I’m late with this 2021 year in review and award eligibility post. Apologies for that but I’ve been dealing with some personal issues.
Fiction Writing
The big news last year is that my first novel Plague Birds was released by Apex Books. The novel is a genre-bending mix of SF and dark fantasy and the epic tale of a young woman betrayed into becoming one of the future’s hated judges and executioners, with a killer AI bonded to her very blood. Plague Birds is weird as hell and neurodivergent at its heart, being ripped from how I see the world.
The novel is eligible for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and other awards.
I also published three short stories in 2021:
“As We Stand and Pray,” a short story in the Read for Pixels charity anthology Giving the Devil His Due.
“The Dust of Giant Radioactive Lizards,” the cover story in the Sept./Oct. 2021 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction.
"The Wheels on the Torture Bus Go Round and Round," a short story released in the podcast Tales from the Trunk. I also narrated this story on the podcast.
Fan Writing
Finally, I’m again eligible for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer for my writings and reporting about the SF/F genre. I write a regular column called Genre Grapevine on my Patreon, along with publishing original essays and special reports.
Here are samples of my fan writings from 2021.
Essays, reviews, and special reports
No One Creates Alone (an essay exploring creativity that I’m particularly proud of)
Baen Books Forum Being Used to Advocate for Political Violence
Genre Grapevine Primer On the Latest Worldcon and Hugo Award Explosion
Samples of Genre Grapevine Columns