@spalwick
Writes SF/F. Weaves. ND. Retired social worker, former healthcare chaplain and English professor. Proud member of the Christian Left. Married with cats. Currently in treatment for aggressive B cell lymphoma. She/her.
Thank you so much, and I'm sorry about your grandmother. I hope you're doing okay! "The Greenway" is in the Jan/Feb 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. You should be able to purchase the issue from their website or from Amazon. (Fwiw, I'm much more active on Facebook, if you're on there.)
Thank you! I wish all of you well too. My superpower as a writer seems to be making readers cry (muwahaha!), so just about anything of mine may provide tips. Good luck!
Thanks for saying so!
I applaud your literary taste. ;-)
Thank you!
Thank you!
Except that the Facebook group for my kind of lymphoma reports people in their twenties who have it. :-(
Okay, what's up with all this aggressive cancer? I have one kind, my husband has another, our former president has yet another, and I feel like wherever I turn, I'm tripping over the stuff. Is this an actual uptick, or simply a function of the fact that We're Old and more likely to get sick?
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Cover and TOC for THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025.
Happy announcement! My story "Yarns," which originally appeared in Asimov's, has been selected for THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025. I am extremely chuffed and in brilliant company, as you can see. Preorder link in first comment.
Also, my pump kinda purrs. Like a cat. Chemo-cat hunts the pests in my body while I sleep!
My actual cats are afraid of me right now because I smell funny and have a foreign appendage.
Home chemo pumps are quite the nifty invention. I go to the infusion center once a day to get the empty drug bag replaced with a new one, and otherwise the little machine ticks happily along.
And Alara is an Orville reference. Pamina's an opera reference.
Of course!
Sometimes! You shoulda seen me last night coping with chemo side-effects. Attitude, at least for me, depends heavily on physical comfort. But my medical team is taking excellent care of me. Definite "use your gifts" wake-up call, though.
Lent's traditionally a time to come to terms with mortality. My diagnosis of High-Grade Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma on 3/21 has made that startlingly literal, but it's also -- so far -- been one of those cancer cliche situations that's pushed me to reshape priorities in positive ways.
Tortie cat sleeping with front paws crossed in front of her.
Back to cat photos! Our older cat, Caprica the ginger tabby, loves crossing her paws, all lady-like. Young'un tortie Alara, who adores Big Mama Caprica, now does the same. #proofofcat #cat #catsofbluesky
Friends who follow me here but not on FB: I'm now officially a lymphoma patient, after over two years of concern and scans and nothing they could access for biopsy. I'm relieved to have an answer and grateful that I'll be getting treatment, which I'm told will help me feel better quickly. Allons-y!
Medium-haired tortie cat sitting on left foot pedal of an elliptical machine.
This elliptical is occupied. #proofofcat #cat #catsofbluesky
Everything is the kitty's decision. The kitty is your supreme commander. You will do whatever the kitty requires. You are experiencing an uncontrollable urge to open All the Cans of Tuna.
A maroon and tan handwoven clasped-weft scarf displayed on a drying rack.
A tortie cat sitting next to a maroon and tan scarf. The golden tan yarn matches her eyes and some of her fur.
New scarf just off the loom. Pamina has claimed it because it goes so well with her fur and eyes. Fashionista kitty! #proofofcat #cat #catsofbluesky #weaving #craft #fiberarts
Three cats on a couch: ginger tabby and short-haired tortie sitting down, long-haired tortie jumping onto the back.
The state of the couch. #proofofcat #cats #catsofbluesky
Ginger cat with white paws and bib lying in front of a glass deck door. She is bisected by the shadow of the doorframe.
Cat, bisected. #proofofcat #cats #catsofbluesky
Cat on ledge looking down stairwell.
Here you go, Cat!
A tortie cat, with outstretched paw, stalking a watch reflection on a carpet.
Alara prepares to pounce on the wily watch reflection! #proofofcat #cat #cataofbluesky
Thank you!
Thank you!
A Clover Sakiori loom with a beige and red clasped-weft project.
My latest weaving project, clasped weft on a Clover Sakiori loom. The process is very relaxing, and the fabric should be very soft, although I'm still adjusting to the new-to-me loom. #weaving #loom #craft #fiberarts #yarn #creativity #makingstuffastherapy
Cat with mouth closed.
Cat with mouth open and tongue lolling.
Cat with mouth WIDE open and TEETH!
Yawn sequence. #proofofcat #cat #catsofbluesky
The hind half of a longhaired tortie cat sticking out from under a bedspread.
Hiding
#proofofcat #cat #catsofbluesky