Author Archives: Theodora Goss

Last night was the longest night of the year. Today I’ve been sitting at my desk and working, working, working. Which is actually not all that good for me. I need to get out into the world, or at least … Continue reading →

The new issue of Stone Telling has a very interesting article called “The Poetry of Joanna Russ, Part I: An Introduction,” by Brit Mandelo. It’s on the poetry that Joanna Russ wrote when she was young, just in college actually. … Continue reading →

I didn’t post anything last night because I was at a performance. It was called Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant, and it was in one of the churches near Harvard Square. There’s nothing quite like going out at night, into … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I wrote about why I write fantasy, or fiction that is at least tinged with the fantastic. I wanted to write about that again today, because there were a couple of things I wanted to make clear. First, I … Continue reading →

The political news has been making me feel particularly sick lately. So tonight I’m going to talk about why I write fantasy, as opposed to more realistic fiction. Why I write about women who marry bears or cities invaded by … Continue reading →

This is going to be a completely personal post. I’ve been writing about things like literature and art lately, but today the most important thing I did was vacuum the rug. No, I’m serious. My room has a hardwood floor, … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I finished everything except the final grading for the semester: there are no more conferences, no more committee meetings, no more emails in the middle of the night to students who are having difficulty with their final portfolios. Today, … Continue reading →