I like to think I’m a very mellow person. Okay, so my mother thinks I’m too quick to temper, and coworkers think I’m hilariously blunt (or sometimes an oddball sitting quietly in her own world,) but I see myself as really chill. It might have something to do with being diagnosed with hypertension at 27… Continue reading Speaking things into existence
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Well…
2021 is off to an interesting start. Late last year I was enticed by the idea of starting a bullet journal. I am not good at keeping journals but it turns out this bullet journal thing is huge. I wanted a physical book I could decorate myself but instead I have an app for a… Continue reading Well…
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021!
It is now 3 days into the new year. 2020, for various reasons, I didn’t do a lot. 2021, I have a lot of plans. I’m a writer who doesn’t write a lot, a reader with a mile high to-be-read pile, and a karateka whose training has been seriously derailed. (If any of my instructors… Continue reading Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021!
What I Got Done in 2020 – Award Eligibility Post
This year started off really great when I think about it. My first ever short story, “The Epic of Sakina” was republished in Podcastle in January. It feels like a lifetime ago with everything that followed. That said, I did manage to get one new thing published this year, for anyone making lists: Short Story:… Continue reading What I Got Done in 2020 – Award Eligibility Post
Halfway there
So, I’ve been writing this one particular YA novel for a decade now. It was supposed to be the start of a pentalogy but getting the first book right has been a struggle at best. Well, anyway, I’ve now gotten to the halfway point of that first book. Yay! To celebrate, I went to review… Continue reading Halfway there
