I found shoes
I found my shoes today. It was an exciting moment. I also unpacked some more boxes, and yet there are always more. More more more. We are trying to decide whether or not to a) get updated phones, b) if…
Home
We are back home. That has a very odd ring to it to me. We lived in Montana for 14 years and both our kids were born there. We have a number of friends there and a lot of memories.…
My Amazing and Stupendously Interesting Interview with DB Jackson
Hello everyone! Today I’m really delighted to have my friend DB Jackson (aka David Coe) here for an interview about his new book, Thieves’ Quarry, sequel to Thieftaker. He’s an awesome person and a tremendous writer and I’m so happy…
Moving on up, moving on out
I can now officially announce that I am not longer a professor at the University of Montana Western. Today I resigned, turned in all my keys and equipment, and left. We also signed on our house, so we have officially…
ugly toe
this is my ugly toe: Not sure you can see the bruises that well, but it’s quite purpley blue. I am so talented. Tomorrow we drive to MT to close on the house. That will happen Weds. God willing and…
A snippet
In liu of talking about crappy days, I give you this, a snippet of the WIP: On either side, flat stone had been mortared into solid square pillars designed to hold a majestic iron gate. The majesty was all gone…
No aliens here
No aliens came and blew up Salem during the fourth. It was a good day and good to be together as a family. We took an enormous load of cardboard to the recycler today. it was nice to clear space…
Today
I discovered that this is the last year that there’s a performance of Star Trek in the park in Portland this summer. Trouble with Tribbles. Totally going to go if it kills me. Can’t find shoes. I know they are…
Damn and Damn Again
The news worsens with my friend with spinal meningitis/encephalitis. She has a blood clot in her leg and has been sent to Salt Lake City. Because she also has a brain bleed, treatment is tricky. Praying hard for her. On…