It’s cold and blustery in much of the northern hemisphere (and too hot to move in the southern hemisphere, I suspect) so that means it’s the perfect time to curl up and read! And it’s Bittersweet Chocolate Day, too! Time to break out the stash of the good stuff, and curl up with a good […]
Happy New Book Day to THE COLD EYE! Read More »
It’s That Time again! Wherein I remind you, oh faithful (and patient) followers, that  a) SILVER ON THE ROAD is currently $1.99 on Kindle, Nook and Kobo! (not sure how long the sale will last, but assume Not Much Longer)  b) THE COLD EYE is out in (eeek) THREE DAYS. Hardcover and ebook.
the shameless bird gets the damn worms… Read More »
A few months ago, a friend and I were discussing the possibility of my doing some editing work for her. But, she admitted, she couldn’t afford my rates. “Well,” I said, lifting my drink, “I do work for coffee…” My friend roasts her own beans. And a few days ago, she delivered a canister of
So very PNW of us…. Read More »
Happy New Year! Happy Monday! (for post-holiday iterations of “happy” and “Monday.”) For the writers: The submissions window for THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS has closed. We got over 400 (yes, FOUR HUNDRED) submissions, not including the anchor authors (who have until mid-month-ish to get their stories in), so we’re going to be busy little
Oh hi there January… Read More »
One of my, mmm, not a resolution so much as a behavior modification, was to get more use out of my Netflix account, now that the membership cost finally went up. Comfort rewatches are all well and good, but I have DVDs for that. So every month, I decided, I need to watch at least
The Netflix Progress Plan Read More »
Any year in which I can say that my father dying – not unexpectedly, but of sudden and unexpected causes – wasn’t the most emotionally gut-wrenching thing to happen is, to put it mildly, a year I have no interest in revisiting. That’s not to say it didn’t have good moments. I’ve written a lot.Â
This is Not a Year-End Recap (2016) Read More »
Yesterday, and old friend and his family from the east coast was in town, and another former-east-coast friend and I met up them for coffee and donuts (since it is still Channukah, and fried foods are Traditional). And that probably would have been it, except another local friend and her daughter came down with minor
An Unexpected Outing Read More »
Some of you following along on FB/Twitter/Patreon already know that Cat of Size had a hypoglycemic event yesterday morning (around 3:30 am, because of course he did), and ended up getting an emergency check on his numbers. I just got off the phone with the vet. CoS’s numbers came back, and they’re awesomely good. I
Feline Updatery: Cat of Size Read More »
Slightly under the weather today (note to self: scallops are tasty but your system really, really doesn’t like ’em), but managed to update the Sightings and Signings page for 2017 with all the most recent, updated, and relevant information! (also: links where you will be able to order signed copies of THE COLD EYE and
The month before a new book comes out is when the author starts to contemplate hiding under her bed until it’s too late to do anything. Therapists suggest gentle, non-spoilery promotion as a way to deal with these feelings of whydidntIbecomeadentistlikeasaneperson.
The Shameless Reminders of NEW BOOK COMING! begins… Read More »