A Gift Universe

 It occurred to me the other day that I have never really talked about trans identities on here. I'm not trans, after all. When I was Catholic, I didn't mention the subject because I knew how everyone around me felt about it and what they would say....

 I feel bad that I have neglected this blog. Hardly anyone was reading it, but on the other hand some people only keep up with me here!
So time for an update about what we did this year.
In February I published Bisection. I self published it because it had been the rounds of both agents and small publishers and they all agreed: this is a great book and someone else will surely pick it up, but I don't know how to sell it/ it doesn't fit...

One of my biggest problems of the last few years has been going out and dealing with people. First I didn't do it because I had many small children who needed naps and were hard to take anywhere. And then I didn't do it because of the pandemic. And now...

 Okay, to be fair, I've never really described myself as a utilitarian. I find utilitarianism to be a handy rule of thumb when considering policy issues or charities to donate to. The things that prevent the most suffering, or make the most people happy...