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Why “Semiosis?”

Here’s a definition: “Semiosis (from the Greek verb sēmeiô, ‘to mark’) is any form of activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning; an action or process involving the establishment of a relationship between a sign and its object and meaning.” Semiosis encompasses more than semantics, which focuses on language. It can include both human and nonhuman systems that use chemical, auditory, visual, or tactile signs to pass on information.

That is, Semiosis is about communication.

Why the name “Stevland”?

Stevland took his name from Stevland Jamil Barr, the first to die on the voyage to the planet Pax. Colonists agreed that the planet’s most important life form would be named after him.

Stevland Jamil Barr got his first name from the musician Stevie Wonder, whose full name is Stevland Hardaway Morris.

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My Goodreads review of ‘The Possibility of Life’ May 19, 2023
Goodreads giveaway of ‘Semiosis’ and launch day for ‘Dual Memory’ May 16, 2023
“Dual Memory” is an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for May May 12, 2023
SFF Addicts: A Masterclass on Revision and Rewriting May 9, 2023
SFF Addicts: Sue Burke talks ‘Dual Memory,’ ‘Semiosis,’ Plant Consciousness & More May 2, 2023
If you’ve planted a tree… April 28, 2023
Barnes & Noble pre-order sale, 25% off April 26, 2023
‘Dual Memory’ coming soon April 21, 2023
About the audiobook for ‘Dual Memory’ and the choice of Andrés Santana April 14, 2023
‘Immunity Index’ ebook on sale in April April 7, 2023
I’ll be at C2E2 on April 1 March 24, 2023
Spring is the most impatient, exciting, exultant season March 20, 2023
Here’s where you can read Chapter 1 of “Dual Memory” March 17, 2023
A high body count March 3, 2023
The lyrics to Higgins’ song, “Grief Evergreen” February 17, 2023
At last! Cover art for “Dual Memory” February 10, 2023
Where to find me at Capricon January 27, 2023
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What do plants think of vegetarianism? January 20, 2023
My Goodreads review: “In Defense of Plants” January 6, 2023
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Speculative Fiction: The Future Happens Everywhere October 21, 2022
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Very tall and spicy: a succulent in bloom September 9, 2022
My schedule at Chicon 8: come say hi! August 26, 2022
Fan art by Storm Munk-Hind August 23, 2022
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I’ll speak at the Current Research in Speculative Fiction Conference 2022 June 22, 2022
“Ludlow Charlington’s Doghouse”: an anthology supporting Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control June 12, 2022
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Behold the prairie! May 27, 2022

Plants? Really?

Years ago, one of my houseplants killed another plant. At first, I thought it was my fault because I should have been more attentive, like a proper indoor gardener.

Then a few months later, now vigilant, I caught a philodendron about to attack another plant. So I did some research and learned that plants are horrible and vicious to each other – and when it comes to animals, they’re coldly manipulative.

Horrible, vicious, and manipulative – on Earth. What would happen on a different planet with a little more time to evolve?

I still have houseplants, by the way, but I don’t trust them.

My Goodreads review of ‘The Possibility of Life’

by Sue Burke May 19, 2023

Goodreads giveaway of ‘Semiosis’ and launch day for ‘Dual Memory’

by Sue Burke May 16, 2023

“Dual Memory” is an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for May

by Sue Burke May 12, 2023

SFF Addicts: A Masterclass on Revision and Rewriting

I don’t know if I’m a master at revision and rewriting, but I hate writing first drafts. I have to bribe myself to get through them. Once I have something to work with, though, I love to edit, revise, and rewrite. I think it’s where the magic happens. Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn, co-hosts…

by Sue Burke May 9, 2023

SFF Addicts: Sue Burke talks ‘Dual Memory,’ ‘Semiosis,’ Plant Consciousness & More

Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn, co-hosts of the SFF Addicts Podcast, chat with me in Episode 51 about my next book, Dual Memory. We also discuss plant consciousness, since I’m very fond of plants even though they’re murderous. Then they ask me about book launch jitters, which I’m not at all fond of but…

by Sue Burke May 2, 2023

If you’ve planted a tree…

Today, April 28, is Arbor Day in the United States, where I live. Many other countries and cultures have an annual day to celebrate and plant trees, the exact day depending on their climate and culture. Trees lead active, informed lives, paying acute attention to the world around them. They can’t get up and move,…

by Sue Burke April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

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