“Gran? Gran, are you up here?” Sara poked her head around the door. “Yes, dear. By the window.” Sara pushed the door open and stepped into the attic. Dust motes swirled in the pale sunlight cutting across the floor from the small window in the sloped roof. Her grandmother sat hunched in a battered old […]
[Review] Shadow of a Dead Star
I first encountered Michael Shean on Twitter, and after several jolly conversations, decided that I’d check out his blog. I did so, to discover he had a book for sale (this is why you should engage me in conversation – it makes me much more interested in what you’re actually working on). Shadow of a […]
Photo Prompt 58
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]
Friday Flash – He’s Odd
Jeff Peterson across the road is as deaf as a post. He misses listening to his classical LPs but I bet he doesn’t miss the wife’s nagging. Then there’s that dumb kid years ago at school, Margie Fields. No, not dumb, mute. Really bright lass but quiet as a mouse. Our Louise’s little lad lost […]
Why I just had to delete a post on my blog
Earlier today I posted a blog post about an io9 piece about Stephen King. After having a little rant about it, I had it pointed out to me that the piece had been cribbed from another interview, and basically made Stephen King look like he was making up rules for time travel. It turns out […]
NaNoooooooo!
I know, I know, I said I wasn’t doing NaNoWriMo this year. But you know what? I caved. Sort of. See, NaNo is pretty fun, and I do really enjoy doing it. Sure, I wasn’t happy with the noir superhero novel I wrote last year, but in the process of writing it, I learned a […]
