Today I installed a floresent light above the stove in the apartment. Rob picked it up for me at Home Depot when he was out getting a replacement part for the toilet, which was leaking. The light helps a lot with the stove. I also submitted Cerbo en Vitro ujo today and started on a […]
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While I normally avoid discussing politics on my journal, I watched the State of the Union tonight. I’m…unsurprised and yet still angry. I do not expect everyone who reads my blog to share my views, but I do feel that if I say nothing that implies my acceptance. So, I thought I would share the
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I went to Nia’s house for dinner last night with a gaggle of other writers. Truly, I only drove as far as Murfreesboro and then carpooled the rest of the way to Nashville with Steve and Alethea. It was fun and the food was yummy. We had black beans, tomatillo rice, mache salad with almonds
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Check out my story on Strange Horizons Fiction: Portrait of Ari.
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Check out Jason’s latest post about Chattacon: Drowning in the Fun.
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The truck dropped its entire gearbox, so they have to get a new truck. We’re hoping that they’ll be able to get one today, though not holding our breath, because it’s supposed to rain for the next two days, which means that we’d have to wait another four days past that four the ground to
Of course they set their truck on fire first, but the house is about to roll! I don’t know if this will work, but you can try downloading a short clip of the house rolling.
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As you know, my parents are having the log house moved from Walter’s property down to ours. Today, the movers dropped an oak tree on it. Yep. A tree. Not a small one either. The plus side is that it just knocked the eave of the corner of the house. But really. Do you think
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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
Short Fiction Waiting for Rain: In India, a winemaker has beggared himself to pay for his daughter’s wedding and can no longer pay his weather bills. Body Language : Near-future. Saskia, a puppeteer, is called in to help solve a kidnapping because the only witness is eDawg, a toy for which she did the motion-capture
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Short Fiction Beauty Will Come:Prequel to “Beauty and the Beast” from the Beast’s mother’s POV. The Case at Landon Manor: In 1924, Ginger Carrington, the glamorous young heiress, must use her skills as a medium to solve a haunting. Shades of Milk and Honey: Regency Romance, with fantasy. Magic is a woman’s art, like painting
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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
This evening we went to Aunt Gen and Uncle Marvin’s for dinner. The Menu Fried Okra Beans and Pear Relish Coleslaw Cornbread Marinated grilled chicken Mashed potato casserole Carrot Cake For those of you who are curious, yes, I ate the chicken. It tasted like tempeh. We had a grand time there, and I heard
Rob walked to the library today, and made a new friend. As he was walking, this dog came bounding across the road to meet him. Traffic screeched to a halt, trying to avoid hitting the dog, so Rob grabbed him by the collar to keep him from bounding back across the road. The dog evidentally
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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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