Tales from the Raven

I came across this photo of rare upside-down rainbows.  I’d never heard of such a thing, myself.  The sight is setting my brain churning in all kinds of desperate writerly-sf directions.
What if a world existed that only had these up-curved rainbows?  There’d be no dreams of leprechauns and pots of gold, no lucky puddles at [...]

Am I the only one who doesn’t care a twit about the Oscars?  I’ve never watched them yet, and don’t plan to unless someone I know personally is nominated–so I’m pretty safe.  And while I did have an interest in movies/actors who won awards during the years that the LOTR movies were in the running, [...]

Dado >n. the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part.
a groove cut in the face of a board, into with the edge of another board is fixed.
the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice. 
Proxemics [...]

I’ve sent Ghost Spider off to Abyss and Apex (even though it’s an iffy match) and Star’s Seduction off to Strange Horizons.
Wish them luck!

I’ve posted my mer story, Voice of the Sea, over in the Baen’s Universe Slush Conference.  This is the story I’ve oft refered to as my ’Keela’ story, and was a quarter-finalist at WOTF.  You get to it through the Bar link, which may require a sign in/password, then drop down to the slush conference for [...]

Here’s a funny list I couldn’t resist posting, Why Geeks and Nerds are Worth it . . ., which I linked to through John Scalzi’s blog. 
A few favorites would be:
1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they’re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? [...]

You may have noticed my sudden breach in spam detection–I obviously need to up the controls.  What’s puzzling is why I’m suddenly getting plastered, and how they’re getting through my spam block.
Not that my detections are so great, just that the ‘bots didn’t get through before.  And if they had to bust in on the party, couldn’t they [...]

I think I recieved my first candygram at age 8 or 9, but my most memorable was certainly the one my husband and I recieved when we were married.  It was filled with such darling comments as:  When the bride get CHUNKY and pops her BUTTONS you can buy her DIET food . . . [...]

I burned some CDs last night. 
Not noteworthy?  Well, brace yourself.  This is getting noted because . . .
It was my first time!
Incredible, really.  I don’t know how someone can grow up in the Nineties, have friends in college burning party music right and left, marry a computer-savvy guy, and live in a household with multiple [...]

I came across this interpretive list of flower meanings on Yahoo buzz.

Rose (Love)
Orchid (A Belle)
Iris (My Compliments)
Calla Lily (?)
Sunflower (Pure thoughts)
Amaryllis (Splendid beauty)
Tulip (Declaration of love)
Carnation (Pride and beauty)
Hydrangea (Heartfelt)
Bird of Paradise (Joyfulness)

Chrysanthemum (Fidelity)
Daffodil (Chivalry)
Tiger Lily (I dare you to love me)
Anthurium (Hospitality)
Peony (Bashful)
Lilac (Youthful innocence)
Gerbera Daisy (?)
Anemone (Anticipation)
Aster (Patience)
Stargazer Lily (?)

I wonder how many [...]