I’m in ClimateCultures Talking about Climate Fiction
I’m making the argument about how fiction might help people understand the climate crisis and that they are not alone or powerless. Here’s a quick post about my guest blog…
Tag: The Steep Climes Quartet
Predictions ‘R Me
Writing near-future stories can go wrong quickly, but at times I look clairvoyant, too. “They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.” This is the headline of recent…
The Short-term Costs of Clean Energy and the Long-term Affordability Advantages
Clean energy has the arguments, but short-term economic stress is a hard sell, so let’s figure this out. Another solid post from The Eco-Revolution. The title is “Stop Talking About…
Another Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
I may be doing something right when it comes to writing climate fiction. A long review appears on Goodreads recently and, if I do say so myself, this review is…
Another Editorial Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
And here’s another strong review, which, for those who know me well, means that my hands can stop sweating (at least for the moment). A previous review of Over Brooklyn…
Booklife Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
Booklife, part of the Publishers Weekly organization, just published a review of Over Brooklyn Hills, my third book of The Steep Climes Quartet. Over Brooklyn Hills published on Monday, June…
Over Brooklyn Hills is Now Available
On Monday, June 15 (2026), the third book of The Steep Climes Quartet, Over Brooklyn Hills, publishes from CMTI Publishing. The Steep Climes Quartet is a literary climate fiction series.…
A Fantastic Essay about Climate Fiction but Still a Lot of Fantasy
Why is being straight about the climate-changing world we live in so hard? Austin and Clare Aslan, the authors of the post “Climate Fiction Writing as the ‘Slow Blade that…
The World of Amazon Publishing and the Hoops a Publisher Jumps Through to Participate in the World of Amazon Publishing
I’m back to dealing with getting The Steep Climes Quartet out into the world with the upcoming publication date of June 15, for Over Brooklyn Hills, the third book of…
Climate Fiction and Myth in Climate Fiction
Why are so many novels about climate change pursuing myth and fantasy instead of actual solutions? I am a student of climate fiction, and not surprisingly so, since I write…