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CONGRATULATIONS!

I didn't have much to post about today until I got some wonderful news from a friend of mine. Anna L. Walls, who can be found here, and I met online via LinkedIn (I think it was LinkedIn). Since then, she's been a huge help and support for me.I'd like to return the favour and offer Anna my most sincere congratulations on finding a publisher. She hasn't told the whole story yet, so I don't know

Run! Hide! She's Back!

Good morning world, and Happy New Year. I am indeed back from an incredibly restful, if terribly lazy holiday. This break, I watched Glee for the first time, and am now an instant addict. It's such a fun show, but it manages to tackle tricky issues also. It's kind of like an old-school Degrassi Junior High, but with lots more music and fewer leg-warmers.Writing-wise, I haven't done any. I

Winbrow

An eyebrow. Adaption of Middle Low German winbrâ, corresponding to Old High German wintbrâwe and German wimper, eyelash; formed of wint wind, and brow; (1400s-1600s).- Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1928Blacke-hair'd, broad-ey'd, his hary win-browes meet.- Thomas Heywood's Great Britaines Troy, 1609*With a thousand thanks to Jeffrey Kacirk and Pomegranate Communications, Inc.

Forgotten English

J.M.-B., who knows me very, very well, gave me for my Christmas present a 2011 calendar by Jeffrey Kagirk. Every day has a word that is no longer in use in the English language, but once existed. It is defined and a relevant folk tradition (or sometimes not) that has also disappeared or is disappearing is explained.I think my flatmate knows me too well.Now, because I adore this gift so much,

Dear Universe (Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011)

I have so much to be grateful for. You've really outdone yourself this time!Thank-you for keeping me employed. It's very important to me that I continue to have a steady income. May 2011 see it continue.Thank-you for giving me the time and space I need to continue to write. I know you know how important writing has become to me, and I SO appreciate being able to do it. May 2011 see me

Reflections 2010 - The Good Stuff

Not everything about 2010 was terrible. In fact, I have had more fun this year than all the other years combined.2010 was a year of friendship.After several years of meeting no one but fair-weather and false friends (with some very wonderful exceptions), this year has proved me wrong about people. I am very happy that I was wrong. I had, prior to this year, abandoned the hope that humanity as

Reflections 2010 - The Bad Stuff

2010 was an insane year, wasn't it? Am I the only one who feels like it was just insane? So much has happened this year that I can't reflect on it all in one blog post. Thus, Reflections 2010 has been split into two.For me, at least, 2010 was a year of learning. I climbed a very steep learning curve this year, and many of the lessons hurt. For some of them, I'm still trying to figure out

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

My Christmas was fantastic!Though Hallowe'en is my favourite time of the year, Christmas is a very close second. Most especially now, surrounded as I am with wonderful people.It's the people who make anything worthwhile, really (an uninteresting aside, I just typed that sentence with my eyes closed. Perhaps I shouldn't have had that coffee). If people are horrid, then it goes without saying

Happy Christmas!

My father always corrects me when I say that. "It's Merry Christmas!"I argue it's all about semantics, really. So now, just to annoy all the purists, my typical greeting has become:Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year!I don't know why I take perverse pleasure in that...In any case. Have a wonderful holiday. I am taking a short break from both writing and blogging (which is just another type

Christmas Eve Eve

It's the eve of Christmas Eve. I intend to spend it with my imagination, and later, a good friend.A strange occurrence yesterday, my imagination took the morning off. Quite normally it takes the afternoon off, and only because my aching fingers demand it. However, yesterday morning, my imagination took a long walk somewhere away from my head. It was frustrating. I gave up and started