Yeah, I get asked about my hair a lot. A LOT a lot. And weirdly, the questions are almost always the same three. I understand that, for the asker, this is their first time having this conversation, so I try to be friendly and funny and glib and I know Read more…
Remember those terrible health issues I was having? That got all better on their own? Not so much. Many people asked me, “Can you at least glean something from this experience to make a story?” Maybe? Someday? Mostly I’ve felt… Not quite here. I joked about having come up with Read more…
I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. First of all, that the doctors have finally figured out what is wrong with me and I will soon embark on a plan to heal! Treatment at last, rather than juts pain management. You can’t imagine the relief. Secondly, Analog has Read more…
When I was sixteen, I attended my first writing workshop, bringing with me my first attempt at a short story. It was a first draft, all rough, no editing, no outline beforehand. It was everything you would expect from a sixteen-year-old’s first short story. In a word, it was crap. Read more…
Zombie Hitler Vs. Neil Armstrong came out today. I sold the story… well, it was last summer I think. I got to use it for a public reading and it was well-received. (Meaning I cracked people up.) I still can’t believe I got paid for this. It was the easiest, Read more…
We were at Aunt Grace’s farm and her sons were playing battle in the snow. I wanted to play, too. They said I could be the princess they fought over. There was an igloo that would be my ‘tower’ and we set icicles in the doorway for bars. One of Read more…
So, this weekend was the Global Game Jam. My husband and I made a 3D game scripted from a text adventure. I started writing in Twine but attempts to import from Twine to Unity failed. If your only tool is a hammer, all your problems look like nails, so… uh, Read more…