Publications

Cat Rambo - Publications

Books:

WORLDS OF FANTASY: THE BEST OF FANTASY MAGAZINE, co-edited with Sean Wallace. Forthcoming, Prime Books.
EYES LIKE SMOKE AND COAL AND MOONLIGHT, Paper Golem Press, 2009. (Notes)
THE SURGEON'S TALE & OTHER STORIES, with Jeff VanderMeer. Two Freelancers Press. 2007.

Stories:

2020 VISIONS, forthcoming. Therapy Buddha.
ABYSS & APEX, forthcoming. Bots d'Amor.
BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES, forthcoming. Resurrecting Love
BULL SPEC, forthcoming. The Coffeemaker's Passion.
DAILY SCIENCE FICTION, forthcoming. Pippa's Smiles.
EXPANDED HORIZONS, forthcoming. Swamp Gas.
GIGANOTOSAURUS, forthcoming. Karaluvian Fale.
LIGHTSPEED, forthcoming. Long Enough And Just So Long.
SHADOWS & LIGHT II, forthcoming. Aquila's Ring.
REDSTONE SCIENCE FICTION, November, 2010. Not Waving, Drowning.
TOR.COM, October, 2010. Clockwork Fairies .
EVERY DAY FICTION, September, 2010. Love Affair.
CROSSED GENRES, September, 2010. Centzon Totochin.
DAILY SCIENCE FICTION, September, 2010. Seeking Nothing.
LIGHTSPEED, September, 2010. Amid the Words of War.
EXPANDED HORIZONS, August, 2010. Coyote Barbie.
EVERY DAY FICTION, August, 2010. The Investigation.
CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 3, 2010. Surrogates.
MOOT MAGAZINE, April 2010. Biosapiens.
MOOT MAGAZINE, April 2010. The Strange Case of Maya Andaluz.
M-BRANE, January, 2010. Fire on the Water's Heart.
TALEBONES, December, 2009. Legends of the Gone
REALMS OF FANTASY, December, 2009. Narrative of a Beast's Life. Audio version.
Appeared on Locus Magazine's 2009 Recommended Reading List.
LAST DRINK BIRD HEAD, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, November, 2009. Last Drink Bird Head.
CLARKESWORLD, November, 2009. The Mermaids Singing Each to Each. Audio version.
STRANGE HORIZONS, October, 2009. Ms. Liberty Gets A Haircut.
WOMEN OF THE BITE, ed. Cecilia Tan, September, 2009. The Queen of Goth and Sugar.
HATTER BONES, September, 2009. Things Spoken in the Rain.
M-BRANE, March, 2009. Boyz and Girls Come Out To Play.
BRAIN HARVEST, March, 2009. Prairie Star.
THE ORPHAN, 2008. Sphinx.
ABYSS & APEX, October, 2008. Angry Rose's Lament.
FARRAGO'S WAINSCOT, October, 2008. The Fisherman's Child.
CLARKESWORLD, October, 2008. The Worm Within. Audio version.
BEHIND THE WAINSCOT, August, 2008. The Magician.
CLOCKWORK PHOENIX, 2008. The Dew Drop Coffee Lounge.
POSTCARDS FROM..., March, 2008. Up the Chimney.
WEIRD TALES, March, 2008. Events at Fort Plentitude.
ASIMOV'S, March, 2008. Kallakak's Cousins. Audio version.
SERPENTARIUS, February, 2008. RealFur.
THE NEW WEIRD, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, 2008. Cornflowers Beside the Unuttered.
PAPER CITIES, edited by Ekaterina Sedia, 2008. The Bumblety's Marble.
INTERGALACTIC MEDICINE SHOW, October, 2007. The Towering Monarch of His Race.
BLACK SAILS: TALES OF PIRATE FANTASY, edited by Sam and Josie Hawken, 2007. In the Lesser Southern Isles.
CLARKESWORLD, July, 2007. I'll Gnaw Your Bones, the Manticore Said.
Chosen as a Notable Story for 2007 by the Million Writers Award. Honorable mention, YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION, 25th volume and Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 2008.
FANTASY, 2007. Sugar.
SAY...WHAT'S THE COMBINATION?, May, 2007. A Key Decides Its Destiny.
Reprinted in THE SURGEON'S TALE AND OTHER STORIES. Honorable mention, YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR, 2008.
DARK RECESSES, Spring, 2007. Niobe in the Seattle Rain.
SHIMMER, 2007. Eagle-haunted Lake Sammammish.
SYBIL'S GARAGE, March, 2007. An Appetite for Love.
SUBTERRANEAN, March, 2007. The Surgeon's Tale. (with Jeff VanderMeer). (Notes)
STRANGE HORIZONS, February, 2007. Foam on the Water.
Honorable mention, YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION, 25th volume and YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR, 2008.
TALEBONES, Winter 2006/2007. Memories of Moments, Bright As Passing Stars.
ABYSS & APEX, January, 2007. Ten New Metaphors for Cyberspace.
FORGOTTEN WORLDS, December, 2006. Alkyone's Journey.
FANTASY MAGAZINE, December, 2006. The Dead Girl's Wedding March.
Reprinted in THE SURGEON'S TALE AND OTHER STORIES.
AOIFE'S KISS, December, 2006. The Bear
STRANGE HORIZONS, November 28, 2006. Magnificent Pigs.
Honorable mention, YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION 24th Volume; YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR, 2007. Reprinted in BEST NEW FANTASY 2.
21 STARS, August, 2006. Rest.
STACCATO MAGAZINE, August, 2006. Requiem for a Cowgirl.
ABERRANT DREAMS, Spring 2006. Mother's World.
Named a notable story for 2006 by StorySouth's Million Writers Award. Tangent Online review.
SYBIL'S GARAGE, Spring, 2006. Lonesome Trail.
Emerald City review.
TWISTED CAT TALES, edited by Esther Schrader, 2006. Raven.
CHIAROSCURO, October, 2005. Grandmother's Road Trip.
Honorable mention, YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR, 2006.
CYBER AGE ADVENTURES, September, 2005. Ticktock Girl.
Reprinted in PRIME CODEX, 2007.
GRYPHONWOOD, Summer, 2005. Dryad's Kiss.
CAFE IRREAL, May, 2005. The Accordion.
FLASH FANTASTIC, February, 2005. Wickedness.
FLASHSHOT, December, 2004. Love in Brine.
FERAL FICTION, November, 2004: Acquainted with the Night.
Reprinted in A THOUSAND FACES, 2009.
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES, Winter 1997: Hands. (Notes)

