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Harstine Island Writing Retreat 2012

M.K. Hobson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:11:16 +0000

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

M.K. Hobson — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:37:40 +0000

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

M.K. Hobson — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:26 +0000

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!

M.K. Hobson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:28:47 +0000

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!

M.K. Hobson — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:23:47 +0000

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 [...]

Conquering the world, one Website at a time

M.K. Hobson — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:40:15 +0000

It is with great pleasure that I announce the rollout of my most recent project—a brand new WordPress–driven Website for award-winning author Ekaterina Sedia. This follows work I’ve done for Genevieve Valentine and Sara Mueller. I really really enjoy working with writers. Why? Well, for one thing, you might [...]

OryCon, Day 1

M.K. Hobson — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:12:10 +0000

OK, so the fact that I even made it to OryCon yesterday was a triumph of willpower and a loving pharmacopeia of ADD medications because I was so completely, totally, utterly scatterbrained that I had to leave the house no fewer than 3 times before I was actually on the road to Lloyd Center, where [...]

OryCon, Ho!

M.K. Hobson — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:50:36 +0000

This weekend is OryCon, my hometown con, the first con I ever attended so it occupies a very fond spot in my heart. I am very much looking forward to seeing some local & regional friends with whom I do not get sufficient hang-out time. My schedule is below should you wish to find [...]

Come to my Powell’s Books reading!

M.K. Hobson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:33:59 +0000

Just a reminder to mark your calendars: One week from today, on September 16th, at 7 p.m., I will be reading from THE NATIVE STAR at Powell’s Books in Beaverton. There will also be a 19th century trivia contest with prizes! I won’t say what the prizes are precisely, but I can promise you [...]

Falling down ded

M.K. Hobson — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:45:06 +0000

After having spent yesterday in a storm of rampant and shameless self-promotion, and then subsequently staying out until all hours at the Sapphire Hotel being plied with spicy alcoholic beverages by my sister Rachel, her partner Dante, and a couple of debauched wenches we managed to pick up along the way, I woke up [...]