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The Enpocketing
Some time ago, (judging by photo dates, November 2022) I decided to put pockets on some of my clothes that didn’t have pockets. Let’s face it, it’s all for my cell phone. We now live in a world where you Read more
Blathering
The Audacity of Contentment
Our society doesn’t want us to be content. We are bombarded, daily, with aspirational videos of how clear our skin could be, how thin our thighs, how glittering our swimming pool with the ocean view over it… all aimed at Read more
Life
My Year in Not Writing
I wonder if all my focus on what I’m doing as a writer means, well, that in ten years or so I’ll look back and forget anything I did that wasn’t writing? So here are some things that happened this Read more
Announcement
Marie Tour 2025
How is it the year 2025?? I feel like we’re moving past “jet pack” and into “If man is still alive…” Anyway, I have a book coming out in July. Galactic Hellcats 2: Andrei and the Hellcats! So I am Read more
Excerpts or Whole Work
Home is Dinner Every Night
There was an essay contest on the theme of “What is home?” and though I didn’t win, I did end up on the short list. So, here’s what I wrote. A little slice of autobiographic essay. Home is Dinner Every Read more
Writing
My 2024 Author Year in Review
It’s that time! Looking back, it was a chaotic year. I worked harder at self-promotion, I had ten stories come out, but my year was really marked by teaching. I taught: Not to mention all the panels I did at Read more
Announcement
State of the Blog
I have managed to blog almost every week for over a year now. I’m proud of the accomplishment, but I do feel somewhat burned out. Was it worth it, writing the past fifty blog posts? In some ways. I have Read more