The most unusual painting I saw during my visit to the Mauritshuis museum in Amsterdam this summer was “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.” It’s a Rembrandt, but what fascinated me was the unusual subject: a somewhat gruesome dissection. And what’s stuck with me, now weeks later, is a […]
After years of hearing other people talk about attending science fiction and fantasy conventions, I finally took the plunge this year. I didn’t just attend my first convention, I attended the big daddy, Worldcon. Flying from my home in South Florida to this year’s location, Seattle, I left my […]
It’s fascinating when two writers use a similar concept to create very different stories. Take Emma Burnett and Christopher Blake’s recent tales of humans-turning-into-plants-to-repair-the-Earth. Burnett’s flash piece, “Instructions for Rewilding the Wasteland,” in Radon Journal is terrifying, gorgeous in its spareness, and dripping with dread and guilt. Here’s an excerpt: […]
I’m thrilled to announce that my science fiction story “All You Ever Wanted” is out now in the summer 2025 issue of Shoreline of Infinity. A mother struggles to stop her daughter from uploading into an immortal digital form — all while coming to terms with the parenting decisions […]
I’m often conflicted when it comes to stories with ambiguous endings. They risk confusing people or, worse, making them feel tricked and cheated. But lately, I’ve read and watched a string of books and movies that all hinge on ambiguity, and I’ve loved every one of them. Which begs the […]
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