Gorey Fun

Posted by on May 20, 2010 in Blog Fun, Family, Love, Web Fun, Writing |

I read books illustrated by Gorey when I was a kid, but never knew there was a name for the little buggers. Well, now some genius came along and took the alphabet book idea one step further. So, for all you Lost-slash-Gorey fans, here’s some extra cool fun.

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Surprised by Rain

Posted by on Apr 22, 2010 in Blog Fun, Family, Love, Web Fun, Writing |

Without and With Mountains. So here I am, busily typing away at one of the zillion projects I have going and suddenly I smell something you just don’t smell here in Tucson all that often: rain. I just had to tell you. I look out the window next to and behind me a bit and sure enough, it’s raining! Not a lot, but enough to release a little of the oil on the Creosote leaves. If you haven’t been in a rain storm in the Sonoran...

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Oh Goodie. More bad stuff.

Posted by on Mar 27, 2010 in Blog Fun, General Ranting, Tags and Memes, Unavoidable Politics, Writing |

I’ve spent most of today applying for work and bidding for freelance jobs online. Mixed in with all of that is trying to keep up with publishing industry blogs and websites, podcasting, and grading essays. Right now I have two books in decidedly different stages of development–a young adult novel that is complete and in the hands of a couple of agents–fingers crossed–and a craft book (not a shock, eh?). With two kids, a...

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