I am profiled over at Eden Baylee’s blog today. Drop by and say hello to find out what lurks inside my mind lately. I suppose it’s the usual sort of thing, but Eden has some interesting questions that I have not had in an interview before, so maybe you will learn a few new things…
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FREE for International Short Story Day
Yes, the longest day of the year is devoted to the shortest of stories. Happy summer solstice — how are you spending the longest day of the year? I’m sharing some of my short stories that are available on the net for your reading pleasure, which ought to keep you busy a while: “Homework.” Flash…
News & The Ongoing Madness
I don’t know what I fundamentally do not understand about the process but the yardsale, as many already heard on Facebook and Twitter, was pretty much a bust. I sold a few things but I ended up abandoning the cause and leaving folks to loot as much as they wanted for free. Not all of…
Travel Twitterfeed
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Big News!
Okay, so remember how I got that form letter rejection from the Fulbright Foundation? Turns out that was an error. I’M GOING TO GALWAY! I got the phone call this morning (and yes, still nervous not to have something tangible to show but they assure me it’s real 🙂 and wow, was it hard to…
Things to Celebrate
UPDATE: I’ll be reading as the narrator for the College of Saint Rose Women’s Initiative’s presentation of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues Saturday night at 7pm. The show plays on Sunday at 3pm with my fabulous colleague and friend Angela Ledford as narrator. Tickets benefit Equinox. Girls Next Door will be performing at the interval….
BitchBuzz: Made (Over) in Dagenham & News
Good news: “High Plains Lazarus” finished 9th in the Predators & Editors poll for Best Horror Short of 2010. I seem to be the only woman in the top ten. Thanks to everyone for their support and voting. It’s always awkward asking people to vote for you, but I’m learning to be a little more…
Unexpected
Well, the most unexpected thing yesterday was the snow that fell after the weather report suggested no more than the possibility of some light rain. My first reaction was disbelief, then dismay as it continued to fall. We finally accumulated over an inch and a quarter. There’s something distressing about getting snow this early, though…
News Round-Up
Okay, the week has been massively mad — more than usual? Oh I don’t know! — and I feel like I am scrambling just to be caught up on something. Or maybe I’ll just distract you with this li’l doggie from CuteOverload. So… cute…! Yesterday Steve and I took the tour around Albany, going to…
Newsletter
You may have noticed a new box on the right to sign up for my newsletter. This will give you updates on my appearances and publications, and nothing else! I promise not to involve you in pyramid schemes or real estate dodges. I will however offer you freebies, beginning with the story “Tangled Up in…