Caren Gussoff
Excerpt:
Aveliin doesn’t understand golf, so I show her Caddyshack. She just stares at Chevy Chase. Then she stares at me laughing at Chevy Chase. I explain country clubs, caddies, gophers, ‘getting laid.’ But Aveliin still just looks at me and shakes her head. Well, you are a woman," I say. "Where I come from, not many women like this movie either." "I’m not exactly a woman," Aveliin reminds me, dribbling the golf ball back and forth with a slap of her tail. "Yeah," I say. "So says you."
Bio:
I'm an over-intellectual, hyper-ambitious dilettante Didikai living in Seattle, Washington with one smart-assed sci-fi artist husband and two cat-children, Molly Bloom and Paul Atriedes. I now primarily write speculative fiction, although I still occasionally produce literary fiction, essays, and freelance nonfiction. Three years after receiving my MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998, I shortlisted in the Village Voice’s “Writers on the Verge.” A full and constantly updated list of my publications is available here. I graduated from Clarion West in 2008 as an Octavia E. Butler scholar. I’m a member of Codex Writers, Horrific Miscue, and SFWA.
Publications:
“Correspondence” in Birkensnake 2 (2009) “As They Get Warmer, They Give a Little” in M-BRANE SF #5 (2009) “The Ghost of Henry’s Past,” 2nd place winner in Fantasy Magazine’s May 2009 Micro-fiction contest “Basic Biology” in Cabinet des Fées (2009) In Thaumatrope: “Astronaut” (July 20, 2009); “Mutt” (August 27, 2009); “Mother” (August 30, 2009) “Section III” in Abyss & Apex (4th quarter, 2009) “Pretty Maids All in a Row” in M-BRANE SF #12 (2009) “Wanda’s Watching,” winner of A Poor Mojo’s “Worst Possible Cover Letter” Rant in Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k) (Summer 2009, Rant #455) “Emeritas” in Daikaijuzine (February, 2010) “Anything Chocolate” in Abyss & Apex (1st quarter, 2010)
Writing Description:
I primarily write science fantasy—based on plausible or possible science, but well-studded with fantastic elements.
Writing Goals:
I am working on the second draft of a novel. I will spend at least 1 hour per day of the Write-a-thon writing/working/worrying it intently.
Fundraising Goals:
I'd like to break $100 in pledges. The more, the better, of course.
Website:
http://www.spitkitten.com/
