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Excerpt
"I don't think we've come this way before," Zora said. She stepped carefully down the crumbling stairs of damp concrete. Moss and odd, pinky-purple flowers were wedged in the cracks between steps. She stopped to see if Nora had followed her. Nora and Zora were friends, though they weren't much alike. Except for their names rhyming. They had met on a playground, but neither of them had been playing there. Now they were looking for Lim.
Bio
Nisi Shawl's stories, which have appeared in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, Asimov's SF Magazine, and the Dark Matter anthologies, have been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon, Gaylactic Spectrum, and Carl Brandon Parallax awards. Her collection Filter House, published this summer by Aqueduct Press, has been called "superbly written" by Ursula K. Le Guin and "marvelous" by Karen Joy Fowler. She is also the co-author of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Gaps for Successful Fiction with Cynthia Ward, and writes regular book reviews for the Seattle Times. Shawl is a graduate of Clarion West (class of 1992) and serves on the Clarion West Board as Director of Communications.
Publications
"But She's Only a Dream," Trabuco Road.
Links to additional stories are posted on Nisi Shawl's website.
Writing Description
Shawl's writing has been described as "synesthetic," "haunting," "filled with voices," and "remarkably satisfying." There is no one like her.
Goals
This is my first Write-a-thon. My goal is two-fold: first, to write 500 words per week on a children's fantasy called "Looking for Lim," on which I'm collaborating with Eileen Gunn. Second, I want to complete a short short story called "Indeed," which is based on the meeting and courtship of two of my young friends who recently married. Both are science fiction fans, so the story will be SF.
At this point, I'm simply giving this a try. I'm asking for donations of $5 per 500 words from my supporters.
