Rivqa Rafael's Blog

Probably the only really worthwhile thing I did on my now-deleted Twitter is write micro reviews of short stories. I started doing this because short stories receive so little attention (or at least positive attention), but when they’re good they’re … Continue reading →

Like so many of the rats jumping ship, I’m currently in the process of winding down my Twitter account. While I have a linktree, I’ve put this post together to provide a little more detail about where I actually spend … Continue reading →

This year will probably be a quiet one in terms of my fiction, since I’m doing honours in psychology this year (reputedly the hardest part of the whole process). Still, I have a couple of things coming up soon. In … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce that “Love Thy Neighbour”, my cheeky Eve + Adam + Lilith Torah fanfic short story is forthcoming in Ben Yehuda Press’ Strange Fire: Jewish Voices from the Pandemic anthology, edited by TS Mendola and out later … Continue reading →

[insert unnecessary apologies and obligatory platitudes about COVID-19] I’m on two WorldCon panels this year, which is next week! One on science fantasy and one on medicine of the future. I’m looking forward to these. If you’re interested in joining … Continue reading →

So much going on this month! Little Blue Marble has reprinted my Far North Queensland epidemiology adventure story, “Trivalent,” originally published in Ecopunk (Ticonderoga Publications). I still love my grumpy virologist and I’m glad this story is free to read … Continue reading →

So many things! First and foremost, at long last I can announce that my alternate history convict short story “These Rebellious Hussies” is forthcoming in Other Covenants. Edited by Mark Shainblum and Andrea D. Lobel and published by ChiZine Publications, … Continue reading →

(Yes, I am going to beat that pun into a dead mixed metaphor.) This week I returned from Continuum 15, where I had the usual fabulous time of attending and presenting on panels, and hanging out in the bar with … Continue reading →

First, let’s get the easy stuff out of the way. I had just one story of my own published in 2018, ‘To Rain Upon One City’ in Resist Fascism (psst, have you seen this gorgeous cover by Geneva B?) It’s … Continue reading →

At long last, Mother of Invention is on sale! You can pick up a paperback or ebook from Twelfth Planet Press directly, or via Amazon. If you’d like an idea of what Tansy and I were trying to do with … Continue reading →