Monthly Archives: November 2008

Iceoglyphs, by Vonda N. McIntyre

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

Photo courtesy Library of Congress Under rehabilitation: Going-to-the-Sun Road. Leading east/west through the middle of Glacier National Park, the road is an amazing creation, a project of the WPA, dedicated in 1933. Park displays include photographs of workers hanging from … Continue reading →


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Exploring the First Contact Cafe

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

Greetings from the Dragon Lair of Irene Radford aka P.R. Frost, aka C.F. Bentley, Phyl to my friends: Today the first of my short stories rotates to the front page of Book View Cafe. “It’s A Con World Afterall” first … Continue reading →


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Enjoying a Review

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

Here’s the most important thing about reviews: They’re a sign your work is being noticed. Of course, bad reviews can be depressing, which is probably why many famous people say they never read them. But it’s even worse when no … Continue reading →


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Things I Almost Didn’t Do in Cornwall

Posted on November 29, 2008 by

From Sarah’s Travel Journal: Okay, this is turning into the trip of Things I Almost Didn’t Do, But Am Glad I Did. Woke up to gray, rainy cornish day and thanked the God of Travellers I did decide to do … Continue reading →


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The Name Game

Posted on November 28, 2008 by

From the dragon lair of Phyllis IRENE RADFORD, aka P.R. Frost, aka C.F. Bentley: To paraphrase Eliza Dolittle in “My Fair Lady”:  Names, names, names, I’m so sick of names, first from them, now from me… As I accumulate pseudonymns … Continue reading →


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While you are giving thanks, help a family — Just a buck can change their luck

Posted on November 28, 2008 by

Just a buck? Well, if 10,000 people donate a dollar, a nice young couple won’t lose their house to the mortgage company. Their story is like so many stories right now. They are both ministers, Ebony currently a stay-at-home mom … Continue reading →


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A Holiday Offering

Posted on November 27, 2008 by

It’s the new moon. In honor of the holidays, and of Fred Saberhagen who first bought the story, my fantasy novella “Glad Yule” is appearing on Book View Cafe in three parts, starting today. —Pati Nagle


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Macrobiotics #1: Thoughts on feeding body and soul.

Posted on November 27, 2008 by

Macrobiotic = Long Life. From the Greek “macro” (large, long) and “bios” (life) “Doing something over and over the same way and expecting a different result is considered a sign of insanity.” I’ve never had what you might call the … Continue reading →


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EVERGREEN: On Becoming a Professional Amateur, #2: Language Abuse

Posted on November 26, 2008 by

This is the second blog in my series on Becoming a Professional Amateur — by which I mean simply that if you’re going to write and you’re a lover of writing (literally an amateur), you might as well be professional … Continue reading →


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From a Tiny Sea Tartal

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

The great Conjurer Lalume explains more natural wonders in the Wide World, and their magickal uses. Continue reading →


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