Tales from the Raven

I owe this book my sanity. Not only in the here and now, for giving me something real and funny to keep me going through my math class, but also for saving me from the wonderful world of worm pee, hand-pollination, and all-out war with the local flora and fuana. Which is to say, I [...]

How much do your rejection letters weigh?  Do they add up to a pound? Imagine you had an ancient scale.  You take it out, dust it off, and set it on the desk.  Now pile your rejection letters on one side.  What would you place on the other?  Missing your favorite show for three years [...]

They’ve got a discussion going on over at Cinematical comparing the merits of sci fi films, esp. Star Wars and Serenity. I personally would rather watch Firefly (I have the complete set) over Star Wars, but I might choose Star Wars over Serenity. Of course, I refer only to the original three Star Wars shows.  [...]

I decided to submit to a Ruins anthology that closes to submissions on April 15th.  I’ve got a story idea that will be a blast to write and is all plotted out–but it’s yet to be started. Given my usual story word count of around 7 or 8,000 words, after trimming, that means I’ll be writing a total [...]

Where would the world be without highly useful, helpful, and thoroughly obnoxious gadgets to beep at us? Picture a home.  All is peaceful and still (save perhaps the squables of children, but that’s just background noise).  Then the silence is broken– “Beep!”  We look up, on alert to place the sound. “Beep!”  The sound bounces in [...]

The latest round of pet food recalls includes Dingo Chicken Jerky for Ferrets.  Luckily my carpet sharks prefer another brand–but just in case, I think we’ll lay of the treats for awhile. Can’t imagine why, but I feel no enthusiasm at the thought of witnessing/experiencing salmonella posioning just now.

I don’t know where I was when everyone else was picking up their roman numerals–perhaps making a braided rug from rainbow socks, or befriending a hive of bees–but I wasn’t sorting out the little V’s and X’s. Now, because of the WOTF contest, I want to know what they mean!  So here’s a link that [...]