Read a special guest post by author Jackie Keswick from Great Britain, who has interesting words to say about 4th of July. Good words. Heart-warming words. Words, which relate to her latest novella, The Power of Zero. This heart-warming, exciting… Read more
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Extreme morel foraging, and news from the writing front
Whatever happened to April? It’s gone, and it it weren’t for my Instagram posts, I’d have thought it was just a figment of my imagination. I spent a lot of it writing (for news, see below), and foraging for morels… Read more
It felt good at the time. (Also, new reader recs!)
I’m supposed to be writing, but I’ve been mostly fretting, and reading. Travel is coming up, it’s tax season, and I’ve switched karate instructors after, oh, 25 years. The main reason? Injuries. “But it felt good at the time” has… Read more
The dangers of wilderness dictation – plus a freebie story!
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I splurged on Dragon Dictate on the theory that sitting for prolonged periods is bad, and if I can dictate the rough draft of my stories into my phone app, I’ll… Read more
Emerging from the Anthology Workshop: cutting-edge short fiction
Oh, boy. And here I’d thought I’ve been taking risks in my writing, just because I write about gay dudes, or superpowers, or political scenarios! There’s nothing like being in the room with 40 other writers at the Anthology Workshop… Read more
Like a Torrent: book 2 of Disorderly Elements, cover reveal and free read!
A new cover reveal, and a free read! My fabulous cover designer has delivered a finished cover for book 2 of the Disorderly Elements series, Like a Torrent, written under my Olivette Devaux pen name with Mason Winters. Now, this… Read more
The cookie cookbook project – testing, testing…
Pundits have been telling us to “get a hobby during difficult times,” if just to do something other than be glued to media and watch the world burn. Because as informed and active as we all like to be, life… Read more
Chicken pot pie like a goosedown featherbed
Sometimes a food evokes more than just a flavor or a memory, which is exactly what happened when my husband and I met up with our friends, Lisa and Jim, at the Smallman Galley. We went through the usual dance… Read more
Vanocka – a Czech christmas bread recipe, and free story!
Vánočka is a braided Christmas bread, studded with raisins and other goodies, and part of the Czech holiday tradition. My grandmother had taught me the general recipe, and I taught my brother. Of course, when my brother had shown a… Read more
“Phoenix” Yuletide story for your pleasure! Yep, free.
Hi there, friends! I got this lovely review of a MM paranormal I wrote, which came with a free Yuletide story. However, I haven’t published the story anywhere, I just gave it away on my newsletter, so it’s hard for… Read more