Are you a SFWA active member? You have cast your ballot for the Nebula Awards, haven’t you? I mean, tomorrow is the last day. The biggest reason I hear from people who haven’t is that they just haven’t read much this year. I understand that. But let me propose a scenario. Read the nominees the […]
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Today we went to look at the location where we will be filming. I’ve seen photos, but this was my first time on site. One of the goals while there was to get measurements so I could finish the set design. I’d done a very rough sketch prior to this, but that didn’t mean it
My dad sent me this video with the subject heading “What passes for news in Chattanooga” and a link to the local news station. Now I share the video with you.
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I sometimes forget to tell you things. Sorry about that. I don’t mean to neglect you like that. Anyway, I’m in L.A. through the morning of the 30th for a weekend of pre-production meetings on a 3-D film called “Rose” which is going to be a load of fun. This is the secret project I
Rob and I signed up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program last fall and I have to say that I am completely converted and can never go back. Every two weeks, Hood River Organic gives us a box of produce. It is all locally grown, seasonal and the freshest produce I’ve had. At first
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I’d like to ask you a question. When was the last time you did a breast self-exam? I do them pretty frequently because the natural topography of my bosums includes some denser tissue which can feel, well, lumpy. In early February, I found a lump. Now, this did not particularly alarm me because I’ve had
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One of the fascinating things about being in a new place is watching the seasons change. Here is what our courtyard looks like at the moment. This is the view from our living room window.
Heavy with blossoms Read More »
As sometimes happens, one gets busy, forgets to blog and then one’s parents phone to inquire if one is perhaps dead. Ahem. So, in lieu of actual content but as proof that I am not dead, I offer three videos which I ran across while doing some research.
This is terribly exciting. In 2008, I attended a workshop hosted by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Sheila Williams was the guest instrutor. While at the workshop we had to write a story and I wrote one which prompted Dean to say that he fell asleep reading it. Not my most inspiring moment.
Sale! For Want of a Nail to Asimov’s Read More »
We are having company tomorrow, so I’ve made Pistachio Cupcakes with Raspberries. I just tried one and am prepared to declare it quite tasty.
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Hello allergy season. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you and I have to say I’m not sure I’ve missed you. In New York, despite all the things that bloomed in the spring, despite the exhaust and grime, you didn’t come around. In Iceland, there weren’t enough flowering things for me to see
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We just got home from a production of King Lear, in which Sam A. Mowry portrayed a very fine Lear. This has always been one of my favorite of Shakespeare’s plays and I actually memorized chunks of it, back in the day. The way Sam was playing his Lear, made me aware of the number
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We had dinner guests tonight, Deb Chase and Mick Doherty of Oregon Shadow Theatre. I hadn’t seen them since we moved back into town. I knew that they lived close by but couldn’t quite remember where. It turns out that we are three blocks away. How silly to have not seen them yet. Dinner menu
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Joe Sherry says very nice things about Scenting the Dark and Other Stories over on Adventures in Reading. Here’s an excerpt. There are only eight stories in this 80 page collection from Mary Robinette Kowal, but there is not a wasted word here. The stories of Scenting the Dark and Other Stories should delight readers
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In 2008 I attended Launch Pad and it was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had. What is it? Launch Pad is a free, NASA-funded workshop for established writers held in beautiful high-altitude Laramie, Wyoming. Launch Pad aims to provide a “crash course” for the attendees in modern astronomy science through guest lectures, and
Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop – Accepting Applications Read More »