It feels so amazing to be on the other side of my Moth GrandSLAM storytelling performance, which happened a week ago today at the University of Denver’s Gates Concert Hall (a 971-seat venue, and totally sold out! 😱) More in my latest subs+ack post :)

Lots to report - my Moth GrandSLAM performance is scheduled for Oct 24, I’ve sold a new novelette, and I had a great time at WorldCon where I spoke on 6 panels with some of my author idols. More in my latest svbstack! This post also suggests actions items for folks feeling hopeless about the world.

I annotated my PhD research paper (just published in eLife) with a comment condemning eLife’s decision last year to fire their editor-in-chief over his public expression of pro-Palestine sentiments. My latest substack post (l!nk in bio) explains more and includes an accessible research overview. 🧪

It's National Sci-Fi Day and the anniversary of the audiobook release for Caltech's first SF anthology, INNER SPACE AND OUTER THOUGHTS. In celebration, here is my version of the story behind the book's creation and publication in three parts:

Who else is devouring the novel “A Half-Built Garden?” Binge-worthy solarpunk fiction, I’m loving it. Also, this cover???? 👀💙📚

We humans, oh what a piece of work are we.