June 12th, 2026 I’m so sorry if you see me in the next five weeks because my personality will be, largely, the World Cup (though, depending on your opinion of me, this may be better than whatever my normal personality is). I’ve always had a complicated relationship with soccer; I have both hated it andContinue reading “World Cup 2026”
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Star Wars Day 2026
May 4th, 2026 Happy Star Wars Day! I have a million photos from a galaxy far, far away to choose from but I want to share this selfie from one of my favorite ever Star Wars experiences with my favorite ever Jedi (then not-a-Jedi, spoiler). Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano, was at TwinContinue reading “Star Wars Day 2026”
Best of 2025
December 30th, 2025 It’s that time again to list my favorite things of the year! (Wait, nobody asked? I don’t care. Everyone loves lists.) I was able to choose a top ten in every medium except television, which got thirteen picks and I could not reduce it any further (for real, I tried and itContinue reading “Best of 2025”
Twin Cities Con 2025
November 9th, 2025 Wow. I know I go on and on about how much I adore this community, but it’s only because this community has so much to adore. What a surprising and delightful, thrilling and exhausting weekend. My eyes, mind and nervous system are shut down for repairs as I type this letter toContinue reading “Twin Cities Con 2025”
Fallcon 2025
October 11th, 2025 “I love this community so much.” I lost count of how many times I heard people say this over the weekend, but what’s one more: I love this community so much. Thank you for having lunch with me, for inventing candy tea with me, for talking Alien and Dune and Tron withContinue reading “Fallcon 2025”
The First
September 20th, 2025 Hey, pals. I have this sinking feeling that there are quite a few people who might misunderstand the First Amendment, but have no fear: if you read only one post about the Jimmy Kimmel situation this week, make it this one. (I will keep my personal feelings separate but will also disclose:Continue reading “The First”
Goosebumps & Shivers
September 19th, 2025 I love learning about who and what inspires the people who inspire me. Which is ironic, because it always makes me feel bad about my own inspirations. I’ll read an article about a critically-beloved writer in NYC and they’ll say something like: “I grew up in an extremely cultured household. I had readContinue reading “Goosebumps & Shivers”
Confidence & Perspective
May 7th, 2025 Howdy, y’all. I have an art gallery this weekend at Mind’s Eye Comics in the Burnsville Center that you should totally check out; you should also check out this video where I talk about confidence (and the lack of it), perspective as we grow, and how my gallery is a fight againstContinue reading “Confidence & Perspective”
This Is 40
May 1st, 2025 It’s my birthday today. I love my birthday. I’m awful like that. I also believe that you should cherish celebrating each one, because there will come a point in time when you cannot. That’s dark, but it’s my birthday. So let’s face facts: I’m supposed to be dead. I did all theContinue reading “This Is 40”
We Trained For This: Clarifying My Disappointment
April 19th, 2025 My book Theia is a proud part of a long lineage of literature that uses animals to speak truth about ourselves. Two of its biggest influences are two of my favorite books: Watership Down and Animal Farm. Due to the current state of our nation, I recently bought myself a new copyContinue reading “We Trained For This: Clarifying My Disappointment”
The Den 