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May
28
On the Move
If you are wondering why I haven’t published my climate mystery yet, the main reason is that I have
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May
07
Dreaming the Future
As a writer, I understand the dreaming component of storytelling. Writers spend many waking hours imagining. But they also spend
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Apr
16
The Best Climate Joke Ever
I was intrigued: Comedians joking about the climate? What kind of jokes do they tell?
It all began when I
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Mar
26
Details... Getting Them Right
Details were on my mind when reading That Dangerous Energy, a fast-paced, suspenseful story by Aya de León, because de
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Mar
05
MISWANTING: Do the stories you read lead you astray?
We believe in fairy tales. We really do. We grow up with stories, role models, and peers who reinforce the
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Feb
19
Imagine What?
Sometimes, everything falls into place after a disturbance roils your thinking. That’s what happened when I read an article
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Feb
05
Writing Disaster
When you are creating stories about climate change, disasters may loom large in the plot. The world is already experiencing
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Jan
22
Ishmael, Challenging the Paradigm
It’s an intellectual mystery, with a very slim plot. Not the type of book you might think would sell
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Jan
01
The Book of Hope
As I said in my previous post, I crave hope. That’s why I loved reading the latest Jane Goodall
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Dec
18
A Bias Against Hope
It has been a male-dominated world for a long time, and white men have been the ones leading us into
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