Jeff Baker 
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of science fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon. The previous sentence is probably the least complicated information about Alice Sheldon. The first fiction under … Read more
LGBT people are regarded as “the Other,” and sci-fi and fantasy specializes in characters who are “the Other.” And “the Other” is often perceived as a metaphor or stand in … Read more
On Beyond Cisgender: Books For High School By Jeff Baker A. M. (Amy) Leibowitz has grumbled on Facebook about the “Old Dead White (mostly/presumed) Cis Hetero Male Literature Canon,” … Read more
Stone Knives and Bearskins By Jeff Baker Our computers are down as I write this. At least, the modem and Internet are out. (Word processor still works.) Should have … Read more
By Jeff Baker The year was 1993 (or pretty close.) I was running a delivery route in-town and on my lunch hour I ran into a used bookstore and grabbed … Read more
By Jeff Baker He is one of the most famous characters in fiction, certainly the most famous vampire. He is Dracula, also known as Count Dracula. Not … Read more
Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exits and their entrances as … Read more
Writers have day jobs. It’s a plain fact of economics, writing doesn’t pay that much unless the writer is very lucky. We supplant our creative careers with a nine-to-five (or … Read more
Remembering Dennis Etchison By Jeff Baker A fine writer I know, well-versed in the field of horror, had never heard of Dennis Etchison. This seems … Read more
By Jeff Baker Not every writer writes short-stories. The form has been described as “difficult” and “challenging.” Some fiction writers don’t write short-stories. I write almost nothing but short-stories. I … Read more