Nerdery
1.19.23 Why ‘where do you get your ideas’ is such a strange question to ask writers
Today on Facebook, this photo popped up in my memories section: It’s from the SFF convention Arisia, which I attend pretty much every year, in 2017. While I’m blanking on the author on the left (my apologies, I’ll fix that if I remember her name, because she’s awesome) (edit: It’s Heather Albano, thanks!), the others…
Read More12.16.22 The No Judgment 2022 List of Books
All sorts of outlets publish “best of” or “favorite” lists of books this year, and as someone who had a book come out this year it’s not awesome to find your book hasn’t made those lists. But also, it’s not really a competition: I published Tune in Tomorrow this year in August, and it takes…
Read More12.01.22 How to be your very best mango? Tune in … to this video!
Are you your best mango? Well, Tune in Tomorrow, which has now been out since August, will explain everything about how you (or at least its lead character Starr) can embrace your inner mango! Mangoes are the best of all the fruits, and years ago I came up with a little song to sing as…
Read More11.29.21 DisConIII (aka WorldCon) schedule – December 15-19
Come find me at DisConIII (aka WorldCon) in Washington, D.C. from Dec. 15-19! I’ll be paneling, partying, reading and selling. Here’s my schedule (subject to change)! Fannish Pictionary Palladian Ballroom Wednesday, Dec. 15, 4:00 PM Bring your artistic talent (or lack thereof!) and join the fun guessing fannish phrases, titles, or characters, based on drawings…
Read More11.13.21 PhilCon 2021 Schedule
Come find me at PhilCon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from Nov. 19-21! I’ll be paneling, partying, reading and selling. Here’s my schedule (subject to change) Friday, Nov. 19, 6:00pm – 6:25pm (Readings) Randee Dawn Reads Yikes, they gave me a reading slot! Tell me in the comments what you want to hear (see my…
Read More10.5.21 13 Questions for Author Nicholas Kaufmann, Author of “The Hungry Earth”
Ever since I started reading Nicholas Kaufmann’s stories — and later, his books — I’ve been a fan: He weaves together a clever blend of horror, fantasy and suspense in which things often go very badly for his characters, but that’s an excellent thing for us readers. As the author of seven novels and two…
Read More7.16.21 It was 57 years ago today … The Beatles stayed in our hotel room
Did you know you can stay in the same hotel room The Beatles lodged in for a single night, on August 21, 1964? In Seattle, Washington? Now you do. And that’s what we did! The Edgewater Hotel, where this momentous event took place, has made a certain amount of hay out it all. (Not our…
Read More3.08.21 Drawn that way: Four times I got musicians to create self-portraits in my notebook
I don’t think I do that many “fun” posts here, so I’m going to change that at least once. In the 1990s I did a lot of music journalism; it was my “in” to getting bylines. I long ago segued into TV and film articles, but for a brief period I had this idea that…
Read More3.6.20 Elizabeth Warren’s ship was airtight. It sank anyway. Ladies, it’s time to embrace bullshit.
Welcome to Day 1 of Elizabeth Warren Not Becoming President. After running what most have considered an exemplar of a campaign – full of smarts and policy ideas and brio and humor and virtually no stumbles (plus a dog who steals burritos) – Warren proved to voters and women many, many things about what it…
Read MoreRooftop Readings at Ample Hills Creamery
Please note: This page is no longer being updated, as of 8/24/21. Go HERE and bookmark that page for future reference/updates. A brand-new reading series is underway! Starting in 2021, the Ample Hills Creamery opened its upstairs to a special Rooftop Reading series curated by Randee Dawn, featuring a variety of emerging and established writers…
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