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A Small (Lithuanian) Town Christmas

This year, for Christmas, Laika and I were forbidden from our usual tradition of leftovers (nothing is open Christmas Day) and lounging around all day reading. Nope, this year Rasa invited us (both of us, mind you) to celebrate the day with her family in the northern Lithuanian village of��Ma��eikiai, which, with a population of […]

Cultural Icons��� Favorite Books ��� Flavorwire

Cultural Icons��� Favorite Books ��� Flavorwire. This is a fascinating list. At a cursory glance,��Catcher in��the Rye seems to be the book mentioned most often. There are a number of Science Fiction fans (And I’ve fallen madly for Olivia Munn merely because of her choice, which is in my top ten). I think some of […]

The Classic Typewriter Page :: Antique Typewriters

The Classic Typewriter Page :: Antique Typewriters. As someone who is both a writer and has a fascination and love for old typewriters, this site is just amazing.

Gifts For Writers, 2014 �� terribleminds: chuck wendig

Gifts For Writers, 2014 �� terribleminds: chuck wendig. There’s some great stuff here for any writer or literary buff in your life (like me). There’s also Writers Tears Whiskey��and Editor’s Blend tea��for the libation of your choice. Oh… and there’s always books and things. (mostly this is just here for me to remember it)

Thanksgiving 2014

[Just a little personal post here, feel free to ignore it in favor of more socially apt or politically savvy posts about current world situations.] Last week was Thanksgiving in the US (fourth Thursday after the first Monday), traditionally a day to spend with family. For most of my adult life, I’ve lived in a […]

DAVID ��� Think: Eggnog and Gelt

DAVID ��� Think: Eggnog and Gelt. Just in time for the start of the holiday season, here’s a few reminiscences about my holidays past. Hope you all have a great time with your celebrations!

Holidays in the Cloud

Kaunas, where I live, has a reputation as being artsy and clever. We’re home to 6 different universities and are considered the “most Lithuanian of Lithuanian cities.” Now, nationalist pride aside, one of the things this means is that while Vilnius, the country’s capital, gets the pressure of being the proper and sophisticated “big brother” […]

A Palace, a Castle and Some Lights… What’s involved with a day trip to Riga?

When Monika says “There’s a bus tour going to Riga to see the light festival,” your first response should be “I wanna go.” At least that’s my response. Going with Monika on a day trip is always fun, especially to another country, so I was in! Rasa was game as well so we told Monika to […]

Anne R. Allens Blog: Is Talent Overrated? 8 Things that are More Important than Talent for Writing Success

Anne R. Allens Blog: Is Talent Overrated? 8 Things that are More Important than Talent for Writing Success. While I disagree that skill overrides talent completely, I agree 100% that without skill all the talent in the world doesn’t mean anything. I know a number of people with an amazing amount of talent but no […]

DAVID ��� Think: Saling Against the Wind

DAVID ��� Think: Saling Against the Wind. Once again I write a short piece of fiction in honor of the upcoming and just passed holidays… Hope you enjoy it!