How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Provenance by Ann Leckie Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I liked Six Wakes. It was a fun murder mystery… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

Politically incorrect thoughts on intersectional authorship

I’m subscribed to six or seven short story podcasts, and I’ve noticed a trend on them recently. Before they start the story, they introduce the author by first listing all of the intersectional minority identities that the author qualifies for, like “queer,” “transgender,” “immigrant,” “disabled,” “person of color,” etc. Whenever story starts off like this,… Continue reading Politically incorrect thoughts on intersectional authorship