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The doctor

I went to the doctor today and he said that my lungs sound clear and that it’s probably a viral infection and I’ll just have to wait it out. If I develop a fever I should come back. I’m wondering why the fever I had when this started doesn’t count.

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On our way

Quite frankly, I have no idea where we are right now. Probably over the Atlantic, but I’ve cleverly set my blog up to entertain you while I’m in transit. Here are pictures of the apartment we’ll have in Reykjavik. This is looking from the front door down towards the WC. The living room The kitchen

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The Birds

I was sitting in the apartment upstairs at Woodthrush Woods and happily typing away, when the sound of birds became demanding. I turned to look out the window behind the sofa and saw a scene out of Hitchcock. The sky and earth had darkened with birds. They covered the grass like a living sea of

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Teatime tassies

This is one of Grandma’s recipes. I’m putting together recipe cards as party favors for her 101st birthday party this weekend. We’re having it at her house–yes, my grandmother lives by herself and she can still thread a needle. She’s pretty remarkable. This is one of my favorites at Christmas. They’re like miniature pecan pies.

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Telegram Passes Into History

There was an article on Wired News about Western Union ceasing its telegram service. This makes me strangely sad. I’ve only sent two telegrams, both after our wedding, but telegrams played such an important role in our history that I feel like something is lost. I recognize that they serve no useful function anymore, still

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WOTF results

I’ve been waiting to hear back about Salt of the Earth, which was at the Writer’s of the Future contest. And finally queried because I was paranoid that my response had been lost in the mail. Dear Mary, Your story made semifinalist for the 4th quarter contest! This is a very high achievement. You will

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Jason Sizemore

Jason Sizemore has posted photos of us hanging out at Chattacon. I swear, I only pulled the puppet out because Steve had been disappointed that I didn’t have one when I went to Leecon. And it was out for no more than five minutes. It’s not my fault Jason posted three pictures of it. He’s

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Cerbo en Vitra ujo

I decided to set the 1920’s ghost/mystery story aside for a bit because I found a fantastic book at Chattacon called Your Psychic Powers and How to Develop Them by Hereward Carrington. It was originally published in 1920 and is such the perfect research material that I want to read it before continuing. Meanwhile, I

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Chattacon 31

I had a great time hanging out with Steve Savile, Alethea Kontis, Jason Sizemore, Justin Stewart and Shane Berryhill. After we were finished with panels, we came back to Woodthrush Woods and shot the breeze until the wee hours of the morning.

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Waiting for Rain, revised

Steve Savile went through Waiting For Rain and really helped me see the pacing problems and the places where my main character wasn’t active enough. Not to mention some clarity issues. He read it and just shouted (not really) questions at me as they occurred to him. I would fix the passage in question and

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The Case of Landon Manor

I began work on a new short with the working title The Case of Landon Manor. It’s a supernatural mystery set in 1924. My main character is a glamorous young heiress, who also happens to be a medium. I’m 2000 words into it and having a lot of fun. Here’s the first beginning, although that’s

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Housecleaning

I can tell that Rob felt better because he started cleaning the house. Mind you, this is my mother’s house which looks as if it is ready for a Better Homes and Gardens camera crew to come through the door at any moment. So Rob had to work hard to find something that needed cleaning.

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