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Concerns
This is a reply to this post ( http://ajodasso.livejournal.com/1829255.html) by A.J. Odasso, who has preemptively blocked me from commenting ( Read more... ) -
Divide et Impera
Below is the reply I sent to the report from the WisCon committee investigating me for the supposed harassment of Rose Lemberg. Minor grammatical changes for clarity have been made, some terms have been expanded, and a correction has been noted, all bolded. WisCon could have sought to actively resolve these accusations and other problems long ago ( Read more... ) -
Statement regarding Alex Dally MacFarlane
I believe that I have been intentionally harmed by Alex Dally MacFarlane (ADM), and I wish to make a public report of my experiences. Until revealed in her role as what has been described as the chief lieutenant of Requires Hate (RH) (see starshipreckless.com/blog/?p=9077 and elizabethbear.com/?p=2506 and laurajmixon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ ( Read more... ) -
Russian Queen
The Toast has just published my poem "Meet and Marry a Gorgeous Russian Queen" (the one Rose Lemberg claims I read to harass her at WisCon 2012). -
On a Brighter Side
... with scattered clouds. I'm back from Boston and National Poetry Slam, where I got to hang out not only with my fabulous Urban Spoken Word teammates, Brittany Crosby (who got me airline tickets!), Caitlin McGahan, and Tony Fudge, but also a few SFPA and VP folks. Disclaimer: We, and I in particular, did very badly (that is to say, last) in our ( Read more... ) -
Good Intentions Pave, Widen, and Add a SpeedPass Lane to the Road to Hell
I'm F.J. Bergmann. This post is a response to accusations made against me that can be read at storify.com/foxvertebrae/fj-bergmann and rose-lemberg.livejournal.com/354919.html. You cannot imagine how non-delightful it is to discover that people you don't know are calling you "the worst fucking person" and "a shitty person in so very many ways!" for ( Read more... ) -
Gender Bias in Publishing Redux
Most of this is a comment in response to the gender ratios for appearance in major literary publications posted earlier this month at VIDA: Women in Literary Arts.
I am the editor of Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and the poetry editor for Mobius: The Journal of Social Change. In Mobius, I publish approximately ( Read more... ) -
Glee, etc.
I’ve won the 2012 Rannu Fund for Speculative Literature poetry award for my poem “Guests,” as well as an Honorable Mention for “Fairies vs. Robot Aliens.” Both these poems are currently unpublished-hint, hint, editors. -
Hiatus Goes Poof - My New SF E-Book
While lax in this arena of endeavor, I have been busy elsewhere. My new (and first) e-book, "Remember Me," was released today from Musa Publishing's Urania imprint (science fiction)! For 99¢, you can go buy it.
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What I Want for Xmas
A baby dragon. A tiny baby dragon. An adorable tiny baby dragon. An adorable tiny baby dragon with razor-like fangs and caustic, highly reactive urine. Which it can spray backwards.