Tales from the Raven

Science News has an article about restoring scent to individuals who have little or no sense of smell.  The research is fascinating in its own right, but it’s also got me thinking about how individuals learn that one of their senses isn’t working as it should.
For example, it’s not uncommon for children who need glasses to be unaware [...]

I’ve wondered about Readercon, because the program looks so good and it seemed more writer oriented than fan focused.  Now I’ve read Pat Esden’s report, and feel gently tinged with green.
However, I’ve been thinking about the whole con experience and the writer’s benefits from a con and came up with a list of what I’d want out of [...]

I love rain.
Glorious, thunderous, torrential, pounding, drenching rain.
You must remember, I grew up out west.  In Utah, and right next door to the desert.  I can remember only a small handful of big storms from my childhood, and each was an Event.  Like watching the surf pound, or coming out on a winter morning to [...]

The last of our company left today.  We’ve had at least one extra person in the house since the second week of June, and our total number of people bedding down reached about twenty.  Surprisingly, everyone was accomodated, there were no bloody spats over couch territory, and the left-overs do not exceed the space limitations [...]

My flash story, Ghost Spider, has been accepted by AlienSkin and is scheduled to appear in there Aug./Sep issue.
The editor referred to it as my ‘creepy little tale’, which is an apt description, but connoisseur’s of the taste of souls will especially appreciate it.

I really wanted to hold this post until I had pictures to go with it, but at this rate I think that would be Christmas.
We gathered up the troupe on the Fourth (extra people in the house totalling just over 20) and went to watch fireworks at the State Fairgrounds.
We got there just in time to find parking, [...]

I really enjoyed the Ruins cover that Hadley Rille Press has posted for the last while, so when they said we extraterrestrial ruins people would be coming out under a new cover, I was nervous.
But it looks good.  In fact, I think I like this Guillaume le Tual version just as well as the Bob Eggleton cover [...]

I’ve finally looked up and realized July has arrived.  Might have had something to do with the fireworks last night.  More on that later.  For now, I wanted to post the July demotivator from 101 Reasons to Stop Writing.

Maybe I’m just contrary (maybe?), but if I ever feel discouraged over a rejection, I can check [...]