Archive for April, 2009
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It’s no secret that I have the ugliest cat in history. Before you ask the picture above isn’t really her. In the two years we have owned Peep, it has been near impossible to snap a picture of her. Every time we get a camera out she runs in the opposite direction, shrieking in [...]
A Writer’s Thoughts on Writing
I’ve read my way through Frank Herbert’s Dune series and in the beginning of Heretics of Dune he has a commentary on when he was working on the series – “When I was writing Dune there was no room in my mind for concerns about the book’s success or failure. I was concerned only with [...]
Pulling for the Troops
Current mood: blissfulCategory: Life
It is my turn to blog ar Seven Wicked Writers today and here is what I posted:
I volunteer each month at my local library’s book sales and yesterday as we packed up our boxes and broke down the tables after another packed event, I was given an unusual request: pull two boxes of [...]
The Fine Line Between Legal and Not
With The Spell, His Eyes and Mistaken Bride out on submission and waiting for edits on Ghost of a Chance, Amazonia and The Photograph, I’ve been working on The Glass Cage, Book 2 of the McKenna crime series. The Glass Cage picks up after Kelly escapes the stalker in The Spell and this time she’s dealing [...]
Happy Friday
First I want to say, I had bummer of a week, regarding Hockey. As my dear friend Stephani was crowing about her Red Wings moving up on to the next round of playoffs, my St. Louis Blues got swept by the Vancouver Canucks. (Stephani, if I didn’t love you so much, I would hate you. [...]
Whoa ~ You’ve gone too far!!
I was reading morning headlines the other day and came across one that I found startling. Apparently the Supreme Court is hearing a case regarding a 13 yr old girl who’d been strip searched because of reports from another student that the girl in question had prescription-strength Ibuprofen. Apparently the school district bans students from [...]
I’m a Wing Nut.
I think it’s high time you all found out the truth about me. I’m a Wing Nut. Now that doesn’t mean you could find me in a hardware store, what I mean is I am totally and completely in love with the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. I have always been a fan, even [...]
Gobsmacked
Before I get into today’s blog ~ Congrats to Afshan for winning a free book by commenting on my birthday blog!
Okay, I’m gobsmacked. But before we get into why perhaps you’re wondering what the term means…
From http://www.thefreedictionary.com
gobsmacked
Adjective
Brit, Austral & NZ slang astonished and astounded
Adj. 1. gobsmacked - utterly astounded
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic [...]
Easter People
By A.J. Llewellyn
Last night I attended the penultimate event in my Greek Orthodox church’s social calendar: the resurrection service, which starts at 11pm and winds down around 2am. My friends and family arrived early, filling the entire front pew by 10 o’clock.
I’d like to say it’s because we’re so religious, but really, we like to [...]
Guardians for Life
The Marin Humane Society — the one in my county, has this wonderful program called Guardians for Life. It’s free service for looking out for your furfaces (and other animal companions) should you pass before they do. I signed up during their first year — it was right after my parents died 3 weeks to [...]
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