Writing & Reading – Haddayr Copley-Woods

Yes, Women — but ALL women

Hello, my fellow white feminists. I am glad our next president will probably be a woman, too. And I am not scolding anyone, or trying to make you feel bad. But I think it would do well for us to keep in mind that women’s suffrage in the US with the sashes andContinue reading “Yes, Women — but ALL women”

what is happening to me

I am falling in love with writing test cases. Such artful precision! Such hope that I will be clear and thorough! Writing test cases is the perfect job for a writer who sort of wishes she’d been a coder and who has a desperate need to be ENDLESSLY HELPFUL. Like all love affairs, I amContinue reading “what is happening to me”

Panels at CONvergence, Jul 3-5 2015, Bloomington, MN

I’ll be on a few panels at CONvergence this coming weekend. Hopefully I’ll see a few of you there: Thursday, July 2 8:30-9:30PM, DoubleTree Atrium 7 Using Folklore as Inspiration Explore how writers and artists use folklore as inspiration in urban fantasy. Panelists: Melissa Olson, Adam Stemple, Abra Staffin-Wiebe, Ty Blauersouth, Haddayr Copley-Woods Friday, JulyContinue reading “Panels at CONvergence, Jul 3-5 2015, Bloomington, MN”

Kirkus Review of LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: THE BOOK

It’s a pretty sweet review! In part: For a collection of writings with an ostensibly narrow focus, the range of material is impressive. A first grader collapses, and the medical tests offer no conclusions. A teenager, worried about becoming pregnant, finds an unexpected ally in her own mother, who says, “If you get pregnant, don’tContinue reading “Kirkus Review of LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: THE BOOK”

Advice

Oh, you guys. You are sending me the most amazing, amazing letters. I feel so honored. Here is my next column. More to come. Oh, your amazing letters. Keep ’em coming at bitterbutch@bitterempire.com. Thank you. Dear Bitter Butch: When my husband and I were engaged he bought me flowers, huge amounts on my birthday (theContinue reading “Advice”

I am speechless over this beautiful review of “Belly!”

From Piecemeal Reviews: “The short story, Belly, by Haddayr Copley-Woods, featured in the July/August issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction fascinates, disgusts, and digs into the brain of itself, conjuring magic within its own spinning yarn. With a hive of witches and an unsuspecting girl, Copley-Woods clearly uses fairytales as inspiration for Belly, but that’sContinue reading “I am speechless over this beautiful review of “Belly!””

We are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart

“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.” ― Lloyd Alexander, The Book of Three It’s the 50th anniversary of The Book of Three! Taran isContinue reading “We are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart”

Dedications

My friend Shannon Barber has dedicated a poem to me. I find it incredibly touching. It is also deeply personal and powerful, as she and I both have in many ways gone through fire. It’s hard to describe how exactly it feels. I’ve had books dedicated to me, which was wonderful and touching and IContinue reading “Dedications”

Brief interview on my short story “Belly”

Posted online here, if you’re curious about a bit of the back story of this particular piece. Charlie Finlay, guest editor of F&SF, interviewed me about my story currently out in the Jul/August issue of the magazine. If you don’t have a subscription and would like to get one, or if you’d like a copyContinue reading “Brief interview on my short story “Belly””

Mary Rickert’s THE MEMORY GARDEN

I got The Memory Garden delivered on my yoga night, and despite the fact that Mary and I first bonded over our mutual love of yoga I could not put down the book and go. It is an all-encompassing book. It enfolds you, like the garden (the garden is its own character in this novel:Continue reading “Mary Rickert’s THE MEMORY GARDEN”