| Wordos | The Wordos is a science fiction and fantasy focused critique group. I joined the Wordos in late 2010 and co-chaired the group from early 2011 until early 2016.. |
| Rainfurrest | This is a furry convention up near Seattle with a significant focus on fiction writing. I've attended Rainfurrest since 2010, and I've participated in presenting panels in their writing track since 2011. |
| Further Confusion | This is a furry convention down in the California Bay Area, one of the largest in the world. I've participated in presenting panels in their writing track since 2011 (excepting a break in 2014). |
| Furlandia | A fairly new, small furry convention in Portland, OR. I participated in the writing track in 2014 and 2015. |
| Ralan.com | An excellent list of markets to send short stories to. |
| Adventures in Learning |
This is a program for gifted
young'uns. I was an actual student in the program at the age of
9, in 1991. It was a mixed experience. However, the AIL
program has become a much bigger and more positive part of my life from
the other side, as one of the adults in charge. I devoted two
weeks of every summer to AIL from 2001 to 2006 and continued to
help out as much as possible through 2008. |
| 826 Seattle |
This is part of a chain of
creative writing / homework help centers for elementary through high
school kids. I discovered it because I lived near their excellent
storefront,
and I spent a year and a half in '06-'08 being one of their drop-in
tutors. |
| Multifaith Works |
This is a non-profit
organization up in Seattle. I volunteered with
the AIDS Care
Teams portion of the program for a year and a half from 2005 to
2006; I found it very
rewarding. |
| Daniel Lowd |
This is my husband. He
writes better poetry than I do, and he gets class credit for it.
Here is one
of his poems, a second,
and a third. |
| Dinosaur Comics | This is my favorite webcomic. You should read the one about solitaire. (Update: I told Ryan North how much I love the "as she is played" strips of Dinosaur Comics, and then he wrote this one!) ((Also, this one is about the science behind spaceships like the one in Otters In Space!)) |
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