Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers

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Similarly, there are some situations where the use of “meanwhile” may not follow the standard rules. Here are some exceptions: What Cheer" by RJ Edwards, about an alien anthropologist who learns about humanity by following one human around--a sweet and lightly brain-jiggling peek into the idea of a trans perspective as default, of trans bodies not defined by how they differ from cis bodies. After the Big One" by Cooper Lee Bombardier, about a post-apocalypse survival crew comprising an older binary trans man who can pass, an older binary trans woman who can’t pass, two nonbinary youths, and a TERF--again, I didn't like the ending and I'm not sure what overarching point the author was trying to make (the sexual assault in particular felt pointless to me) but I loved the premise and a lot of the character interactions. What do you think people would think, if they knew their terrible Devil was some tranny and their God a fag?"

p.414Although "Angels" succumbs to self-parody midway through by hypering every hyperthing to the hyper-degree, its ending hits a positive (but not hyper-positive) note: For example, if someone is discussing a new product launch, they might say “Meanwhile, the marketing team is working on a strategy to promote the product.”

Read an extract from a historian who is writing about a topic the students are studying. For instance, if students are studying the Norman Conquest, then a passage from the introduction of Marc Morris’ Norman Conquest could expose them to the debates, the arguments, new knowledge and the historian’s craft. Make sure you choose your passages carefully and structure with targeted questions if the text is challenging. More like after—then during—then after again. This Pacific Northwest-centered story (from a Portland author!) asks: if gender is (only) a social construct, then what happens when society stops being around to construct it? Pretend that the rest of your life was the aberration. Pretend you have the confidence you need. Try, try so hard.

Let’s take a look at some examples of different contexts and how the choice between elsewhere and meanwhile might change: Context Plett: Cat, please correct me if you think this is different, but: I thought I was going to be out of my depth much more than I was! I feel like there were … times where Cat would interject on a story I was editing and say: “Actually, this is probably why X thing is happening, it’s a common move in spec fic and it does Y,” and I’d go “Ahhhhh, roger,” but I feel like there weren’t that many of those moments. Most of the authors are huge sci-fi nerds themselves and I think they guided me along right where I came up short.

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Plett: Well, there are already a few trans erotica anthologies out there. ( Nerve Endings edited by Tobi Hill-Meyer and Take Me There edited by Tristan Taormino come to mind, both of whom share some authors with us actually!) I feel like a trans noir anthology would definitely have the potential for some subversive, meaningful work that could be both tough and fun. Anyone want to edit a noir anthology? Not it. Were many of the contributors to Meanwhile, Elsewhere new to writing science fiction and/or fantasy? If so, what strengths and/or challenges did that bring? Evocative, prescient, snarky, moving. The authors in this book range in focus and also in genre--from the dreamlike speculative to hard sci-fi to satirical projections of current trends--but are united in providing interesting and fresh stories about gender and life under capitalism. My favorite stories are: Part One: The Doctor, Cass and Alex land to find out what's causing temporal anomalies with the TARDIS, and come across an uninhabited planet, a mysterious factory, and a weapon so dangerous, it could destroy the Universe. But things go catastrophically wrong…

Satan, Are You There? It's Me, Laura by Aisling Fae - No other story in the collection amused me, delighted me, and entertained me quite like this. This is a gloriously blasphemous story about a girl who tried to summon Satan and got God in disguise, and who then goes on to play matchmaker for the star-crossed lovers. It is full of so many little moments, so many clever deconstructions of religion, but it all boils down to this: We should define what each word means. “Elsewhere” refers to a place other than the one you are currently in or referring to. It can also be used to mean “in other respects” or “in other situations.” On the other hand, “meanwhile” is used to describe two things happening at the same time. It can also be used as a transition word to indicate a shift in focus or topic.

Conclusion

Meanwhile is used to describe what is happening at the same time as something else, often in a contrasting or parallel manner. It is typically used to connect two events or situations that are happening concurrently. Expect them to retain what they learned at home. Too often, homework is seen as something that can just be forgotten in class, which gives the wrong impression about its value. Taking the first few minutes to ask some hands-down questions or to set a small low stakes quiz can help instil a culture that homework is not optional or disposable. (Although if you set the homework a few days before, it is reasonable to give them a minute or two to remind themselves of the homework.) Some stories, like Tristan Alice Nieto’s “Imago” and Kaj Worth’s “It’s Called Fashion,” feature passages in which language itself breaks down from standard prose into something more like digital forms of language, or fractured traumatic memories or what resembles lewd texting. What was that like to edit? Did having worked in poetry as well as prose help? Now that you have a better understanding of the differences between “elsewhere” and “meanwhile,” it’s time to put that knowledge into practice. Here are some exercises to help you improve your usage of these words in sentences: Exercise 1: Fill In The Blank The stories vary a lot. There are more sci fi stories than fantasy, and more trans women than nonbinary or trans men main characters. The plots vary from someone quietly ruminating in space about microaggressions to intense cyberpunk... cyber post-punk? In fact, quite a few of the stories have a punk undertone.

To avoid making these mistakes in the future, it is important to understand the difference between “elsewhere” and “meanwhile.”“Elsewhere” refers to a different place or location, while “meanwhile” refers to a period of time that is concurrent with another period of time. Here are some tips to help you remember: Satan, Are You There? It’s Me, Laura by Aisling Fae: This one is by far my favorite story in the collection; it is a sheer delight. This is a deliciously blasphemous spin on God and Satan as star-crossed lovers with Satan as a transgender woman who is pissed at God for not conveying her correct pronouns to mortals. So good. An anthology of SF and fantasy by transgender authors. Trans experience underline all of these, with individual pieces placing emphasis on sex, fantasy adventures, or hard SF. Related to that was that I wanted Topside to do some work that was maybe more explicitly polemical because the world is so terrible, and SF/F seemed like it had previously been a good way to do that without being boring. I was particularly thinking about second-wave feminism, which had all these very political SF/F writers coming out of it whose work was really important to me, like Ursula Le Guin above all, and wondering where that piece of the puzzle was in contemporary trans lit. (Much like my poetry projects come partly out of being, like, where is our Adrienne Rich or Audre Lorde?) As always in an anthology, some of these were bigger hits than others, but overall I really enjoyed these. Tons of sapphic stories, too! Some of the first stories were so fascinating, I could easily write essays about them.Perhaps the best collection of transgender fiction I have ever had the pleasure of reading, Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers has only one small flaw, and that is the absence of author biographies. Maybe they are just missing from the ARCs, and will show up in the finished product but, damn it, I want to know more about my sisters! Elsewhere refers to a place or location other than the one currently being referred to or discussed. It can be used to describe physical places, such as a different city or country, or more abstract locations, such as a different point in time or a different level of consciousness.