Julia Vee's Blog, page 5
May 8, 2020
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bite
Readers of my newsletter know that Ken and I have nearly finished our Asian themed Urban Fantasy Ebony Gate in the Phoenix Hoard series. As part of the world building, I wrote this story, Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bite and it is set in Singapore. Here’s a little snippet for you. Enjoy! ===================================================================== The bartender came […]
May 2, 2020
Is it time to upgrade your pandemic pants?*
*Year round shorts guy can skip to the bottom for when I discuss my sourdough starter! Some of you are essential workers. You probably wear your normal work clothes. Some of us who are in that gray area (real estate, finance, law), can have essential business transactions but have been sitting at home in our […]
April 24, 2020
Smart Me, Stupid Me – a Tale of 2 Brains
Twitter can be a scary place but I read a great thread the other day about why you might be more tired, or have trouble concentrating. Normally we use our pre-frontal cortex for things like reasoning, judgment and planning. It’s pretty hard to plan for the future when you’re under threat of a pandemic. So […]
April 17, 2020
Pandemic Achievements Unlocked – TP barter and Sourdough Starter
My friend was running out of TP. I dropped some off on her porch. She left me cookies. My first pandemic barter! Even though I am presently trying to do 5 jobs (dayjob, teacher/homeschooler, chef, housekeeper, author), I can’t help but feel the pressure to do activities during Shelter-in-Place to up my skill level. One […]
Pandemic Achievements Unlock – TP barter and Sourdough Starter
My friend was running out of TP. I dropped some off on her porch. She left me cookies. My first pandemic barter! Even though I am presently trying to do 5 jobs (dayjob, teacher/homeschooler, chef, housekeeper, author), I can’t help but feel the pressure to do activities during Shelter-in-Place to up my skill level. One […]
March 31, 2020
Pantry Bingo, air fried SPAM, and the Totwaffle
We have completed 2 weeks of shelter in place here in California. We have 4 more weeks to go. Food turns out to be the biggest challenge (after setting up 4 workstations so everyone could have class online and work from home) of late. I finally unboxed the Yedi air fryer that my mom gave […]
March 13, 2020
PSA – Work From Home Without Pain
Back in 2016 I wrote a lot of words on my laptop for Nanowrimo. Did I hit the 50k word mark? Yes, I did. But I also ended up with frozen shoulder which took a lot of effort to rehab. One thing I took more seriously after that was my workstation set up. I use […]
January 1, 2020
Happy 2020–the Future is Now.
Did you watch the Jetsons when you were younger? I read an article about the inventions imagined in the Jetsons (back in 1962) about what life would look like in 2062. Like many people, I feel like we are all waiting with bated breath for the people mover and the jetpack. Especially the jetpack after […]
December 18, 2019
Frostbite
In building out the world for Cold War, Ken and I talked about the things we would expect to happen if scientists had access to alien DNA, weaponry, and technology. The short story “Frostbite” was born from that. We wanted to write it not only to shape some of the genetic engineering and supersoldier issues […]
December 7, 2019
For Cold War Fans – Download the Transcript now!
Dr. Beaufort’s files: Confidential Interview Notes Who is Patient X? Fans of the Cold War: Alien Storm will know.
