I've lived many roles in my life starting with Foreign Service Brat (child of US diplomats) and ranging through editor, programmer, wife, writer, mother, and cook, along with too many others to mention. I called foreign countries home as a child then lived and worked in many segments of US society, both racial and economic. These experiences inform my writing as I explore the barriers between cultures, economic classes, and social standings. Ultimately, my stories are about people whether in the distant future, in alternate pasts, or pretty much anywhere in between. My stories have appeared in various science fiction and fantasy anthologies while my indie novels cover science fiction, steampunk, and romance. Like my stories, I enjoy exploring a wide variety of topics, especially when discussions veer off in unexpected directions. I am an amateur philosopher and keen observer of humanity. This makes me confident, but eager to learn both where I've gone astray and where I've never been. A closed mind is a sad waste of the little time we have to experience our complicated world.
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Sessions in which Margaret McGaffey Fisk participates
- The Office Space of the Future is a HoloDeck San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What’s work really going to be like in the future, now that ...
- Creative Tools as Lifesavers San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panelists discuss which of their creative tools helped them ...
- The "Art" of Backstory San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panelists will accept suggestions from the audience and craft backstories on the fly, either a...
- Technological Solutions Save the Day San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Many options previously declared impossible were implemented...
Sessions in which Margaret McGaffey Fisk attends
- How Technology Changes Stories San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A story is a story is a story, but the medium of its transmission alters reader perception. Whether it is a scroll, codex, pop-up book, cartoon,...
- Hindsight is 2020 San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Handicapped Parking San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- From the invalid chair to the mobile exoskeleton, people have needed mobility devices to replace abilities lost to birth defects, disease, accid...
- The Philosophy of Hope - Naysayers Need Not Apply San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Bruce Cockburn wrote "you need to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight" The panelists will will discuss what we have to be hopeful for ...