Cedar Sanderson's Blog, page 30
February 24, 2022
Dreaming
The First Reader and I have been building castles in the air. They look more like low brick ranch houses, but that’s just because it’s his beau-ideal of a home. We will, soon, be ready to house hunt, in the meantime we are dreaming, making lists, and plotting for the next step towards having …
February 22, 2022
Odd Prompts: Warmup
“Tell me about spring.” He nestled close to her, his eyes heavy, his body too warm. She tucked the blanket around him and accepted the snuggle. It was hard for the littles. They didn’t understand so many things. Sick was one of them. Spring was another. “Once upon a time…” She began. He looked up …
February 17, 2022
Past Reflects Future
I always feel a little hesitant to offer any analysis of current events. For one thing, it seems that these days, everything is political, will I, nil I. For another, it’s outside my realm. I am not that erudite and intellectual as to think that my observations are weighty and worthy of proclaiming. Besides which, …
February 15, 2022
Odd Prompts: Magnetic Repulsion
A little snippet of a SF romance. Written my way. *** The first time they met could best be described as a case of magnetic repulsion. Their eyes met across the void between them, and the force of their attraction flipped them violently around. “It sounds better when you put it that way.” She was …
February 14, 2022
Death on the Nile: Movie Review
My son took me to see Death on the Nile. It was sweet and funny, because he gets free tickets as a perk with his job, and he’d seen the posters and knew very little about the movie, only that he thought I’d enjoy it. I enthusiastically fell in line with his plan. Not only …
February 13, 2022
Tired Art: How-to
First, you try to do far too much, and get yourself to the point where all you really want to do is sleep but first, art. More seriously, this technique is what I do if I’m sick, or exhausted, but I want to keep to my daily San Check of making a piece of art …
February 12, 2022
Certainty
I’m sitting here quietly. I’ve written the Mad Genius post, my dear husband brought me coffee, but the apartment is mostly dark still. The laptop is warm on my legs, and honestly I just am not yet ready for lights, action, cooking… I’m working on learning how to relax. This is a good season of …
February 8, 2022
Odd Prompts: To Arms
No one expected there to be red pandas in the Sussex Arms. Which was, of course, why they were there. Dan peered over his half-moon readers at them, his gray fringed head gleaming under the new LED lights everyone hated in the ancient pub. There were two of them, and they were Shelby’s fault. She …
February 7, 2022
You can’t tell a horse
A friend and I were talking, and she was telling me her planned technique for wrangling a young steer. Farmgirl is using a variant on the Johnson method for horsebreaking, at least as I understand it, to get the steer used to her being on the end of the line, and in time and with …
The Ratel Saga
The Ratel Saga, story by Lawdog, and illustrated by yours truly, is available to purchase! The decision was made to make it available in ebook as a comic, as well as a coloring or activity book, because, well, it’s such fun! Almost 60 pages of meticulously labeled drawings of African wildlife accompany the very funny …
