Some small but nice (writing) news: I’ve sold the flash fiction “Storytime” to Daily SF! And I am Informed by Sources that THE COLD EYE hit #8 on the Locus hardcover bestseller list! (and was #7 on the Borderlands list in January, which I’d missed…) In less joyful news, after the new ToS […]
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I have been lax about updating Book Quote Wednesday here, my bad! This week’s bookqw word is “break,” and I’ve got a tease of something coming RSN… (Yes, it is a Devil’s West short story and no, it does not involve Isobel or Gabriel.)
and I find myself turning to the first poet to speak to me – disdained by many for the apparent simpleness of his style, the direct speech and indirect implications were exactly what always drew me to him. Â Of all his poems, though, this is the one I find myself thinking of, this year.
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Heading out for a day in the mines, er, wines, but I just got a heads-up that Amazon is running a deep discount on SILVER ON THE ROAD – the hardcover is under $15 and the trade paperback is under $7. So if you’ve been holding off on a paper copy for price reasons, now’s
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reposting this from my Tumblr account Since there seems to be some outraged confusion among Anons and Nonnys, let me clarify. If you support the Trump/Pence/Bannon regime’s attempts to isolate, persecute, and otherwise remove basic civil and citizen’s rights from entire groups within our society, based on who they are rather than dealing with
And so here is something to #take with you into the day: A rare (from me) love story, from DARKLY HUMAN…
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The last appearance of the least-spotted meerkat will be at the Kitsap B&N in Silverdale, WA TOMORROW (Saturday) at 2pm, where I will be doing my reading and signing Thang for THE COLD EYE. Â After that, I dive back into my more reclusive writing phase, and getting anything signed will be far more difficult.
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Given the choice between sitting and watching it snow, and tromping outside IN the snow, I…am usually split 50-50. But knowing it wouldn’t last long today got me outside. Which was nice, because there was lots to enjoy, including some very unhappy birds saying “duck this weather, anyway.” Sadly, the falling snow also smudged my
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Whoops, looks like I’m going to owe my patrons an audio this month – we hit the “have Auntie Meerkat read each episode of the serial” bonus level of the Patreon! Â (thankfully, we’ve just started the newest serial, so I should be able to catch up easily enough.) Â Remember, $1 gets you the
I’ve decided to take advantage of a slight lull in the work schedule and…gasp!…take a day off. But I leave you in the capable, if slightly gore-coated, hands of E.C. Ambrose, who has been delving into a particularly fascinating bit of history for their recent “Dark Apostle” novels… Medical Excellence in the Middle Ages
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