The Year Behind Us
It's one of those years where the less said the better? It's one of those years you'd never believe unless you lived through it? It's one of those years. What did I publish this year? Some good things, if you ask this writer. But what does this writer know -- she can't sell a collection […]
Unfollows Are Free
They say to keep writing. Keep writing, they say! I couldn't write today, not until right now, as I'm putting these words down. Will I press "publish"? It's a very good question. Today, I made a post on Facebook where I asked those who voted for DJT to unfollow me. (I dislike FB a great […]
In the Otherwise Dark
After an especially long and frustrating day, where I felt unheard and unseen, I wrote "In the Otherwise Dark." It is one of those rare stories that comes out in a single session, where you forget to eat lunch because the words are coming with such speed and surety. When I finished, I wasn't quite […]
Every Winter
What is creativity? What is the thing that sets off that spark? I often think of it as the Big Bang -- we don't exactly know, but there is something that set events in motion. A collision, one idea striking another. Sometimes, in order to preserve the resulting spark, a writer or artist needs to […]
Strange California
Is the photo of the door in the rock at Big Sur real or Photoshopped? This is the question that will plague you about California: did I just see what I think I saw...? That couldn't have possibly been real... Josie said she saw one under the rotting length of Manhattan Pier, trailing bright through […]
Octoblerfest 2016
There is a ridiculous tradition on Twitter where, upon the arrival of Halloween month, nearly everyone changes their name to something spooky. Last year I realized my name had some built in awesome when it came to the month of October. How easy to make that Octobler, and thus another ridiculous tradition was born! This […]
I Loved Star Trek Beyond
I did not watch original Trek during its original run, being that I wasn't yet upon this earth. Growing up geek, I always caught a few episodes when they ran on whatever channel in whatever syndication, but I never invested. Until The Next Generation showed up. TNG nabbed my interest right away -- ridiculous space […]
Rage Against the Machine
I've been home from Launchpad Astronomy Workshop for more than a month now (!) and I keep meaning to write about the experience, but I keep not doing it. The world has been a little overwhelming since I got back and there's been a book release and short stories aplenty-- and let's face it, 2016 […]
The Kraken Sea Giveaway
You found it washed up on the shell-shore and weren't sure what it was, not even when you slid your hand under its surprising warmth and it curled around your wrist. Among the hollow shells, it alone was flush with life. Last week, The Kraken Sea (Apex Book Company) burst into the world, and this […]
The Indigo Mantis
Today, The Indigo Mantis kicks off The Book Smuggler's Superhero Series. I am delighted to have a part in this adventure, and hope you'll come by and read my inspirations behind the story, and the story itself! Indi is on the trail of the insidious creature who killed her father -- and is having some […]