Author: Crystal Huff

I am the Executive Director of Include Better, board member of International Pronouns Day, and editor of Recognize Fascism (2020). I have a long history of professional and volunteer work in various parts of tech and geek culture, with a particular commitment to anti-harassment and impostor syndrome work. I have been an invited speaker at events in Sweden, Finland, China, Iceland, Canada, Israel, Aruba, the UK, and across the USA. I used to run science fiction conventions in my spare time, and co-chaired the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland. I speak fluent English, rusty American Sign Language, beginner Finnish cussing, y un pequito español.

A white piece of paper that has "Year Compass: 2025 2026" printed on it. There are many stickers added to this cover, as well: a multicolored "HumanKindness" sticker in the colors of many types of LGBTQAI+ flags, a chibi owl and chibi cow, a purple and pink cartoon cat that says "meow," a rainbow circle that says "The future is inclusive," a cartoon mermaid, sleeping with a stuffed animal, which says "have hope," a cartoon sticker of The Tufts Daily newspaper, a whale, a plant, printed words "Thoughts and Prayers" (crossed out) with "Policy and Change" written below in larger type, and a quote from John Muir that says "And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul."

2025-2026 YearCompass Extras

December 31, 2025

I almost always add extra exercises to my YearCompass, in addition to the workbook published for free online. I thought it might be helpful to post a short roundup of those extras for others, too. … More 2025-2026 YearCompass Extras

In the foreground are many beans of different colors, especially pink, purple, black, and speckled pink-and-black. In the background are two books: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and Copaganda by Alec Karakatsanis. There is also a bright yellow squash in the background on the left side.

Helping, and (Hopefully) Not Burning Out

October 28, 2025

I want to put in a word for “the thing you CAN do to help, without burning out, is the thing we’d love to have you do.” I’m saying this to everyone who hears me, so I’m also posting this to my blog for the folks who see me here sometimes. … More Helping, and (Hopefully) Not Burning Out

A graph showing voter turnout on the Y axis and year on the X axis. The overall pattern of voter turnout (demonstrated by a blue line) goes down over time. Back in 1963, the general municipal election saw 31,440 voters turn out. In 2015, with most seats on council uncontested (no primary election beforehand) and an incumbent mayor running uncontested for the seat ... municipal turnout of voters in 2015 was only 6,546 people.

Somerville’s Question 2 and Voting Analysis

October 21, 2025

This November 4th, there are lots of things on the Somerville ballot, including 3 ballot questions. The following is my opinion on Question 2, and a lot of analysis of historical voter turnout in the city. I put a bunch of data into Stata and came up with a linear regression equation to try to predict voter turnout. … More Somerville’s Question 2 and Voting Analysis

Revisiting Recognize Fascism with Luna Corbden!

June 13, 2023

I’m publishing text-based interviews with authors from my science fiction and fantasy anthology Recognize Fascism, which was published in October 2020 by World Weaver Press. I thought it might be nice to highlight their work again, and remind folks that this book is still a resource (and sometimes prescient!), and it was honestly lovely to … More Revisiting Recognize Fascism with Luna Corbden!

Huff Statement

June 13, 2023

“I am sorry for any harm my statements may have caused Noel Rosenberg and/or his family. Iask that people familiar with this situation respect my wishes that this matter be left in the past,and that people refrain from discussing it and from using negative language to describe anyoneinvolved. It must be acknowledged that it would … More Huff Statement