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Climate Fiction as Decolonial Narrative at Flights of Foundry

| May 15, 2023

One of the panels I attended during Flights of Foundry was on the ways to decolonize climate fiction narratives. The panels talked about many of the very common tropes they’ve seen in climate fiction that tend to be from a colonial perspective, followed by ways to tell climate fiction stories from decolonial perspectives. They also […]

Tips and Tricks for Online Readings

| May 1, 2023

One of the panels I spoke on at Flights of Foundry was about tips and tricks for online readings. Learning to give good readings in person is one set of skills. Learning how to do so when you don’t have audience reactions to gauge how you’re doing can be exponentially more difficult. Among other things, […]

Dream Foundry Video Library

| April 24, 2023

Did you know that Dream Foundry has over 150 videos of panels, interviews, and more from previous years of the Flights of Foundry convention? The convention is over for 2023, but you can find tons of writing resources, as well as resources for other creative endeavors, on their YouTube. The videos also have English captions. […]

See Me at Flights of Foundry!

| April 3, 2023

Over the weekend of April 14 to 16, I’ll be speaking on panels, giving a poetry workshop, and doing a reading at Flights of Foundry, an online convention. I love this convention especially because it’s always online, which means people from across the globe can participate without having to worry about travel needs! Here’s my […]

Writing Small

| May 16, 2022

I moderated a panel on “Writing Small” at Flights of Foundry, during which we talked a lot about flash fiction and other stories told in very small word counts. I was on a similar panel four years ago, since which time I’ve written and sold a lot more flash fiction and gotten a better grasp […]

Assembling Anthologies

| May 2, 2022

At the recent Flights of Foundry online convention, one of the panels I spoke on was about assembling anthologies. I’ve talked about this topic previously, though only in a very cursory way. This panel brought together people like me, who have edited Kickstarted anthologies with folks who have edited comics anthologies and anthologies showcasing underrepresented […]