Category Archives: Cold

Excerpts and information about the novel-in-progress Cold, a science fiction novel about two young women (lesbians? yes) on a planet in the late stages of terraformation.

My story of 2009

Not quite ALL about my 2009, because that would take a year to write. This only took several hours. Continue reading

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Crossed Genres announces its first short story anthology — and "Cold" will be in it!

Crossed Genres will publish its first anthology containing one story from each of its first 12 issues — including my story “Cold” from the LGBTQ issue. Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets, 2009-10-31: "Cold" published at Crossed Genres, & other writing projects

My story “Cold” was published in Crossed Genres, & I’ve got other writing going on too. Continue reading

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"Cold" is published!

My story “Cold” is now appearing in the November 2009 issue of Crossed Genres, which also has a lot of other great LGBTQ science fiction/fantasy. Give it a read! Continue reading

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Crossed Genres LGBTQ issue: The ad goes live

Crossed Genres’ Issue 12, the LGBTQ issue, goes live on November 1. And I’m in it! — And meanwhile, it’s ad on Tor.com went live yesterday, in an unexpected act of generosity & welcoming to queers & their allies from one of the biggest names in science fiction & fantasy. Thanks, Tor.com! Continue reading

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Taking life support for granted

Pina Chomko: s a story character in my novel-in-progress Cold. She’s not like us: she grew up in outer space. Her dream: to take for granted all the life support services that nature provides for free — just like us. Continue reading

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Biospherics

More on my evolving knowledge about closed ecological life support systems (CELSS) for use in my novels-in-progress projects Long Dark & Cold: biospherics is a handy new term for what it’s really all about. Continue reading

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My October reading list

What I’m reading, or at least looking at, in the rundown to NaNoWriMo 2009: space exploration, growing food in space, consensus government, & more. I’ll be writing Long Dark, about the people making the long journey between the stars to colonize another solar system. Continue reading

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Now I REALLY feel like a writer again

The short story “Cold,” which originated with my writing for NaNoWriMo 2007, will be published in the November 2009 issued of Crossed Genres. It’s about two young women, Boleyn & Bai, on a planet in the late stages of terraformation. Continue reading

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Eating (& breathing & crapping) in outer space

Research notes on closed ecosystems in outer space, for “Long Dark,” a story I’m trying to write in the same story universe as my 2007 NaNoWriMo “novel” Cold. Continue reading

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