Apparently, You Might Be a Double Dork

Not sure why that’s up twice.  Excepting the vehemence of my irritation, of course.  And I can’t see how to delete an entire post…but I’ll get it figured out.  Wish I could say the same of my dealings with Dork. Later: Okay, got that fixed, and learned something about my site, too.  Yay me.

You Might Be a Dork If…

You respond to a Craigslist ad, email the person on and off negotiating for the better part of a week, settle on acceptable terms, and then confess– That you live over an hour drive away from the lister, in another city, and would they mind bringing the item to you or meeting somewhere halfway?

EDF Anthology

I’m delighted to report that Every Day Fiction has decided to include Storm’s Rising in their year’s end anthology.  My understanding is the antho will be hard copy, and will hopefully be available before Christmas. Since Storm’s Rising is easily my favorite of my flash pieces, I have to give the editors an extra big thanks for giving it this second

Dragging Out the Writing Report

It may be almost midnight on Friday night, but I have completed my word count goal for the week.  So, here’s the word-o-meter, And, ta-da!  It looks fabulous!  How is she getting through the novel so fast, they wonder.  Well… After consulting various experts in the field, and chattering about the relativity of writing wisdom

A Well-loved Shack

Apparently this shack’s got something priceless inside.  A truck followed us down the road to where I was taking a picture for my Facebook album and asked what we were up to, very polite, but still inquiring.  When we told them I just wanted some pictures, they were cool with it.  They had to be attentive, they explained.  They’d had

Losing Track of Time

Last night I finished my writing early, and decided to call my parents.  They’re both night owls, and besides have a two hour time difference, so they’re the ideal people to call if I want to chat for a bit when it’s too late to call any sane person.  Besides–they’re my parents–it’s always good to

Researching Swans

I have a people in my wip that sometimes spend time in swan form.  Lovely but dangerous, they are the guardians of the portals.  When you look at a pic like this, it’s easy to see the origin of my inspiration.                           I’ve found some info that