13TH MOON, Winter, 1992: Bigfoot. (Notes)

THE CORNFIELD REVIEW, Spring, 1992: The Coffee Cup Song. (Notes)

FLORIDA REVIEW, Summer, 1991: Wants and Desires. (Notes)

CREAM CITY REVIEW, Spring, 1991: Falling. (Notes)

WALDEN REVIEW, Spring, 1991: The Accordion. (Notes)

SUN DOG, Fall, 1990: Counting. (Notes)

ASYLUM, September, 1990: Reminiscences of Planet Crabby. (Notes)

Poetry:

Big Tex[T], forthcoming. Bugs Steals History
THE BARRICADE: A Political Poetry Ezine, November 21, 2005: Schizophrenic Mice
STRANGE HORIZONS, November 14, 2005: TigerLily Madness
ANCIENT HEART, September, 2005: Vespers
CEREBRAL CATALYST, June, 2005: Crayons
CEREBRAL CATALYST, May, 2005: Game Instructions
SEATTLE POETRY ON THE BUSES 2003: Dawn
THE PROSE POEM, 1992: Things Escape

POETS FOR A LIVEABLE PLANET, Summer, 1991: Poem About Whales

AERINGS, Summer, 1991: Beads

EARTHWISE LITERARY CALENDAR, 1991: Evening Song

THE JUGGLER, 1990: The Seven Cat Ballet
A BOOK OF SEVEN SOULS, 1982: A New Season, Drowned Park, The Silver Thieves, Kite Flying, Before You Go, All Day

