Category Archives: Caitlin

An Open Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell and the GOP

Dear Sen. McConnell, I’m writing because you are trying to kill Obamacare/ACA, and your choice to do that as Senate Majority Leader could force my child into an underfunded institution, or force my family into bankruptcy. I find this especially … Continue reading

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Change, my dear.

There is a big change coming to the Thomas family in the next few months. I’m changing day jobs. And we are moving house. As of September 1, 2017, I will be beginning my new role as the Head, Rare … Continue reading

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5 Things make a Friday post: Reentry edition

Had a fabulous time at the Nebula Conference last weekend. Lots of excellent conversations and really good programming. Caitlin was with us as always, and had a good time. She hung out with Joe Haldeman a bit. As one does. … Continue reading

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Musings on Libraries and Disability

Two articles that crossed my path today, at the intersection of libraries and disability: The Atlantic: Living Longer, With More Disability Library Trends: Access Is Not Problem Solving: Disability Justice and Libraries Both of these are directly relevant to my … Continue reading

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C2E2 is coming this weekend! You can find me there on SUNDAY.

The Thomases will only be doing one day of C2E2– SUNDAY. I have a couple of panels! 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM  With Great Power: Mentoring the Next Generation of Geeks S405A How can we open doors for new creators? What … Continue reading

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5 Things Make an Updatery Thursday Post

*emerges from the haze of vacation* I was mostly offline over the holidays, which was a good thing. Now is the time on Sprockets when we get up 2 hours earlier and attempt to hit the ground running! New Uncanny … Continue reading

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Caitlin Update After Yesterday’s Doctor’s Appointment

Well, the good news is Caitlin regained the weight she had lost over the first 6 months of 2014, so she’s back to her pre-surgery weight. The bad news is there’s no apparent explanation for her vomiting beyond “Aicardi Syndrome.” Her … Continue reading

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5 Things Make a Post

*dusts off blog* We’ve been a bit busy this month, 1. We are setting up Uncanny. The big, robust website is being built, contracts are being signed,  we’ve found our first issue’s materials and are working on converting them into ebooks, authors … Continue reading

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5 Things make a Wednesday post

1. New! Verity! Extra! It’s a Big Finish Roundtable, featuring our very own LM Myles, whose Breaking Bubbles 6th Doctor Story is out this week, and Caroline Symcox, writer of Council of Nicea along with Una McCormack in an encore appearance! … Continue reading

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5 things make a post-Convergence update post

  1. New Verity Episode! Episode 46: Communication Breakdown is live. 2. Work is quiet, in the sense that I’m mostly working on things like annual reports and tenure portfolio reviews, that I can poke at slowly over time well … Continue reading

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