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Apr
15
A series of cubby holes full of bobbins of thread and scraps of fabric from which dangle tags in a variety of colours.

We Have Scraps At Home

Dear Friends, A curiosity about Ghost, this newsletter software I use, is that every time I log in to write
3 min read
May
20
Photo of me on the left next to textbox that reads FOUR NEW BOOKS FROM AUTHOR AMAL EL-MOHTAR, above the Tor Books logo.

Letter of News: Wayward, Yellowface, and Kind of a Big Deal

Dear Friends, I promise this isn't a daily newsletter! These are merely extraordinary circumstances! I'm writing
2 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
Aug
06
A grey day over Glasgow airport's airfield, glimpsed through a window on which the words "To travel hopefully" appear.

Travelling Hopefully

Dear Friends, I want to write about August, and how in my mind it's a red-gold month of
4 min read
Aug
27
A curved in-ground pool surrounded by gold-brown stone in late afternoon light, edged with flowers and greenery.

Friday Open Thread (with Vacation)

Dear Friends, I've been housesitting for the past week at a place that feels to me like paradise.
3 min read
May
28
Friday Open Thread (with Increments, Reprise)

Friday Open Thread (with Increments, Reprise)

Dear Friends, Just over a month ago, I wrote about Zeno's Paradox [https://amalelmohtar.com/friday-open-thread-with-increments/]: > Much
3 min read
Jul
16
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR: OUT TODAY!

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR: OUT TODAY!

Friends! Today’s the day! [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war-amal-el-mohtar/1129709862#/] You’ve waited. You’ve suffered agonies of
2 min read
Jun
06
This Is How You Lose the Time War Reviews and Interviews

This Is How You Lose the Time War Reviews and Interviews

I’ve just come back fromÅcon X [https://aconten.wordpress.com/], an absolutely wonderful relaxacon in the Åland Islands, and
2 min read
Mar
22
Drip Launch!

Drip Launch!

So today’s the first day of 2018’s first Mercurial Retrograde. Let’s skip the part where you’re
1 min read
Oct
12
Upcoming October Appearances: Can*Con, Surrey International Writers' Conference

Upcoming October Appearances: Can*Con, Surrey International Writers' Conference

It’s all gone a bit autumn at last, and part of me breathes easier for it, even as deadlines
3 min read
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