Game Articles

SETTLERS OF THE NEW VIRTUAL WORLDS, forthcoming. From God to Customer Service. Essay.
THE ESCAPIST, January 28, 2008. Hey Kids, Let's Make a Movie: Machinima. Essay.
THE ESCAPIST, May 30, 2006. Sponsored by Microsoft and Apple. Essay.
THE ESCAPIST, May 5, 2006. As Sands Through the Hourglass: The Evolution of Armageddon's Policy on Roleplayed Cybersex. Essay.
MUD DRAKE, May, 2003. Script-mania
THE MUD JOURNAL, January, 2003. Documentation: What is it Good For?
THE MUD JOURNAL, November, 2002. Harry Potter MU*s
IMAGINARY REALITIES, June, 2001. Adjusting to Altitude
IMAGINARY REALITIES, April, 2001. On the Treatment of Coders
IMAGINARY REALITIES, February, 2001. Zen and the Art of Spiral-Carved Incense Burners
IMAGINARY REALITIES, March 2000. (with Krrx) Clans in a Roleplaying World
IMAGINARY REALITIES, January, 2000. I Think, Therefore I Roleplay

Aritcles, Reviews, Essays and White Papers:

HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 18, 2010. Parkplace Books: Sit And Read A Spell. Review.
HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 16, 2010. The Children's Museum, Seattle: Kidding Around In a Family-Friendly Place. Review.
HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 16, 2010. Frankie's Pizza And Pasta: Eastside Redmond Atmosphere. Review.
HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 11, 2010. Idylwood Beach Park: Water View Among The Crowds. Review.
HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 6, 2010. Marymoor Park: EVerything You Could Wish For And More. Review.
HELLOSEATTLE.COM, October 5, 2010. Serious Pie: Taking Pizza To A New Level. Review.
HUFFINGTON POST, September 28, 2010. Washington State Democrats Push the Negative - Somewhat Ineffectually. Article.
SFWA Blog, September 10, 2010. Interview with SFWA Member Brenda Cooper. Interview.
DANIWEB.COM, August 25, 2010. Digging the New Digg. Review.
DANIWEB.COM, August 21, 2010. Rape Charges Against WIkileaks Founder Dismissed Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 20, 2010. Digg Trying To Outshovel the Competition. Article,
DANIWEB.COM, August 13, 2010. A Quick Look At Facebook's Updated SDK For Apple iOs. Review.
DANIWEB.COM, August 12, 2010. Flatr - Will It Get You Everywhere?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 11, 2010. White House Asks Allies to Assist In Punishing Wikileaks. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 9, 2010. Google Keeps On Buying, This Time It's Going Gold. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 9, 2010. FCC Chair Comes Out On NEt Neutrality's Side. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 5, 2010. Apple Sues Over Shoddiness. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 5, 2010. Pentagon Tells WikiLeaks To Return Documents. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 5, 2010. Google's Found Its Social Czar. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 5, 2010. Is Google Sliding Further Into Social Games?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 4, 2010. Humans Still Supreme Over Computers (For Now). Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 4, 2010. Apple Drops Game Center For Older Devices. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 4, 2010. Social Networking Goes To The Movies With fflick. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 3, 2010. Google Offers Multiple Account Sign-in. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 3, 2010. Connecticut Attorney General Calls Amazon and Apple 'Anticompetitive'. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 3 2010. Zombie Michael Jackson Finds Himself Eradicated Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 2, 2010. Defcon Hacker Demonstrates GSM Vulnerabilities. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 2, 2010. For Microsoft, Ads Trumped Privacy. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 2, 2010. Who's Serving Up the Most Malware? Google. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, August 2, 2010. Why Is Facebook Giving You Credits?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 31, 2010. Sneak Peek At Samsung's New Tablet. Review.
DANIWEB.COM, July 30, 2010. Is That Website Watching You?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 30, 2010. Is Apple Anticipating Your Mobile App?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 29, 2010. YouTube Offers 15 Minutes of Fame. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 29, 2010. Android App May Be Stealing Your Information. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 29, 2010. Facebook Scores A Win In Patent Lawsuit. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 29, 2010. Facebook Hacked...Well, Sort Of. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 28, 2010. A New Way To Make Money From Blogging. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 28, 2010. Will Steve Ballmer Be Forced Out?. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 28, 2010. Disney Wants To Play Too. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 27, 2010. Amazon Makes Friends With Facebook. Article.
