bonus post: i’m gonna make you bitches cry
In the US, we don’t prize our elderly. We don’t respect their wisdom. We hide them away in homes because they become unsightly and forgetful and querulous. Why? Because they remind us we’re heading there ourselves. They make us think about death, so we try to shove them under the proverbial rug. That isn’t the [...]
wherein i bitch about unrelated stuff (and then make it up to you)
First, let me just say that children’s school concerts must’ve been devised for a circle in hell. One demon said, “Let’s put the show in a gymnasium with inadequate seating and ventilation, shall we?” and then another demon said, “Hey, this is just too awful, let’s spread the misery!” Thus end-of-school concerts were born. To [...]
T13
13 authors who should be famous and aren’t. Yet. Note: If your name isn’t on the list, don’t go away hurt. I may not have read your books. If your name is on here, I didn’t rank my picks in any fashion. 1. Bonnie DeeEver since I first read Bone Deep, I’ve been in love [...]
bonus post: random reader poll
Inspiration just struck me, and I want to get an opinion on this idea before I jot it down as a project I’m definitely gonna write someday. Over on Dear Author, they have a review up for a book called Tempt Me Tonight. Apparently the “sex for revenge” plot device is used in this story. [...]
psst, I wanna tell you a secret
In the spirit of yesterday’s post I must confess something. As a general rule, I despise country music. Imagine the type of music you hate worse than any other and then multiple it by ten. Well, I hate C&W more than that. I blame it on a childhood of being dragged to the Grand Ole [...]
the mason dix-ionary – part 1
Ya’ll may not know this, but my people come from the South. As such I spent a lot of time with aunts, uncles, and grandparents during the long, muggy summers. I’ve eaten squirrel, coon, possum, rabbit, deer, bear, and stuff in stews that’s best not asked about. That was a partic’lar trial, I must say, [...]
Monday Train thingie
Once in a while, I write a book that stays with me. I tend to disown them after completion. I divest myself of them emotionally, so I can say, “Reading is subjective, not everyone will like this” and mean it. Your Alibi isn’t one of those books. I’m not going to say “it’s the book [...]
tech toys, not just for boys
So today, well, today ended about an hour ago, didn’t it? Okay, yesterday was our anniversary. We celebrated by going out on a real date. The sitter showed up on time, though it was cool and rainy. Marvelous change from the heatwave we’ve been suffering enjoying. I wore jeans adorned with silver thread and gems [...]
caturday fun
Don’t understand why I love cats? Watch this.
Beta is the new alpha
Now, now, mop up that coffee you just spit out, and bear with me for a minute. I make predictions every now and then. A while back, on Cynthia Eden’s blog, I said: I predict vampires are going to be a much tougher sell. They will sell because they’re proven, but the market is saturated [...]