I am an over-intellectual, hyper-ambitious dilettante Didikai living in Seattle, WA with one smart-assed sci-fi artist husband and two cat-children, Molly Bloom and Paul Atriedes. I love serial commas, carbohydrates, triple espressos, Eddie Izzard, knitting, all things SFF, and over-analyzing things. My turn offs include ear infections, culottes, nail polish, black mold, and raisins.

I now primarily write speculative fiction, although I still occasionally produce literary fiction, essays, and freelance non-fiction. Three years after  receiving my MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998,  I shortlisted in the Village Voice’s “Writers on the Verge.” A full and constantly updated list of my publications is  available here.

I graduated from Clarion West in 2008 as an Octavia E. Butler scholar. I’m a Codex writer, a member of Horrific Miscue and SFWA.

I am co-editor emertitus of Brain Harvest: an Almanac of Bad Ass Speculative Fiction.

Readings, awards, special appearances

• 2011, Panelist, World Fantasy
• 2010, Hedgebrook Fellow
• 2010, Professional: Norwescon 33–SeaTac, WA
• 2009, Winner of the Speculative Literature Foundation Gulliver Travel Grant
• 2009, Geek of the Week for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• 2009, Participant: EDGE Profession Development Programs for Writers, Artist Trust–Seattle, WA
• 2007, Workshop leader: Microsoft Art Collection “Artful Readings”–Redmond, WA
• 2006, Workshop leader: Hugo House’s “Write-o-Rama”–Seattle, Washington
• 2005, Lecturer on fiction writing: Write on the Sound Writers Conference–Edmonds, WA
• 2005, Guest reader: Richard Hugo House–Seattle, WA
• 2004, Workshop leader on fiction writing: Fremont Arts Association/Solstice Parade and Celebration–Seattle, WA
• 2003, Guest speaker on performative writing: TeaseORama Burlesque Convention–Los Angeles, CA
• 2002, Guest reader: Seattle LadyFest–Seattle, WA
• 2002, Guest reader: Bumbershoot Arts Festival–Seattle, WA
• 2001, Finalist: Village Voice’s “Writers on the Verge”