I want to write my own story—both professionally and personally. And in the summer I get to do just that.
Summer is for stories: (Re)writing my professional story
How science fiction has seen me through the pandemic (so far)
Since the pandemic started in March of 2020, I've been watching and reading a lot of science fiction during the pandemic. I often like to say flippantly that it's because I'd really like to escape this planet. The problems and politics of fictional space worlds are much more appealing than the ones we're all entrenched... Continue Reading →
To be or not to be patient
“Don’t be patient. Don’t ever be. This is the way a new world begins.” When I read this quote near the conclusion of N.K. Jemisin's amazing Broken Earth trilogy this year, it spoke to me: Yes, change happens when we're not static, complacent, or passive. And sometimes that requires a certain relentlessness that can be...a... Continue Reading →
Kate Lechtenberg, PhD 