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January 29, 2019
Safety, Sudden Ice
The cherry tree down the street is still attempting to bloom, in dribs and drabs. I’ve noticed some volunteer nasturtiums, too. Plenty of crocuses have poked their heads up, their hoods swelling with color that will eventually be flowers. I want to grab all of them and say, softly but with great force, “Don’t. You …
January 28, 2019
Breach, Gasp, Dive
So not only did the garbage disposal explode (relax, it’s fine, there will be no plumbers called today) and the Moka pot decide to cough the instant I lifted the lid (again, relax, I was standing far back and the stovetop is used to worse) but the dogs are entirely too energetic (an entire weekend …
January 25, 2019
Break to Fight Again
I’m drained today, my friends. The news is so awful, the fight seems so hopeless, nothing seems worth it. Part of the problem is I’ve been on Twitter a lot, and the firehose of bad news takes a toll. And then I feel weak, because I am relatively privileged and so many people are dealing …
January 22, 2019
Only Tuesday
My eyes are watering furiously. It’s probably leftover from the fry bread experiment last night–I found a recipe and went all in. I’m thinking I want to do it in shortening instead of canola oil next time, and further thinking I want to work a little something into the dough to make it a teensy …
January 21, 2019
Full Dance Card
A fit of deep optimism.
January 18, 2019
Super Chonk Squirl
No, that's not a teensy-tiny bird feeder to the right. That's a bird feeder out in the middle of the yard behind the fir, and a VERY ROUND squirrel who cannot fit between the vertical supports on the deck railing. SUPER. CHONK. SQUIRL. Not pictured: Sir Boxnoggin, who was vibrating with the need to get …
January 17, 2019
Seasoning, Not Dish
I’ve taken to making a list of the next day’s proposed work before I go to bed at night, and leaving it on my desk. It’s yet another way to get the engines beneath the floor of my consciousness to work on what I want them to work on instead of chewing up random stuff …
January 15, 2019
Kept From Brooding
I finished up the revisions on two short stories yesterday–the Hansel & Gretel kung fu story and the Alice in Wonderland/Resident Evil one. Both are sent off to the editors now, since they need another pair of eyes to figure out where the lacunae are. The stories are so vivid inside my head I forget …
January 14, 2019
What Happened to ATLANTA BOUND?
I never, ever upload a placeholder file to any digital publishing platform. Ever. I’ve heard too many horror stories of platforms releasing the placeholder instead of the final file. But even doing everything correctly, it seems, is no guarantee of success when you’re dealing with Amazon. Despite having a full, complete, and final .mobi of …
January 11, 2019
He Fashion
Boxnoggin has fallen in love with this shawl. I am certain the fact that it was drying on a rack downstairs and Smells Like Cat has something to do with it. If you look closely, you can see his tail vibrating as I coo who’s a good boy who looks good? at him. One of few good things about Americans losing …
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