Fantasy and sci-fi author of The Heart of the Labyrinth and Other Stories, Squid's Grief, and Hunt for Valamon. Aurealis Award winner. Science geek, lover of libraries, starships and cephalopods. Fantastical stories with heart.
Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia
Header: A luminous blue-green fantasy sky speckled with motes of gold light.
Avatar: A stick figure sits on a patch of green grass, against a blue sky daubed with clouds. A small red flower grows from a crack in the figure's head.
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Conservationists have created a public database of climate solutions that communities can share and implement. AdaptLog describes 400+ projects designed to help wildlife survive climate change, including sprinkler systems for flying foxes and flood refuges for rhinos.
#Conservation #Wildlife #ClimateChange
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-20/tasmania-adaptlog-conservation-solutions-csiro/104811206
Sir David Attenborough has spent over 70 years trying to persuade us to love and protect the natural world. At 99, he’s still fighting to save it.
I hope lots of people watch his new documentary, Ocean, and take meaningful action.
#DavidAttenborough #Ocean #Nature #Documentary #ClimateChange
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/david-attenborough-99th-birthday-ocean-new-movie/105264102
Everyone's favourite nature narrator is entering into his 100th year and releasing a brand-new documentary. But this is not a gentle reflection on the past century: it's an impassioned call to arms.
Congratulations to all the Aurealis Awards winners and finalists!
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2024-aurealis-awards-winners/
Happy 1-year anniversary to The Heart of the Labyrinth and Other Stories! Thank you to everyone who supported this heartfelt collection of fierce girls, brave scientists and enchanted worlds.
Cover art by the wonderful Cecilia Mok.
The collection is available in paperback and ebook.
Bookshop: https://tinyurl.com/mvpfpx82
B&N: http://tinyurl.com/263fk6td
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/yatwutau
Or ask at your local bookstore! 📚
Cool article about a wind-powered, transatlantic cargo ship now taking passengers. I love the idea of a return to wind-powered sailing as an option for the global commute. A comfortable, lo-fi way to travel, with a carbon footprint 100x smaller than catching a plane. And apparently, you can bring unlimited luggage.
#Sustainability #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #Travel #Sailing
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/sailing-cargo-ship-atlantic-towt-c2e-spc/index.html
Abandoned mineshafts could be repurposed to generate renewable energy. Similar to pumped hydro, but lifting and lowering weights in a mineshaft instead. A creative way to reuse existing infrastructure and support regional communities.
The finalists for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award have been announced! Highlights include a dramatically framed barn owl, an acrobatic European roller, a delicate, wide-eyed sengi, a serene petrel, and a fiery, cloud-capped volcano.
In case you need some stories of hopeful futures and resistance to tyranny to help get you through the next couple of days, I've put all of these anthologies on sale via the World Weaver Press online store.
Or get free shipping for the paperbacks! (Limited stock.)
#solarpunk #sciencefiction #scifibooks #hopepunk #electionanxiety
https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p172/Recognize_Fascism_%28ebook%29.html
Solarpunk: Short Stories from Many Futures is out now! This diverse anthology of climate resilience and hope includes my short story “The Spider and the Stars”, as well as stories from @sarenaulibarri, @kyliu99, Renan Bernardo, and Jennifer L. Rossman.
📚 #Bookstodon #Solarpunk #SciFi #CliFi #ShortStories #ClimateChange
https://www.amazon.com/Solarpunk-Stories-Futures-Beyond-Within/dp/1804179353
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