M.E. Garber's Blog, page 19
October 30, 2016
The Passing of a Great Influence
Sheri S. Tepper passed away over a week ago, at age 87. Many people came out immediately with eulogies and remarks on the influence she had on science fiction, and personally, but it’s taken me this long while to reconcile … Continue reading →
October 24, 2016
Where Went October?
It’s already the end of October? My neighborhood is already fully invested in it’s over-the-top Halloween decor. We put up our (more reserved) decor offerings yesterday, in the cool and lovely 76F day (except for the cardboard bats–they’ll go up … Continue reading →
October 7, 2016
End of the Long Quiet
No, I haven’t run off to Fiji, or joined a Mars exploration team. I’ve just been…you know…busy. This week, with Hurricane Matthew closing in, I’ve been under the insidious influence of pressure changes, which gave me raging headache–on top of … Continue reading →
September 21, 2016
Autumn Equinox
Tomorrow is the autumn equinox, that time when daylight and nighttime are given equal 12-hours portions of the day. It’s nature’s divide between summer and fall, here in the northern hemisphere (and winter and spring in the southern hemisphere). When I lived … Continue reading →
September 6, 2016
The End of Summer, and Alligator Anniversary
And so, we’ve passed beyond the gate of Labor Day weekend into September and thus, into fall. But what a weekend it was. First of all, let me acknowledge that it’s also my anniversary weekend, which makes it more happy than … Continue reading →
September 1, 2016
Believable…
And I’m a Finalist in Writers of the Future Q2, but not a Winner. Which is sad, but not heart-wrenching. I mean, I never expected to make it to Finalist (Woo-hoo!), but somehow my story did. And yet, it would’ve been … Continue reading →
August 17, 2016
A Little Help Getting Over Wednesday
It’s the middle of a very long week, and I’m needing some oomph getting over this hill and sliding down the into the end–so here are some fun things to help the day along: 1)A squirrel-eye view of traveling through … Continue reading →
August 14, 2016
Life in a Garden (or, Who Wants Pumpkin?)
Behind all that writing, I have a garden–as you may have heard around these blog parts. Since coming back from Taos Toolbox, I’ve been furiously trying to play “catch up” with the weeds and plants that went haywire for 2 … Continue reading →
August 3, 2016
That Good News…
Remember way back when–all the way back in June–when I mentioned good news I couldn’t share yet? Well, now I can: Fantasy Scroll Magazine is going to publish my SF story, “Catching and Letting Go” in their August edition! Why yes, … Continue reading →
July 27, 2016
Unbelievable!
You know how sometimes, every once in a great while, life throws you such a curve that you simply don’t know what to make of it? Do you recall that feeling of expectant suspension, as you simply stand waiting for … Continue reading →
