In this week’s episode, Ariel quizzes guest Dr Tiffany Millacci about emotional literacy. What is this relatively new phrase? How can being emotionally literate help us to navigate difficult conversations, awkward interactions, or even generally just…
On this episode of the podcast, Ariel chats with Dr Tanis MacDonald about her upcoming course in winter 2025 on hopepunk. What exactly is so punk about this kind of hope? Can hopepunk even be…
Back in November, my partner and I adopted Nutmeg, a 4-year-old former feral cat who was completely terrified of humans and wanted nothing to do with us. A cat like Nutmeg most likely would have…
If you’re a no-kill animal shelter or an animal rescue group and you’ve got more animals than kennels to keep them in, or you’ve got dogs or cats with health or behavioral problems that need…
Way back at the beginning of August, just as my life was about to become never the same again, I was in New York for about 36 hours. I didn’t manage to do much more…
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game…
This week on Solarpunk Presents Podcast, Ariel chats with Selena Middleton, Publisher and Editor of Stelliform Press, all about publishing eco-fiction. What is eco-horror, and how does it relate to solarpunk fiction? What are the…
Now streaming: some hot takes from your solarpunk aunties. Ariel and Christina consider why wallowing in negative feelings is just so delicious … as opposed to wallowing in, you know, acts of kindness and feelings…
Last month I had the genuine pleasure of taking part in a small gathering to celebrate Analog and Asimov Magazines’ readers choice awards. It was super fun and inspiring to meet all the other authors…
On some very serious level, it’s just not solarpunk if it’s not about a community taking action to make the world a better place. Individualism: it’s just so wrong. It’s fair to say that, not…