Since the very first convention I attended, I wanted to be on programming. This was partially because I saw how BAD some people were at it, and I knew I could be GOOD. I knew how to keep a conversation Read more…
Blog post idea suggested by Steven Doyle She shrugged, modestly, and we marveled at a list of random things. “An old man with a toothache, daughter and son argue about lemons, sisters lost in a department store.” It was a Read more…
A wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt looks like a wealthy politician in jeans and a t-shirt. Part of it is the skin. People who work outdoors, especially people with pale skin, end up with more texture to their Read more…
Blog post topic suggested by Shelli Snyder A fun way to make your science fiction future world feel aged-into is to include skills your characters have that they can’t use anymore. Maureen McHugh once confessed to me that she was Read more…
Hubby Brian, his brother John, and I decided to eat as many burgers as we could during Cleveland Burger Week (July 8 to 14 this year). Various restaurants around the area offer up a burger for a standard, low price, Read more…
Sometimes, someone will ask to reprint one of my stories. This is like finding money in my pocket. No new work, all the rewards! I have had 10 stories reprinted a total of 22 times, all by request from the Read more…
In my blog post on overcoming bitterness, I talk about wanting to act like the person future-famous-me would be proud to have been. It sometimes helps, to remind myself of that, when I read about someone’s three-book deal or this Read more…