Submiting out of Stubborness

Writing

Last week, before our trip, I got Icarus ready to go to Trabuco Road.  They reopened their submissions on March 3rd, or there abouts, so my plan was to be ready and submit as soon as they opened.  But with issues stacked on excuses, I didn’t sit down to send it ’til last night. It was all

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An Ostrich at Heart

Home in the Rookery, The Human Condition

I’ve noticed something.  I have a tendency to ignore small, nuisance problems with more studious avoidance the longer they’ve been bugging me. Bigger problems are okay.  I guess my psych knows they won’t just disappear, no matter how fine the sand in which I bury my head. But the little things–fixing some online error which

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Liquid Money

Home in the Rookery, Rumblings

Our recent travels left me with a mental picture in my mind in which an airport bigwig is directing his subordinate. Bigwig: “We have a new rule.  No more liquids carried on to flights.” Peon: “Yes, sir.  Does that include water?” Bigwig: “Absolutely.  Water represents a grave threat to our national security.” Peon: “Even newly purchased, still sealed

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Online Again

Home in the Rookery

We headed west for a wedding early last week, but as I had every intention of spending plenty of time blogging I said no online goodbyes. After the disfunction of my laptop, numerous internet problems in the hotel, and a week of hurry and scurry, I’m home again and will finally-at last-be spending time blogging. 

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Happy Rainbows

Speculative Science

I came across this photo of rare upside-down rainbows.  I’d never heard of such a thing, myself.  The sight is setting my brain churning in all kinds of desperate writerly-sf directions. What if a world existed that only had these up-curved rainbows?  There’d be no dreams of leprechauns and pots of gold, no lucky puddles

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Are We Done with the Oscars Yet?

Rumblings

Am I the only one who doesn’t care a twit about the Oscars?  I’ve never watched them yet, and don’t plan to unless someone I know personally is nominated–so I’m pretty safe.  And while I did have an interest in movies/actors who won awards during the years that the LOTR movies were in the running,

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This Week In Words 2-25-07

Writing

Dado >n. the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part. a groove cut in the face of a board, into with the edge of another board is fixed. the part of a pedestal between the base and

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Free Read of Voice of the Sea

Writing

I’ve posted my mer story, Voice of the Sea, over in the Baen’s Universe Slush Conference.  This is the story I’ve oft refered to as my ‘Keela’ story, and was a quarter-finalist at WOTF.  You get to it through the Bar link, which may require a sign in/password, then drop down to the slush conference for

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Top Plusses of Geeky Guys

6 CommentsJust for Laughs

Here’s a funny list I couldn’t resist posting, Why Geeks and Nerds are Worth it . . ., which I linked to through John Scalzi’s blog.  A few favorites would be: 1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they’re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the

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