2015 Rumpled Review
2015 began with a bang as Amaskan’s Blood went out into the world, hit several Amazon Top 100 Bestseller lists, and brought my first book launch event. I had mighty plans for 2015–grandiose plans of writing, writing, and writing. A Read More…
Winter Wish on the Solstice
Winter solstice…the shortest day of the year. The day when it’s dark at 3:30 PM in Seattle, and everyone sighs with relief that eventually the sun will return. It’s also the day of my birth, which is always interesting as Read More…
Flashback Friday: A Christmas Carol
This week’s Flashback Friday: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Some folks are probably asking what in the world does A Christmas Carol have to do with science fiction and fantasy? This classic is so deeply rooted in our literature Read More…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! We’ll be heading out this evening for a vegetarian Thanksgiving with friends, but until then, we’ll be spending our Thanksgiving in the Wasteland… 2015 has been…interesting. It hasn’t been without its fair share of drama and chaos, but Read More…
Word Counts & Contracts
I figured it was time for a bit of an update on my “kick-my-ass-into-this-rewrite” November. I’m currently sitting at a smidge over 20K words, though if all were going according to plan, I’d be sitting at 36K. So I’m behind Read More…
Flashback Friday: Cats & Netflix
This week’s Flashback Friday: Cats & Netflix Cats & Netflix…not really a Flashback Friday so much as a Flashback to last week. I have no real reason to have this categorized as a Flashback Friday other than my want to Read More…
Dear Irving ISD
Dear Irving ISD, (No, scratch that.) Dear Every School in America (but mostly Texas), I grew up in Texas. I graduated high school and married my husband in Texas. And after that, I taught middle school for 12 years in Read More…
I Hate Moving, Except When It’s Pretty
I figured it was time for a moving update… We spent two days moving into our temporary housing, which is longer than it should ever take someone to move into a furnished place. We’d load up as much as would Read More…
Giving is Greater
I’ll probably avoid Facebook today, if for no other reason than I’m insanely busy having just moved, but I will also avoid it because of the profound grief and anger that lives online on 9/11. Everyone has their opinions and Read More…
Typical Writer Afternoon
So amidst the chaos of moving before they gut the condo to repair the flood damage, I’m trying oh-so-hard to get work done. I thought it was time that I share with you the typical writer afternoon…with cats. I want Read More…
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