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I’m mean, sure, his mother’s maiden name was Walker which just happens to be the maiden name of Jane Austen’s mother. And yes, my parents live at Robin’s Roost, which is the old Walker farm that just happens to have been in our family since the mid-1800s, but that’s total coincidence. Clearly, my family has a long

So, the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, has unveiled a forensic recreation of Jane Austen. Allow me to tell you a story, that is purely fiction. Jane Austen was very ill in 1817 and her family called for the Doctor. Though this good gentlemen did his best, there was nothing that could be done for

Westercon has been a blast so far. One of the highlights yesterday was listening to Bradley Voytek’s Guest of Honor presentation. He’s the science guest of honor and is a professor of neuroscience/cognitive science at USCD. Also, he’s written a book on the science of zombies. Awesome.

Today looks like it is shaping up to be good as well.

Here’s where to find me…

On Writing Excuses, we get a lot of questions that are related to how an idea becomes a story. So, we decided to demonstrate by doing podcasts that started with the raw idea going through the development process and then writing the fiction. We’ve put together a collection of four stories written by the members

I know, I know… It wasn’t on the list of names we were considering, but allow me to explain why it fits her so well. Sadie is short for Sarah, which means “princess” or “lady.” You can see that she has already made her position clear in the household. Sadie Peterson Delaney was the head

Last week, I got a phone call from Peggy Rae Sapienza, who is one of the co-chairs of World Fantasy. She had a favor to ask. I like it when she asks me for favors. The one before this was, “Would you mind running the Whiskey tasting with Guy Gavriel Kay on the Wednesday before WFC starts?”

So far, I can tell you that she’s very affectionate, has tiny little vocalizations, and looooooooves being brushed. As in, she will lie down and air-knead while you are working on her. Her fur is a little scraggly because she’s had a rough go, but I think she’ll bounce back quickly.

She and Marlowe have seen each other, but not been allowed in the same room together yet. They both are curious, but we want to give her time to feel more comfortable with the space before tossing a giant at her.

I inherited three things from Grandma: two cast iron skillets, and her mother’s cookbook.  This morning, I made the eggless corn muffins. 1 1/8 cup flour 1 1/8 cups yellow corn meal 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 cups sour milk 1 tablespoon melted shorting. Sift