Inspiration from Uncommon Stars
Inspiration is a funny thing. We both loved writing from very early ages, and dreamed of being able to do it professionally, but by our twenties had both given up…
On Demons and The Theft of Language
We spend a lot of time writing things about our worlds that don’t quite fit in the pages of a book — especially history and mythology that shape how characters…
Nuhu’s Lamb Stew
Alaki hangs out watching the first speakeasy patrons filter in: beautifully dressed, laughing, arms about each other, leaning on each other. Maybe they’ve already been drinking. The wall panel between…
Food Writing — of the Speculative Fiction Variety
Food is its own form of communication and likely the oldest medium of human culture and creativity. As such, food is a key part of fictional worlds, making them feel…
Living in Someone Else’s Skin Means Living in Your Own Skin, Too
We’ve been thinking a lot about empathy lately. How empathy happens, how love happens, how attention to others happens. Right now the Iowa Statehouse, and many other statehouses around the…