Dr. Octavia Cade

@hadeejasouffle Since I read Losing Miami you're one of my new favourite authors! Madness was a delight, I was happy to share it.

@michaeldthomas Yeah - I'm still waiting on an F&SF contract from an acceptance in 2022!

@JoeDavies145191 I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you very much, you've made my day.

The Streams Are Paved with Fish Traps by @OJCade is absolutely outstanding, an excellent example of how SF can be both provocative (literally bringing a new dimension to the way I think about cities) and utterly beautiful… chwarae teg

I don't know who they think they're fooling, but this cough syrup does not taste like blackberries and vanilla. Not even close.

@JerrJtree @clarkesworld Thank you very much, Jerri!

@OJCade @clarkesworld Congratulations Octavia!Wonderful!

The Sir Julius Vogel awards are on tonight, and I'm happy to say that my story "Happiness," published by @clarkesworld, has won best novelette! clarkesworldmagazine.com/cade_04_23/

Query: if a regional council doesn't consider climate change when granting resource consent, do those of us living outside their region have to bail them out when the obvious consequences occur?

It's absolutely fantastic!! You should really read it.

Went to the movies today and saw the Royal Opera's Carmen, and the lead was absolutely incredible. Her name's Aigul Akhmetshina. Just outstanding. What a great show! I'm so glad they film them now, so that people living outside places like London and New York can see them too.

@samckenzie2 @clarkesworld They're so sharp and pretty, such fun statues!

@OJCade @clarkesworld Congratulations! Another one for the mantelpiece 😁

@redscribe @clarkesworld Thanks Emma! I was super pleased about Happiness, it's such a cynical piece of work I wasn't sure how people would respond to it.

@GillianPolack @StelliformPress @leemurraywriter Thanks! It's lovely to share awards, it makes me happy.

@OJCade @StelliformPress @leemurraywriter I was so pleased to hear this! Congratulations!!!!

@rachaelking70 @clarkesworld Thanks, Rachael!

@StelliformPress @leemurraywriter Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted, as well as the award organisers. And congratulations to all the other winners. Well deserved!

I was also lucky enough to win the Sir Julius Vogel award for best collection for "You Are My Sunshine and Other Stories," published by @StelliformPress. Happily, I tied in this category with @leemurraywriter for her book "Remains to Be Told". Congratulations, Lee!

Abstract acceptance, yay! For a last minute replacement chapter, so I better get on with writing it.

We're still at $188/month, just $12 shy of our peak level of funding back in fall of 2022. I still hate fundraising. And we can survive at this rate. So maybe I'll quit bothering you about this. Incredibly grateful to those of you who signed on even at $2 or $3/month. Thank you!

@dbseymour @actparty This does seem to be a difficult question to get an answer to. Can you tell me, please, if any taxpayer money will go towards teaching intelligent design in charter school science classes?

Feeding the neighbour's cat while he's in hospital. I brought over a toy mouse for moggie today, and it was roundly ignored in favour of chewing on string. To be fair, kitty still hasn't grasped the cat door so she's not the brightest. (It has to be propped open for her.)

Good evening @actparty and @dbseymour. I'm wondering, please, if I can possibly get an answer as to whether taxpayer money will go to teaching intelligent design in charter school science classes?