If you ask 20 different readers why they read, they will all be right.

In her youth Teresa Nielsen Hayden served as a page in the Arizona House of Representatives. In June 2008 a controversy on Boing Boing concerning the "unpublication" of all articles that mention Sex-Columnist Violet Blue has generated criticism of some of her moderation techniques including disemvowelment. The two of them were active members of science fiction fandom and collaborated on various fanzines including the Hugo-nominated Izzard.