by Kyra Freestar | Oct 1, 2025 | social
I have friends everywhere. It’s what Cassian Andor says when he meets someone new: “I have friends everywhere.” In the TV show Andor, it’s a password used by people working to resist authoritarianism, to identify themselves to each other. It’s also true. We have...
by Kyra Freestar | Sep 2, 2025 | academic, science, writing in good company
If you’re looking for support and community while making progress on your writing this fall, check out this list of resources. There’s a whole variety of options, designed for and available to academic writers with or without institutional affiliation or support. Free...
by Kyra Freestar | Apr 24, 2025 | academic, writing in good company
I first began hosting Writing in Good Company — as a free, online, academic writing accountability group — in January 2024. Now I run it from my home in Seattle throughout the year, with one-week breaks between each eight-week session. Here’s what participants are...
by Kyra Freestar | Feb 14, 2025 | fiction
I edit texts of social science and social science fiction. For those who wonder, What is social science fiction? . . . Well, here’s my definition: Social science fiction is speculative fiction that takes the social world seriously. Social science fiction asks “what...
by Kyra Freestar | Dec 6, 2024 | science, social
I am an introvert. My work is solitary. My hobbies are solitary. Yet when I struggle, I seek company. I want to hear from people in similar struggle. I want to share my questions. I want to share what I learn. I want to be and breathe in company. This is one of the...
