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Ever heard that old kid’s song, “Nellie the Elephant?” No, I hadn’t either until I had my own children and a very wonderful British nanny who brought over a cassette one day with this song front and center. My kids…
Know how you sometimes like to change up the hair or try some funky new styles?That’s what’s going on here, I guess. See, this really good friend of mine came for a visit. Now, I’ve known Harry for about as…
I am a great believer in dreams. Being a shrink, I guess you’d say it’s in the job description. I don’t hold much stock in dreams as prognosticators of the future or omens. The work our brains do whilst dreaming…
And my apologies for the funky spacing of what follows: as my husband is fond of saying about computers, we live in their world–and mine is definitely orbiting Pluto… * * * Earlier this week, a blog on what I…
First true story: About two weeks ago, I decided to try out the Kobo app, not because I’d succumbed to any of the company’s bazillion emails for sales–most were books I wouldn’t read–but because I wanted to support independent booksellers…
I’m in such a weird place right now: winding up the last book in a series that is so damned close to my heart that every time I go through a pdf (just finished the third pass, caught a few…
By now, I think we’ve established that I don’t “do” vacations well. I never know I’m supposed to be on vacation unless my husband tells me. I simply can’t vacate my life because writing pretty much defines me these days…
In honor of those who’ve fallen, I’ve decided to repost a piece I did back in 2011 on my visit to Arlington National Cemetery, and what’s been called the “saddest acre.” I know that the place certainly affected me. So…
Okay, I’m going to be completely upfront about this: my brain’s been on total information overload. Not exactly fried, but being the workaholic I am, I haven’t taken a weekend to do pretty much NOTHING for . . . well,…
This past week, I had the great good fortune to be part of the TLA. Meeting librarians (some of my favorite people), other authors whom I admire, and fans aside, I also got to sit on a sf/fantasy panel with…
