As mentioned before, I was a medieval reenactment fighter (SCA). I was super bad at it, too. How bad? In ten years of fighting, the farthest I ever made it in a double elimination tournament was three rounds. For comparison, an Read more…
In sixth grade, we were given the assignment to draw a self-portrait and then write six words that described ourselves. It was a lesson on adjectives. I picked “Obnoxious”, “Fat”, “Loquacious”, “Stupid”, “Grotesque”, and “lazy.” I was bitterly proud of Read more…
Here is my Obligatory Awards Eligibility Post for 2015. You know, in case you happen to have nomination rights for the Nebula or Hugo or Year’s Best Anthologies Left In This Coffee Shop. I had two pro fiction sales that 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 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 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 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 Read more…