Surprise! I’m in Salt Lake City through Sunday. I got here with NO travel problems. I know! Sean Markey picked me up at the airport, with no problems. I’m staying with him and Beth Wodzinski while I’m here. We drove to their house. With no problems! Seriously. So far, I like the way my travel […]
I’m in Salt Lake City for the Superstars Writing Seminar Read More »
My friend Alethea Kontis‘s birthday is today, 1-11-11 and I scheduled this to post at 11:11, for good measure. For her birthday, she’s asked everyone to post a picture of themselves wearing a tiara. So, here’s me, sporting the Campbell tiara back in 2008. I wish you a very, very happy birthday, Princess Alethea. May
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Clearly what Bach needs is more banjo. Actually, I’m delighted by how well the mandolin and banjo work in The Punch Brothers’ rendition. They are reminiscent of harpsichord.
I grew up saying “pimenna” cheese and loved eating it on celery stalks or as pimento cheese sandwiches. Outside the South, it doesn’t exist. I knew Grandma made it, instead of buying the store variety, but I’d never tried until today. Here is, roughly, Grandma’s recipe translated to the Pacific Northwest ingredients. She said she
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Man, I thought the cats were whiney when we took the food up last night, I had no idea how bad it would get. Harriet woke us up at 2 this morning and wouldn’t stop yowling until I locked her in the bathroom. Correction, she didn’t stop then either, she was just muffled. Of course,
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The cats are whining because we’ve taken the food bowls up for the night. We don’t normally do this but Harriet is going in to the vet tomorrow to have a tooth removed. Since we got her she has had the worst breath of any cat I’ve ever known. They just get hard food but
I’ve collected vintage clothes for years and have to acknowledge a lack of closet space. It seems a shame to keep these lovelies in the dark when there are people who could be enjoying them. So, I’m selling some of my vintage dress collection. First up is a cream silk dress from the 1920s. Approximate size
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I have a story in this month’s issue of Apex magazine. I should probably mention that “Tomorrow and Tomorrow” is SF horror and nothing like Shades of Milk and Honey. Here’s the teaser. The moment Tuyet walked into the Dagenais’s compartment, she knew something was different. The usual pack of dogs swarmed around her, distracting
SHORT FICTION: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow” at Apex Magazine Read More »
Rob and I had a date night tonight and went up to McMennamin’s Kennedy School to watch Red. The theater was surprisingly packed for a Sunday night, which I attribute to folks wanting to squeeze the last enjoyment out of the holiday weekend. Red was silly fun. I have a surprising fondness for explosion films
Date night plus Red Read More »
I love this meme. Here’s the first lines from my first blog post of each month of 2010. It turns out to be a fascinating look at how my life has changed over the past couple of years. Even just looking at the first lines in 2010 shows that I did a lot of travel
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The first day of 2011 was a very pleasant one. Yesterday Rob and I stayed in and did a thorough cleaning of the apartment. This included moving furniture away from the walls and attacking the dust bunny colonies that were in hiding. In the evening, we opened a split of a champagne from 1989. For
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Oh, the things one runs across while researching. Consider the title of this act, which would not play today but was popular 100 years ago: Fink’s Mules, billed as “the World’s Equine Joy Fest.” Apparently as performers they were very polite and considerate.