Quoth Og Mandino

"To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant; to surpass your own deeds is all."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

Harstine Island Writing Retreat 2012

So I’m back from my weekend writing retreat up on Harstine Island (on Puget Sound) where I enjoyed a wonderful, productive time in the company of several talented women writers.

I completed the first draft of a new short story (which is exciting, given that my short story output has been less than nil [...]

Orycon 33 Schedule

Orycon 33 is about six weeks away, apparently, and I have already received my programming schedule. Please find it reproduced it below for your viewing pleasure (and for my own reference.) Moderators are underlined. More info to come, surely.

Writers’ Meet & Greet Party Sample cheese and wine and mingle with fellow [...]

A nice weekend, with hookah

The weekend was sunny, bright and gay. It was full of social enjoyment. On Saturday evening I went out for drinks with Camille Alexa and heard about all the incredibly wonderful stuff that’s happening in her life. I got to meet several new-to-me Portland writers, and I got to watch other people smoking hookah [...]

What a day!

Of course I had the most incredible birthday yesterday because I have the bestest family and friends in the whole world. Cake and ice cream was eaten, presents were enjoyed, and I am braced to face my 42nd year of existence. Thank you all!

According to this very interesting site, the i-Ching hexagram for [...]

Merry Christmas!

What a nice Christmas it’s been so far, other than the staying up until 3:30 and then getting up at 5 a.m. part. But that pretty much comes with the territory on Christmas, and we had all the gifts open by 6:30, so hubby and I were able to go back to sleep while [...]