Malinda Lo

I recently read an essay by David Gessner in the New York Times Magazine‘s college issue titled “Those Who Write, Teach.” Gessner is a creative writing professor who has also written six books, and in the essay he describes the experience of forgoing (mostly) the intensity of full-time writing for the more moderate life of ... More→

I’d like to introduce you all to the dog I share with my girlfriend. Her name* is 007. One of her favorite activities is searching for treasure. * Not her real name. More→

A recent article in the Boston Globe notes that new, sanitized versions of traditional fairy tales (including a retelling of “Rapunzel” that accompanies a Rapunzel playset) are leaving out the most important elements: the frightening and violent parts. After I got over the fact that someone had made a playset out of the tower in ... More→

The last Friday in August marked my last day as managing editor of AfterEllen.com, the website I’ve been writing for since 2003. I’ll still continue to write my column, Notes & Queeries, for AfterEllen.com, but I’m no longer wrangling lesbian entertainment five (plus) days a week. Although there are certainly aspects of that job that ... More→