Lilith Saintcrow's Blog, page 131
December 20, 2018
Getting Through to New Year’s
Tomorrow is Yule proper, the longest night and the celebration of light returning–or at least, the hope of such. Today is the absolute earliest day I will allow Christmas music in the house; however, the Princess and Little Prince rarely want it. It saturates all public spaces; this is, by contrast, our refuge. The dogs …
December 17, 2018
Playing Wrap-Up
Last night I felt like telling a story, so I told the tale of the Llort and the Fox Princess. I do have another llort tale, but it’s going to have to wait, since it’s a sad instead of an instructive one. It felt good to get it out of my head, and it was …
December 14, 2018
“Lucky” Cup
I almost, almost bought this. The only thing that stopped me was the prospect of a squirrel either deciding to pop out of the cup or that said cup would provide a beautiful home for its furry ass. Still…it's just the right size to fit in the espresso maker. I'm still tempted…
December 13, 2018
A Heckin Good Protec
The dogs want a run this morning. They won’t get one, mostly because my ankle is still tender. Maybe some walkies, if I can get enough coffee in me. As it is, I’m staring at the screen while sucking down as much caffeine as practicably possible, and wondering, as I perennially do after a release …
December 11, 2018
RELEASE DAY: Rattlesnake Wind
That’s right, my darlings–finally, one of the books closest to my heart is out in the world and ready for your delectation. I always meant to go back to Wyoming, and I have; though perhaps not in the way anyone might have expected. Dez’s story is pretty brutal, and since she’s young, a lot of …
December 7, 2018
Safe Now
I just finished a monstrous revision, and my head is not quite my own at the moment. Regular blogging will resume shortly; in the meantime, here, have a picture of the business end (not the biggest end, alas) of a Very Large Branch that fell out of treetops less than a foot away from me …
December 4, 2018
Prospective Jacket
Both dogs are exhausted by roughhousing after breakfast. Which is fine by me, it’ll make walking them easier. It’s also chilly today, with a brisk wind, which Sir Boxnoggin does not enjoy. Miss B, thanks to her wonderful Aussie undercoat, is an all-weather dog, but Boxnoggin may need a jacket if it gets much colder. I have …
December 3, 2018
Boxnoggin’s Monday Morn
Lord Boxnoggin is a Very Curious Dog, in both senses of the word. He is ever ready to Do A Protec when a car door slams somewhere in the neighborhood, or when the doorbell rings, or even when it’s foggy outside and he just doesn’t like the way a certain fir tree is looking at …
November 30, 2018
Solid Marble
Me: This is solid marble, how…?The Princess: I dunno.Me: I'm not mad or even annoyed, just curious as all get-out.The Little Prince: Oh yeah. About that… Apparently, it slid out of his hand and dropped just the right way onto granite countertop tile. Which is a shame, I liked this butter bell, but now I …
November 29, 2018
COVER REVEAL: Rattlesnake Wind
There are some books that live very close to the writer’s heart, and this is one of mine. When I was much younger than today, we moved from Great Britain to Wyoming, and the culture shock was immense. The only thing to love about the place was the wind coming over vast sweeps of long …
