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Sunday Brunch

Well, actually this was Saturday brunch for the First Reader and I, and it’s partly because when I’m writing and it’s not going well, I bake. And cook, and clean, and… Anyway. About a week ago, while visiting in Kentucky, I realized that the funny little tufts of green in the folk’s yard, sticking up […]

Taking My Peeves for a Walk

  This reader has a few pet peeves. Most of the time I just avoid them, but once in a while I put them on a leash and take them for a stroll, because I am also a writer, and knowing where the peeve has gone lets me avoid annoying my readers. Just be careful […]

Review: Mostly Murder

This was a great find. One of the pulp paperbacks I picked up as part of a bundle at the Peddlar’s Market a while back, Frederic Brown’s collection of crime short stories, Mostly Murder, has some real zingers in it. They aren’t all terribly mysterious, but his obsession with carnivals and circuses, tough guys and […]

Rabbit Trails

Yesterday I couldn’t write. Took me a while to figure out why. The day before I had gotten off the rails in Trickster Noir, flashing back and telling a story third-person about Lom’s boyhood. It was a fun little story, and will likely get finished and published as a stand-alone. But it didn’t fit in […]

Review: Wild Food!

Vegetarian Wild Game Cookbook by Rick Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars What’s not to like? If you hunt, this will be an invaluable companion for tasty meals from your kill, and plenty of chuckles as you read the introduction. I knocked a star off because it includes raccoon recipes, and we all know […]

Pixie Noir Smashwords Release

Pixie Noir is now available through Smashwords in multiple formats, and will soon be available in other popular ebook retailers, as well. “To those of you who thought there was nothing new worth reading in Fantasy: Pixie Noir proves that you are wrong. The pace picks up throughout, so save this book for a weekend, or […]

Revew: Strange tales, Weird West

A while back I offered to review Strange Trails, an anthology edited by James Palmer, for Amazing Stories Magazine. I’m not sure what to call this genre, other than, of course, strange. It’s a Wild West, all right, with robots, ghosts, bound spirits, Pinkerton Men, and a large dollop of Lovecraftian Horror. I grew up […]

Late Again

I think I have posted late every day this week. However, I have also written about 15K words on Trickster Noir, gotten a bunch of other things done, and it was my first full week off from school, so I will beg your pardons and try to do better next week. Tomorrow’s post is already […]

On the Road

I’m on the road to Kentucky this morning, in the rain, but I get three hours to talk to my First Reader, which I am looking forward to! My post is over at Mad Genius Club, if you’re looking for ideas to keep you writing even when a block shows up. I have this mental […]

The Door Into Summer

The dog and I are both looking for it, today. Heinlein’s classic tale of time travel, the hard way, inspired me to create a piece of art for a friend a while back, and I thought I would share today. The dragons are obviously not part of the story, but his dog – now ours […]