DANIWEB.COM, July 27, 2010. No More Need for the SARCASM Tag. Article.
SFWA BULLETIN, December, 2009. The Networks Around Us. Essay.
DENVER DECIDER, June 25, 2009. Interview with Jacqueline Carey. Interview.
DENVER DECIDER, April 17, 2009. Interview with Kevin J. Anderson. Interview.
DENVER DECIDER, March 9, 2009. Interview with Mario Acevedo. Interview.
THE A.V. CLUB, February, 2009. Interview with Dan Simmons. Interview.
THE NEBULA AWARDS BLOG, February 2009. Interview with Nalo Hopkinson. Interview.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Teamsters leader Dave Beck is convicted. Essay.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Two women file paternity suits against Black Muslim leader Elijah Muhammed. Essay.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Socialite Nancy Wakeman shoots her husband, former Florida Republican State Committee Chairman William Wakeman. Essay.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Anne Gorsuch, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is cited for contempt of Congress. Essay.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Bess Myerson steps down as New York commissioner of cultural affairs. Essay.
MODERN SCANDALS, Salem Press, 2008. Hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley enters prison. Essay.
THE EIGHTIES IN AMERICA, Salem Press, 2008. Videogames. Essay.
THE EIGHTIES IN AMERICA, Salem Press, 2008. Virtual Reality. Essay.
CRITICAL SURVEY OF MYSTERY & DETECTIVE FICTION, Salem Press, 2008. Dean Koontz. Essay.
CHRISTIAN MASTERPLOTS, Salem Press, 2007. Violence and the Sacred. Essay.
CHRISTIAN MASTERPLOTS, Salem Press, 2007. The Angel of History. Essay.
CHRISTIAN MASTERPLOTS, Salem Press, 2007. Against the Grain of the Universe. Essay.
GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY, PART 2, Salem Press, 2007. Women are Elected for the First Time to the Australian Parliament. Essay.
GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY, PART 2, Salem Press, 2007. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Released. Essay.
GREAT LIVES FROM HISTORY: NOTORIOUS LIVES, Salem Press, 2006. Dave Beck. Essay.
GREAT LIVES FROM HISTORY: NOTORIOUS LIVES, Salem Press, 2006. Thenmuli Rajaratnam. Essay.
GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY, PART 1, Salem Press, 2006. Australia Extends Suffrage to Women. Essay.
GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY, PART 1, Salem Press, 2006. Ringling Bros. Buys Barnum and Bailey. Essay.
SEATTLE GAY NEWS, August 25, 2006. Interview with Eric Oemig.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Call Me Prolific: Michael Swanwick. Interview.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Issue by Issue: Gordon Van Gelder. Interview.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, David Louis Edelman Interview.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Mary Robinette Kowal and Shimmer. Interview.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Interview with Steven Savile.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Science Fiction and Gender Panel at SFM. Article.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI FANTASY FICTION, Interview with Luc Reid.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI/FANTASY FICTION, Jennifer Pelland Interview.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI/FANTASY FICTION, The Lorelei Signal. Review.
SUITE101.COM SCI-FI/FANTASY FICTION, Tobias Buckell Talks. Interview.
TALKING BACK, Aqueduct Press, 2006. A Letter to W. S. Burroughs
SEATTLE GAY NEWS, January 7, 2006. Eastside Legislator to be challenged by a fair-minded candidate. Article.
SEATTLE GAY NEWS, December 30, 2005. Religious leaders urge for passage of antidiscrimination bill. Article.
DEEPFRIEDRICE.COM, December 14, 2005. Intel ECO Scoffs at One Laptop Per Child. Article.
DEEPFRIEDRICE.COM, December 13, 2005. Sony: The Root of the Problem. Article.
BOOTSNALL WORLD ADVENTURES, March 2005. Stepping off Into Space: Zip-Trekking.
MICRONEWS, September 3, 2004. "Brummel on Getting Ahead at Microsoft" (with Margaret Potts). Interview.
MSDN, July 2004, My Walkthroughs (with Joe Binder) Whitepaper.
MSDN Online chat, May 28, 2002. Exception Handling in Visual Basic.
MSDN, April 2002. Accessing the Registry with Visual Basic .NET. Whitepaper.
MSDN, February, 2002. Introduction to Exception Handling in Visual Basic .NET. Whitepaper.
GREAT LIVES FROM HISTORY: AMERICAN WOMEN, Salem Press, 1995: essays on Carrie Chapman Catt, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Lydia Pinkham.

MASTERPLOTS II: WOMEN'S LITERATURE, Salem Press, 1994: essay on George Sand's Indiana.

ON OUR MINDS, Fall, 1993: "What Do Women's Studies Students Really Want?," "On The Modem" (column)

LITERARY MAGAZINE REVIEW, Fall, 1991. Review.

