramblefruit against a background of cloudy evening sky.

Left August with None Beef

I wrote the below intermittently in the latter half of August, which is now firmly in the past as I
5 min read
Mar
08
Bare branches tipped with winter berries casting shadows indistinguishable from themselves against a red brick wall.

Decisions and Revisions Which a Minute Will Reverse

The following actions are more important to me than anything to do with my career, and I hope you won&
6 min read
Feb
27
Close up on a pinecone ornament dangling from a bare branch on a bright sunny day against a snowy background.

Letter of News: Columns of Witches Dressed as People

Dear friends, February's felt uncharacteristically long, and I think it's mostly been the snow. But today
5 min read
Apr
08
Sun-struck river wearing a scrim of spring ice; two branches extend past the surface wearing ice like a skirt.

Friday Open Thread (with April)

Dear Friends, Against all odds it's April, the Cruellest Month as per The Waste Land [https://www.poetryfoundation.
2 min read
Apr
20

NYT Otherworldly Column: Princesses, Priestesses and Time Travel

[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/books/review/merry-spinster-daniel-mallory-ortberg.html] My second column for the NYT Book Review is
Feb
22

First OTHERWORLDLY column at the NYT Book Review

My first column for the NYTBR is here [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/books/review/new-science-fiction-fantasy.html] ! The
1 min read
Apr
27
Max and Amal Go to the Movies: THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

Max and Amal Go to the Movies: THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

Behold! The second instalment of Max and my column forUncanny is here [http://uncannymagazine.com/max-amal-go-movies-girl-gifts/]! Read our thoughts onThe
Mar
01

Review Column in March Issue of Lightspeed

[/content/images/wordpress/2017/03/img_2439.jpg]It’s the first of a new month, and with it comes
Dec
15

Lightspeed Column: RADIANCE, THE BURIED GIANT, BONE SWANS

My Lightspeed column for the December issue [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-reviews-december-2015/] is now online! I take a look
1 min read
Sep
15

Lightspeed Column: UPROOTED, LAST FIRST SNOW, WICKED + THE DIVINE vol 2, ZER0ES

[http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-reviews-september-2015/]My review column [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-reviews-september-2015/] for Lightspeed [http://www.lightspeedmagazine.
1 min read
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