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March 5, 2014

Emerald City Comicon!

Hear ye! Hear ye! I will be appearing at this event (held at the Washington State Convention Center in beautiful…
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Published on March 05, 2014 14:23

January 16, 2014

Frozen Thoughts

I found this on Tumblr: And I love this idea. So I’ll go you one better… SPOOOOOOILERS, ahoy! . .…
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Published on January 16, 2014 09:25

December 17, 2013

We Go Together

“If you can’t be an athlete… be an athletic supporter.” That’s my favorite line from Grease, and as funny as…
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Published on December 17, 2013 20:27

December 13, 2013

FaerieCon West

The appearances page has been updated! I will be appearing on programming at FaerieCon West, February 21-23 at the SeaTac…
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Published on December 13, 2013 18:57

December 4, 2013

Mechanical Omphaloskepsis

om·pha·lo·skep·sis. noun \ˌäm(p)-fə-lō-ˈskep-səs\ : contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation; also : navel-gazing # The title of…
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Published on December 04, 2013 08:57

November 27, 2013

Aneira and Her Consorts

The following is the second in a series of art-flash fiction collaborative pieces that I am doing with the talented…
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Published on November 27, 2013 07:08

November 20, 2013

This is what procrastination looks like

With apologies to Disney’s Mulan. Because reasons… # Let’s get down to business To write all… the words. Readers want…
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Published on November 20, 2013 13:00

November 1, 2013

Tiny Elephant, ahoy!

The announcement has appeared in Publishers Weekly, so I can finally share the exciting news that the talented Taeeun Yoo…
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Published on November 01, 2013 08:20

October 13, 2013

Divination

The following is the first in a series of art-flash fiction collaborative pieces that I will be doing with the…
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Published on October 13, 2013 10:33

October 9, 2013

Strictly No Elephants

Once there was a small child and his tiny elephant. They needed a forever-home, so they wandered up streets and down, knocking on doors, always hoping...

And then, at the top of a tall flight of stairs and behind an apple-red door, a lady with brown hair and smiling eyes invited them to stay a while.

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I am delighted to announce that my short story, STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS, has been acquired by Sylvie Frank at Paula Wiseman Books (Simon & Schuster) in a deal brokered by the lovely Laura Rennert of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.



My sketch, and the reason they will hire a professional artist

Some of you might remember a very early incarnation of this tale appearing on my Facebook fan page; if not, allow me to assure you that it is a heart-warming story of acceptance and friendship and tiny pachyderms with strong opinions.



Sculpture by Karen DeAngelis
Creatures of Fae Studios


This is my first foray into picture books, so it's something of a thrill to know an artist will be bringing this story to life over the course of 32 pages. Stay tuned for more news on the illustrator, release dates (tentative for 2015) and the like.

Would a tiny elephant eat a cupcake in celebration? I think so. Orange circus peanut-flavored, no doubt.

Originally posted at my website.
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Published on October 09, 2013 11:11

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