The Price of a Vote
The TSA funding logjam, airport chaos in Houston, and what it means to lose voting rights.
A Creative Crisis
Deciding to write a different kind of historical novel in the face of a more repressive environment, but not giving up my commitment to social justice.
First Look at Eyes Open
Signing advance copies and getting advance praise for my next book, the YA verse novel Eyes Open set in Portugal in the 1960s.
Unpacking the Shirley Exception
"Surely there will be an exception for me" when draconian laws restricting liberty are passed. Don't be so sure.
Make No Plans
It's now less than three weeks until the launch of Torch on November 1. One week later is the date of the midterm elections. With one of the two parties…
Liberty Rights
Since the leak of the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade several weeks ago, my city has seen multiple demonstrations in defense of what was until recently considered…