On the SFWA Bulletin Petition Thing Nonsense
(Note: I’ve listed links to other posts on this topic at the end.) I won’t have anything extensive to say on this “anti-political-correctness” petition thing. That’s mostly because Radish Reviews has pretty well covered it… That said, there are a few things I’ll address: 1) I’m utterly baffled by the difficulty certain members of this community […]
Moderating the Community and the Cost of Respect
In a recent blog post, Alastair Reynolds took on what he perceives to be the instantaneous vitriol that peppers (or, perhaps, consumes) the SF/F community on a regular basis. Hence the title: “Does it have to be this way?” It’s essentially an argument for moderation by way of a questioning of the current state of […]
Non-Binary SF/F and Message Fiction (or, “I don’t know what that is or why non-binary SF/F fits”)
(Note: comments will be monitored on this post due to the nature of the debate surrounding this topic. I hope I won’t have to remove anything, but I have a low tolerance for rude behavior right now. If you can’t make your point without being a jackass, even if that point agrees with my own, […]
Gender Essentialism, Genre, and Me
I’m late to the party. The first major SF/F controversy party. And while this post won’t be about Kemp’s argument specifically, it does come out of the discussions about his post — most particularly the criticisms.[1] Part of the problem I have with traditional gender roles is the way they assume what manhood (or womanhood) […]
A Plea for Universal Free Wireless (in airports, at least)
I am currently sitting in Houston’s magnificent airport after leg two of my four-leg flight to Sacramento. The things I do for family… Anyway. A few hours before, I was in Tampa, FL, whose airport not only has a pretty impressive view of the skyscrapers in a gorgeous dawning sun (I have a picture that […]
Reviewers vs. Authors vs. Twitter vs. Strange Horizons: One Thought
WTF is wrong with you, SF/F community? I’ll have another post in the near future. . . . . . . . . . . . . P.S.: This post is not an opinion on the subject at hand (i.e. the content of the original Strange Horizons post). Rather, it’s all I have to say […]