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Follow the Kickstarter for A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

After many years of writing, I’m about to get paid for a piece of fiction for the first time! I’m in the latest anthology from Duck Prints Press, A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice!

The cover image for A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, A Duck Prints Press Anthology. The cover image contains the title, subtitle, and publisher's name, as well as a drawing of two peahens and the tail feathers of a peacock,

The anthology will start crowdfunding via Kickstarter on November 20, and with nearly 300 pages of Austen-inspired queer fanworks, including 20 full-page color artworks and 21 stories, there will be a lot for Austen fans to dig into. Following the Kickstarter is a great way to support the project even if you don’t intend to back it.

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Twin Cities Geek: Being Autistic, Seeing Myself Represented in Media Is Not Always a Good Thing

After over two years of copy editing for Twin Cities Geek, a Minnesota-based online magazine, and writing a couple book reviews and a few notices of fandom auctions, I finally decided to dig in and tackle a topic that had been kicking around my brain for a while: the way the autism community often receives “representation” in media by giving non-human characters autistic traits to demonstrate how different they are from humans. I talk about Sarah Rees Brennan’s The Demon’s Lexicon, Martha Wells’ Murderbot, and Star Trek. Read the article here.

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Living Lutheran: The Power of an Autism Diagnosis

The April 2021 edition of Living Lutheran magazine included an article I wrote, titled “The Power of an Autism Diagnosis: Tips to Make the Church More Accessible.” I’m thrilled to be getting the word out about autism accessibility in the church, beyond the two articles I’ve written for the Sparkhouse blog. As I explain in the post, I love being autistic, and autistic people will be autistic regardless of whether we get diagnosed; the beauty of a diagnosis is that it helps us understand why we are the way we are, and thus gives us tools we can use to advocate for ourselves.

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