THE MARYLAND POETRY REVIEW, Summer, 1991. Review.

BELLES LETTRES, September, 1990. Review.

LITERARY MAGAZINE REVIEW, Fall, 1990. Review.

THE OBSERVER, 1985-86. Bi-weekly column and reviews.

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, 1981 to 1989. Reviews.

Readings

May 30, 2010, WisCon, Madison, Wisconsin. Lightspeed Magazine reading with Vylar Kaftan, Alice Sola Kim, and Genevieve Valentine.
April 2, 2010, Norwescon, Seattle. Solo reading.
January 29, 2010, Redmond, Washington. Solo reading for the Redmond Association of the Spoken Word Reading Series.
December 12, 2009, Wayward Coffee House, Seattle, Washington. Reading with Nathan Crowder.
November 6, 2009, Portland, Oregon. Reading with Jeff Johnson, Jay Lake, and Jeff VanderMeer.
November 4, 2009, the University Bookstore, Seattle, Washington. Reading with Cherie Priest and Jeff VanderMeer.
October 24, 2009, SteamCon, Seattle, Washington. Solo reading.
July 15, 2009, KGB, NYC, New York. Reading with Samuel R. Delany, Kris Dikeman, and Jack Womack.
July 19, 2008, ReaderCon, Burlington, Massachusetts. Clockwork Phoenix reading.
March 23, 2008, Norwescon, Seattle. Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading.
March 22, 2008, Norwescon, Seattle. Solo reading.
February 29, 2008, Potlatch, Seattle. Solo reading.
November, 2007, World Fantasy Con, Saratoga Springs, New York. Paper Cities reading.
May 25, 2007, Wiscon 31, Madison. A Long Expected Party reading with Ada Brown, Ben Burgis, Heather Lindsley, E.C. Myers, Rachel Swirsky, and James Trimarco.
April 6, 2006, Norwescon, Seattle. Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading with Brenda Cooper, Leah Cutter, Sheri Harper, Heidi Lampietti, M.K. Hobson, and Lisa Mantchev.
November 4, 2006, World Fantasy Con, Austin, Texas. Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading.
May 26, 2006, Wiscon 30, Madison, Wisconsin. Horrific Miscue Reading with Ada Brown, Chris Furst, Stephen Gold, Katie Howenstine, Heather Lindsley, Eugene Myers, Rachel Swirsky, and James Trimarco.
April 16, 2006, Norwescon 29, Seattle. Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading.
April 15, 2006, Norweson 29, Seattle. Reading with other Twisted Cat Tales authors.
February 26, 2006, Potlatch XV, Seattle. Reading with Kira Franz, Katie Howenstine, Heather Lindsley, and Rachel Swirsky.
March 15, 1992. Towson State University, Towson, Maryland. Reading as part of Women's History Month series.
May, 1991, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Solo reading.

Works in Translation

REVISTA AXXON, March, 2010. La marcha nupcial de la niña muert. Translated by Graciela Lorenzo Tillard y Silvia Angiola. (translation of The Dead Girl's Wedding March, Spanish)
PEVNOST, forthcoming. (translation of I'll Gnaw Your Bones, The Manticore Said, Czech)
BLI PANIKA, 2009. (translation of I'll Gnaw Your Bones, The Manticore Said, Hebrew)
ESLI, September 2008. (translation of Kallakak's Cousins, Russian)
ANTARES, Kalakakovi rođaci, November, 2009. Translation by Dragana Ličina. (Translation of Kallakak's Cousins, Serbian)
TROCHU DIVNE KUSY 3, 2008. (translation of Magnificent Pigs, Czech)
REVISTA AXXON, 2009. Cerdos magnificentes (translation of Magnificent Pigs, Spanish)
IKARIE, forthcoming. (translation of The Mermaids Singing Each To Each, Czech)
LA IDEA FIJA, forthcoming. (translation of Ms. Liberty Gets A Haircut, Spanish)
REVISTA AXXON, January, 2008. Maldad (translation of Wickedness, Spanish)
Awards

November, 2006. 13th Annual Garden State Horror Writers Short Story Contest, "The Queen of Goth and Sugar"
August, 2005. Second Place Chiaroscuro Short Story Contest. "Grandmother's Road Trip"
1991. World's Best Short-Short Story Contest. Honorable Mention. "Counting"

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