I woke up early this morning, so I decided it was just about time to give the cats a bath. They were getting grimy and I was getting allergic. Kind of like Winchester getting washed down with a wet towel, only I actually throw …
I’m just now going through my photos from Memorial Day weekend, including my Monday morning stroll through Folk Life, a festival they have here in Seattle every Mem. Day weekend. And what do I find? I knew I got shots …
Yay! Finally some resolution for Penny and Desmond. At least, I think. Still have 10 minutes to go. ETA 10 minutes later: AAAHH!!
Many thanks to the teachers and students at Dimmitt Middle School in Renton, WA, which hosted their 7th annual Career Day yesterday. It was an honor to be invited and I had a lot of fun showing the students how …
I’m taking a break from tilling the garden with a potato fork (it actually works pretty well on a small plot and you don’t have to use a gas tiller, though on anything like the 1/2 acre garden we had …
Atlanta is gorgeous. A normal warm spring day! It’s gorgeous. I love Seattle, but I’m still in sweaters till June there. The other day was wearing a spring cotton shirt and a skirt, and it was just lovely. Well, till …
Via Oz and Ends: Scalzi discusses the state of YA fantasy and SF sales compared to adult. (Scalzi’s got some good stuff this week!) Of particular note is that old refrain, often heard from authors and readers of adult SFF, …
I’m taking advantage of still having internet at home when I thought it was going to turn off last night (we’re in household internet transition) to post one last thing before I go dark for a week. I’ll be at …
John Scalzi has some great points today that extend our discussion of self-publishing from a couple weeks ago. Specifically I don’t think I covered the returnability issue: 3. No access to bookstores or other retail outlets, because most bookstores won’t …