NOC Poetry: “Open Letter to El Fuerte”
I am a video game player. There is no denying that. But I am also a father. So finding balance
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Lit Week
NOC Poetry: “Supa Soul Sistas”
In honor of the Nerds of Color Lit Week, I wanted to share a piece called “Supa Soul Sista.” I
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#DiversityinSFF
Recently, a perennial discussion about diversity, or lack thereof, amongst writers of speculative fiction, and their characters, storylines, settings, and
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Growing Octavia’s Brood: The Science Fiction Social Justice Created
During an interview in the 1980s, Black female science fiction writer Octavia Butler was asked her how it felt to
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Shameless Self Promotion: Read These Books
The Nerds of Color collective is proud to be host to such an amazing group of talented creators, for not
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Race and Gender in The Diamond Age
“The difference between stupid and intelligent people – and this is true whether or not they are well-educated – is
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Talking Back to White Creators: Rachel Rostad’s “To J.K. Rowling, From Cho Chang”
The flip side of the discussion of opening up the speculative fiction genres to more writers of color telling stories
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NOC Poetry: “Blade, The Daywalker”
Last year, my friend and mentor, the poet Tim Seibles, was a finalist for a National Book Award in poetry
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Diversifying Our Kids’ Genre Bookshelf
As the father of two daughters of color, finding reading material and other media that both reflect back at them
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Chaos Walking, a Review
I’m listening to the last of the Chaos Walking series from author Patrick Ness. The series is a trilogy which
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NOC Poetry: “Christopher Reeve’s Filipino Nurse”
Years ago, before we knew what shape Secret Identities was going to take, I asked my friend and former professor,
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Dicks, Smartasses, and The Magician King
While I read often, I rarely read quickly. I am jealous of my friends who can devour books. I am
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NOC Poetry: “For Octavia”
I wrote this poem as a kind of eulogy for Miss Butler. I took her death hard, especially as we
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#DiversityInSFF Roundup: Some Links
The #DiversityInSFF hashtag gave a solid signal boost to the longstanding, often-ignored, ever-trolled, much-needed convos about race and gender, privilege
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Opening the Book on #LitWeekNOC
While this blog regularly gives voice(s) to the perspectives of self-proclaimed nerds of color on speculative media cinematic, televisual, animated,
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