Author Archives: Theodora Goss

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 →

I’m so tired! It’s the end of the semester, and there’s still so much to do. But my schedule will finally get better after Wednesday, I hope. I’m posting today simply because I missed a day, and I don’t want … Continue reading →

Recently I found a wonderful blog post about being an introvert: “10 Myths About Introverts” by Carl King. I want to write about it here, but I think it’s going to take me two blog posts. This is the first … Continue reading →