Introvert? Empath? Good Literary Citizen? (2 of 3)

I suck at social obligations. Three Myers Briggs tests have found me to be an off-the-chart introvert, and my abilities as an empath once made me fear I was secretly from Deanna Troi’s home planet. It’s not a great combination. If I have to go somewhere, I soak up everything around me and it leavesContinue reading “Introvert? Empath? Good Literary Citizen? (2 of 3)”

180 Days: A Teacher’s Diary

Today it is my pleasure to welcome author Sofia Faye Burke and her novel 180 Days: A Teacher’s Diary Through One Epic School Year.   Author’s description of the book: 180 Days is a fly on the wall experience into a high school classroom over one full school year (180 days to be exact).  Continue reading “180 Days: A Teacher’s Diary”

Forward into the Past

Of course a science fiction convention is going to be partly about time travel. Back to the Future got a nod at the 2019 Worldcon last week with a display of the DeLorean, but part of the convention also did some going forward into the past. The most involved piece in the masquerade ball (whichContinue reading “Forward into the Past”