June 30th, 2023 Everything about Cold World was, for me, too big to contain in one story — whether I ever decide to write any of those other stories or not. I knew that I wanted to tell a complete, specific tale: this chapter of Calef’s life as he explores the power of understanding, throughContinue reading “Cold World: Building a house you can live in as is, with doors and stairways to expand up, down, or sideways”
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Pre-Order Brushfire: Wave 2 Now!
June 29th, 2023 Hey, all! I shared a video yesterday with a nut-ton of updates on Brushfire, so check it out if you haven’t already; less than a week until Brushfire is out digitally, and you can pre-order it on Amazon now! (Check out that new-and-improved [a term that actually makes sense here] cover!) TheContinue reading “Pre-Order Brushfire: Wave 2 Now!”
Brushfire In Production!
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8e8fG3y/ June 27th, 2023 Hey, squirrels! I have a mouthful of Brushfire updates, so I found a secluded bench in the wilderness and made you a video. If you’re a busy bee, here’s a checklist of what I go over: ✔️ Brushfire: Wave 2 is in production today! The paperback graphic novels will arrive andContinue reading “Brushfire In Production!”
Cold World: Creating the (Snow) Cover
June 26th, 2023 My writing life has been a mostly lonely one. I’ve written about my longing for more collaboration before (and my lack of true mentorship); an unfortunate personal lesson I’ve duly taken to my tiny, black heart is, at the end of the day, I am the only person I can rely onContinue reading “Cold World: Creating the (Snow) Cover”
Cold World: Faith & Spirituality
June 16th, 2023 “It’s not that I don’t believe in anything. I just haven’t found the thing that makes sense to me yet.” That’s how I usually answer the question of whether I’m religious or believe in God. The formal term is agnostic; I learned that the difference between being agnostic or atheist is thatContinue reading “Cold World: Faith & Spirituality”
Cold World: Loss & Grief
June 14th, 2023 Cold World was the first time I explored the loss of my mom in fiction. I do it here, on the internet, all the time. Your responses to that type of writing has ranged from “this is exactly how I feel, thank you for writing this” to “this makes me very uncomfortable,”Continue reading “Cold World: Loss & Grief”
Building a Cold World
June 8th, 2023 I am not God, but I do spend a whole lot of damn time creating life. Sometimes I’m constructing the lives of animals, or inventing superheroes with superreal problems, or dreaming up a boy who feels more alive when he sleeps, or designing the future on a planet that never thaws. SoContinue reading “Building a Cold World”
MinnesotaCon ’23 Recap
June 4th, 2023 My brain is like wet cotton candy (colorful and structurally unstable), but I want to thank everybody for this weekend, and tell a sweet little story about how what we do, every day and anywhere, matters. First, the gratitude: two high fives and a giant hug to everybody who came out toContinue reading “MinnesotaCon ’23 Recap”
Football is Life (and Death)
May 30th, 2023 I’m posting this absolute thirst trap to talk about my two favorite shows right now which, like this photo, are about soccer and not about soccer at all. Yellowjackets and Ted Lasso couldn’t be more different on paper, but they share more than their European football connection; they compliment one another, andContinue reading “Football is Life (and Death)”
The History of The Next Step, Part VI: Unreleased Work, Legacy, and The Future
May 29th, 2023 Like a person, The Next Step isn’t and never was all good or all bad. And it was never a boy band. But it made me who I am today. Before I get to how, however, let’s talk about the stuff that never got made (or got made and then buried somewhereContinue reading “The History of The Next Step, Part VI: Unreleased Work, Legacy, and The Future”
