What I’ve been up to
I have read two books already this year, so let's get that going.1. (How exciting to type 1. again!) A Rule Against Murder- Louise Penny2. The Brutal Telling- Louise PennyYes, [...]
Sister Guppy
Another shiny headache day, but YOU LOSE, shiny headache. I drowned you in Excedrin Migraine and Coca-Cola. Just try to get up from that.Also, I just joined Sisters in Crime [...]
This is not what I meant by “new experiences”
Whenever I'm clicking around the Internet and nobody is updating, I have to come here and update, lest I become a hypocrite. That all works out for the 2 people [...]
Cute little Edgar Allan Poe
Remember when I got a scholarship from the Midwest Writers of America to take a course of my choosing? You should apply, too. (Although apparently I broke the program. They [...]
For your nearly daily funny
"People keep asking me what my New Year’s resolutions are and I tell them that I don’t have any and then they get all pissy because they assume that I [...]
50,000 words
Just rolled the odometer over on the first draft of The Black Hour. Have reached 50,000 words, 200 pages, just about half way.Exclamation point earned: !
Anthologized!
Totally geeked out that the anthology Dia de los Muertos, which includes my story "The Catrinas Will Dance With Any Boy They Like," is now available...on Amazon.com! It's like I'm [...]
Free-dumb
I do set resolutions, and I'll get to that in a few days (maybe a short recap of how I did last year and a few new ones for 2011) [...]
Lobbying firm of Ursa J. Pup, Esquire
Staying home from work this week, you'd think I'd have all the freedom in the world. And yet, what I get is the first-thing dog walk and the starting-at-3pm lobbying [...]
Monkeys
What I did with my Christmas morning: Watch my nieces get fire-hosed with gifts (including the smart monkey robes, from us). A good day, in other words.
