Catching up on my reading

With Lady of Temia complete and off to the editor, I have had time to catch up on my reading. Well, not the New Yorkers or the Atlantic. I’m only one person; there’s only so much I can do. So. Books. Since just about everyone I know has had a book out from Nightshade this year, I’ve basically dropped most of my money there. Never Knew Another by JM McDermott. Demons walk in Dogsland, and Read more…

The new office — out of the pantry at last! (Soon.)

Under the category of life changes, I will soon have a new office. I’m conflicted though. So many books and short stories have been written in my little pantry, with the washer and dryer going behind me, and temptations in the pantry to my right. How can I leave my space, my cocoon? Fairly easily as it turns out, now that the opportunity has presented itself. We had to do repairs to the ceiling in Read more…

A writer’s Sunday — riding, writing, cooking

My friend Michelle invited me out to visit her horse, Strider, a stunning half-Arabian, half-Andalusian gelding. Strider is a pip. He’s young and spirited, and Michelle has her work cut out for her, but oh my goodness, he knows how to work and he is so willing (once he gets his ya-yas out) that you can tell he is going to settle into a really good horse. When we got out to the farm where Read more…