ABSTRACT
Connie Willis is most often termed a comic writer, though she has actually published more “dark” stories, and SF gurus have praised her “empathy” and her “ruthlessly effective” work, as well as naming her “one of the funniest modern writers since Thurber.” Willis’s wit and writing skills merit both the compliments, and more awards than any other SF writer. However, blind spots appear in this jester’s vision after analysis of engagements with gender and race in Willis’s comic/light short fiction.
