Quoth Og Mandino

"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

On Costumes

So last night, I went to Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Honey reading at Powell’s (which was quite a lovely event and she did a puppet show that was delightful and damn me, I did not get pictures but I did get one of her adorable promotional sandalwood fans). Anyway, after she [...]

Today, I am just one year away ...

… from being the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life. As I said to the redoubtable Serge, this year is just a warmup. Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes that were waiting in my email box this morning! They gave me quite a smile, especially since my daughter hasn’t yet remembered [...]

Awesome J.C. Penny Steampunk Boot

So I was going to write a review of A.M. Dellamonica’s INDIGO SPRINGS this weekend, but time got away from me. Therefore, instead of the raw, incisive social commentary you’ve come to expect from this blog, you’ll have to be content with this super awesome steampunk-ish boot I found while cruising the J.C. Penny [...]

… And yea, the Goodwill Gods blessed her bountifully

I had an epic Goodwill spree last evening that resulted in three excellent (well, excellent to ME) scores:

1) Little Wooden Box. I collect little old wooden boxes to keep things in around my office, and needed another one to hold all my eCig paraphernalia. And I scored the cutest little old cedar wooden [...]

Bustles and Centaurs

Today at the LJ group “La Mode Illustree”: Bustles!

OK, to be quite honest it’s pretty much bustles all day every day at La Mode Illustree. But the bustle shown in the picture here got me to thinking that I really need to write a story with a Victorian centaur-ess in it. Because really, [...]