Nancy Jane Moore
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Nancy Jane Moore's books include the science fiction novel, The Weave, published by Aqueduct Press, the novella Changeling, also from Aqueduct, and the collection Conscientious Inconsistencies, from PS Publishing. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and in magazines ranging from the National Law Journal to Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet. She is a member of the author's co-op Book View Cafe, where she has five ebooks available and is a contributor to many of that publisher's anthologies. In addition to writing fiction, Nancy teaches empowerment self defense and is working on a book on self defense for women. She holds a fourth degree black belt in Aikido. A native Texan who lived in Washington, DC, for many years, she now resides in Oakland, California.
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Until We Are All Free
Mar 16, 2019 · 6,298 words (23 minutes) · 1 like · 89 views
Fantasy Science Fiction steampunk
The third volume of Book View Cafe's Shadow Conspiracy anthology series started with the question, "What if the Emancipation Proclamation included freedom for automata with souls?" For Jasmine, an enslaved woman in Maryland who makes metalmen, the question is more than philosophical.
Blindsided by Venus in the House of Mars
Feb 12, 2019 · 7,181 words (27 minutes) · 55 views
In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a space opera (with fight scenes) that's as close as I ever get to a love story. This story also appears in the Book View Cafe anthology Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls.
The Ballad of Becca Sanjuro
Jan 17, 2019 · 3,726 words (14 minutes) · 138 views
The main characters in this military science fiction and love story are the parents of the protagonist in my novel The Weave.
Passing
Dec 23, 2018 · 2,031 words (8 minutes) · 171 views
I've posted this story in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was the model for the associate justice mentioned in the story. It's an old story, one of my first publications (it won a contest at the National Law Journal in the 1990s). At Clarion West, I discussed it with Michael Bishop, who thought my take on the Supreme Court might be too extreme. Given the way things are right now, I'm afraid my take might not be extreme enough.
The Revelation of Jo Givens
Nov 25, 2018 · 7,894 words (29 minutes) · 164 views
This story is a mashup of climate change, "doing more with less" in journalism, and fundamentalist religion. It feels very timely to me right now, even though I wrote it eight or nine years ago.
Thirty-One Rules for Fulfilling Your Destiny
Nov 9, 2018 · 753 words (3 minutes) · 231 views
Fantasy Science Fiction Strange
An adventure story told in aphorisms. Can be read as sword and sorcery or as space opera. Contains some good advice for post-election recovery.