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A Political Stump That Shouldn’t Be Political

Gonna take a moment to share something that frankly shouldn’t be political, but judging by the party-lines vote so far, apparently is.

Someone shared a meme on Facebook to say that white men should be treated well because they won World War 2. This of course not only ignores the … Continue reading

Cover Reveal: Untethered

Do you remember Equus, all about magical horses and horse-like creatures? Untethered is the successor to that, and today we get to see this sparkly purple reveal! and just a hint of the stories inside. Untethered is available for pre-order from your favorite stores. Unicorns locked away in the cargo… Continue reading

Giveaway: Trenchcoats, Towers, & Trolls!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Trenchcoats, Towers, and Trolls, we’re giving away paperbacks of Grimm, Grit and Gasoline and Clockwork, Curses and Coal along with some related swag. (Cool bonus note: If you win the giveaway and you already own these titles, you’ll get something else!) These three punk’d fairy tale… Continue reading

An iconic classic, the Eye of Argon! (To Write and Have Written)

“The Eye of Argon” is generally considered to be the worst piece of writing every produced in English — but is that fair? Let’s talk about the history behind — and then do a live reading of — the iconic disaster, “The Eye of Argon.” And then let’s talk about… Continue reading

The Many Mental States of A Creative Project (and Handling Them!) (To Write And Have Written)

It’s really easy to get caught up in the emotional streams of creating, and that can be great — or destructive. Let’s talk through some common and predictable moods so we know they’re coming and know what to do with them. Video (from Twitch and YouTube): Transcript: Hi. Welcome. Yeah.… Continue reading

Giftmas 2021: The Thrilling Conclusion!

You might know that every year I join Rhonda Parrish and a coterie of authors for Giftmas, a blog tour to raise funds for the Edmonton food bank. This year we have a goal of raising $1200 CAD, which will provide 3600 meals through the exponential leverage of bulk non-profit… Continue reading

Cards on the way

Every year I send Christmas cards to readers who want one (and now to my Patreon fam too). I design a new holiday postcard and send it to anywhere in the world it’s requested (barring current USPS international restrictions, thanks DeJoy). It’s fun! It is, however, a lot of signing.… Continue reading

Kin & Kind, at last

So I was having an exchange with someone who ordered a paperback copy of Kin & Kind for a friend, trying to make sure she understood that it would not reach her friend before Christmas, and was that still okay? “I’m ordering it for her before the book was even… Continue reading

Untethered: Another Horse Anthology

Do you remember the Equus anthology, full of magical horses? We’re doing it again. Unicorns locked away in the cargo holds of spaceships, becoming roller skating phenoms or leaving sparkly rainbow poop in a poor bartender’s living room are just the start. There’s a demi-god trying to figure out where Pegasus… Continue reading

The Last Monarch

While that sounds like an epic book title /makes note/, in this case it’s referring to a monarch butterfly. (Who is also pretty epic, as they’re about to make the massive migration journey to Mexico, which is a long haul for a little butterfly!) First, let me share this cool… Continue reading