Archive - Tells Lies for a Living

Summer of the Cicadas

It’s cicada summer in Asheville, and I think we can be forgiven for feeling like this is the latest stage of a never-ending apocalypse.

Jun 20 •

Cinda Williams Chima

May 2025

Come Hang Out at ConCarolinas!

Carolina’s longest-running science fiction-fantasy con!

May 28 •

Cinda Williams Chima

March 2025

Apollycon Cancellation and Spinning Toward the Sun

Unfortunately, I have had to cancel my appearance at Apollycon in April.

Mar 22 •

Cinda Williams Chima

February 2025

A Word--(Many Words) About the Federal Workforce

By now, you’ve heard that President Trump and Elon Musk have taken a chainsaw to the federal workforce (his description, not mine.) They have described…

Feb 22 •

Cinda Williams Chima

Events and Appearances 2025

Rossford, Ohio (Near Toledo)

Feb 15 •

Cinda Williams Chima

January 2025

Nostalgia for the Age of Polio

You could say that I was born in the golden age of communicable diseases—the 1950’s.

Jan 28 •

Cinda Williams Chima

December 2024

Tired of Muskaswamy

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting a little tired of the Muskaswamy “first buddy” lecture series?

Dec 30, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

November 2024

Requisite Thanksgiving Day ‘What I’m Thankful for’ Post

I’ll admit, this is a hard one.

Nov 30, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

We Have a Winner!

(Thanks for Your Patience!)

Nov 21, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

October 2024

My Fifteenth Novel Incoming

Also: Not Dead Yet

Oct 21, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

Bane of Asgard Events

and Post--Hurricane Update

Oct 15, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

RANT: Stop the Hurricane Helene Misinformation Spigot

Folks in Western North Carolina Have Enough to Deal With

Oct 7, 2024 •

Cinda Williams Chima

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