The Ideas that Rise and a snippet
I had this image pop into my head: A glass army. I thought about the fact that though the blood would run off them, it would still cling and dry and then I wondered how impervious they would be, if…
More Poetry
I heard the term “Alternative Facts” today. It reminds me of gaslighting. And this is what came to my heart: alternative facts say he loves you love tap love bites stop crying or he’ll love you so hard you…
Hate and the march
I’m so proud of all the marches across the country today. The turnout gives me great hope. I’m not a good poet, but this arose out of the last year, yesterday, and my fears going forward and this is the…
Whirlwind already
The past couple weeks have proven to be a whirlwind. Already. I’m almost done writing two different books. I plan to be done by the end of January. One is DCM 4, the other is this book that came out…
Writers Club
I’ve been doing a series of posts over at the Bookview Cafe Blog. I’m going to start mirroring them over here. They come under the heading of Writers Club. These are the Rules. Or Guidelines. Or something. Anyhow, here you…
Over the shoulder and straight ahead
It’s that time when we all look at the last year and make goals for next year. Looking back, last year was rough in a lot of ways. The world lost a lot of talented people, I lost friends, the…
In which I pass along words of–
I’ve been asked to put together a promotional blog post for my publisher. I can’t think of what to write because of brain fry. Husband and son decide that this is what I should write: Don’t be a Twit, Read…
Merry Christmas!
For those of you who celebrate, Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah for my Jewish friends and readers. For everybody else–actually, for all of us–I wish you a day of peace and joy with laughter and no room for anger and depression.…
Snippet
A taste of my sneak project: (no context for you!) “Are you saying Damon doesn’t get you hot and bothered?” I flushed. “Unfortunately, no. He does. And now that I have a little better idea what’s going on, I have…
Ugly Christmas Ornaments
Actually, I prefer to call them hideous. I look for them. I buy one each year. This I only started a couple years ago. This one is this year’s choice. I found it at Michael’s in the bargain bin. Made…
