Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
Having lost one baby, I’m perpetually worried about my current baby. Kiddo#4 checks out fine in every way possible and is even measuring a bit ahead. But that’s logic, and I’m not logical all the time. Let’s just take a…
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Keep in mind that THIS is what happens when you take someone with a dual-degree in English and Religious Studies who went on for an MA in English, and then you have her read The Lorax a hundred times. If…
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Chapter two of Seven Archangels: Annihilation has been posted over at MindFlights Magazine. In other writing news, with two days to go in the voting, “Winter Branches” is still sitting in the number two slot over at the Preditors and…
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I’m going to indulge the fantasy every writer has, which is talking endlessly about her book. Well, not endlessly. But I’m still bummed about the agent thing, and I thought it might be neat if I select my favorite moment…
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Earlier this week, I finished my first pair of knitted socks: I cast on too tightly, so they wouldn’t go over my heel. Easy enough: I changed plans and did a short enough foot that they fit Kiddo#2, who is…
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If you’re fasting, does tasty lip balm compromise the fast?
The Good: I now have an audio promo for my novel. The voices you’ll be hearing belong to Ivy and Jason. The Bad: I spoke today to my literary agent, and he’s made a business decision to get out of…
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As I’ve posted here before, my story Winter Branches is up for voting at the annual Preditors and Editors poll for best SFF short story. “Winter Branches” is about a guardian angel whose charge has gone to Hell. Voting is…
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Kiddo#1 has been working on a project about an explorer since early December. It’s broken down into stages. Today is the final stage, their “explorer fair” at school. At breakfast, he asked me what Magellan wore. I took a guess….
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My Patient Husband stayed home sick today, and within an hour I was down for the count too. It’s a headache and sheer exhaustion. Kiddo#3 is watching WAY more television today than he’s normally allowed. He loves it when we’re…
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