You have to scroll down a bit to see Lois Tilton’s review of Portrait of Ari on the IROSF — February Short Fiction Review but please do. The highlight, for me: For all its brevity and apparent simplicity, this story packs a strong emotional punch. Beautifully, quietly done.
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Rob just returned from his first eye doctor appointment in ten years. He knew that his prescription had shifted, and we thought it would be best to get them checked before Iceland. The doctor said that he’ll be fine for another year, but that he’s at that “magic age” (40) where it’s time to start
Ooo! And as a birthday present I got my first review at Tangent Online for Portrait of Ari. While I wish that the italics sections had come across as supressed memories, hence Tom’s feeling of deja vu, I’m happy that Mr. Fischer enjoyed the rest of the story. I’ll just have to work harder next
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I’m thirty-seven today. In an interesting twist, I was born on the anniversary of Mary, Queen of Scots’ beheading. When I was younger, I used to think that was significant.
I just sold Cerbo in Vitra ujo to Apex Digest. It will probably be in Issue 6, which comes out in June, but I’ll post for certain when I know the date. I’m thrilled, although it is an icky, icky story–my first foray into horror. This will be the first sale that I don’t give
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I would sum up the weekend but Steve Savile did such a nice job covering the writing portion, that I’ll just talk about Grandma’s birthday party. I made the little packets of recipe cards, each containing fourteen recipes daintily tied with a sheer blue bow. We had a basked of those sitting on the table
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This is one of my favorite Orson Welles sound bites ever. You can’t hear this too many times.
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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.
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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We have our official departure date to Iceland, with tickets and everything. Rob and I will board a plane from Atlanta on February 19 at 2:45. We’ll head up to JFK for a three hour layover and then off to Iceland and Lazytown. It is such a relief to have something that is set in
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Tonight I made this recipe for red-wine spaghetti with broccoli that I found at Epicurious.com. You actually boil the pasta in the red-wine. It was very good and quite light. I also made the salad dressing from this salad, and liked it quite a bit.
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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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