There and Back Again 4: Van Gogh
Brenda Clough
May 5, 2024
I’m afraid Vincent Van Gogh is a major marketing icon in his birthplace. When Pokemon is doing a version of you, then you are unquestionably
Author : Brenda Clough
Brenda W. Clough is the first female Asian-American SF writer. Her first novel The Crystal Crown appeared in 1984. Her novella ‘May Be Some Time’ was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and became the novel Revise the World. Her latest time travel trilogy is Edge to Center, available at Book View Café. Marian Halcombe, a series of eleven neo-Victorian thrillers appeared in 2021. Her complete bibliography is up on her web page, brendaclough.net
There and Back Again 3: Ships!
Brenda Clough
April 21, 2024
The Netherlands is founded upon shipping and trade, so there are some very creative vessels to be seen around Amsterdam. Admire this extraordinarily modern and
There and Back Again 2: Amsterdam
Brenda Clough
April 2, 2024
I warned you, did I not? that our travels last autumn were convolute? In my last post I was in Kansas City, MO, attending the
There and Back Again 1: Ain’t No Place Finer Than Kansas City
Brenda Clough
March 24, 2024
I spent the latter months of 2023 on the road, and only now do I have a chance to blog about it. We had a
Dating Sweeney Todd
Brenda Clough
March 10, 2024
I saw you! You’re thinking about Tinder, and Bumble, and swiping left or right. I am far more pure-minded than that! Have you never wondered
Extreme Creativity: Suction Cups And Spray Paint
Brenda Clough
February 25, 2024
I waled to the Scraps store, confident that I could find something to become suction cups on tentacles made out of pool noodles. And have
Extreme Creativity: The Return of the Tentacles!
Brenda Clough
February 11, 2024
I do not live in a domicile that allows for spray painting, alas! So when I drove down to Brookings, OR to fetch my cat
Extreme Creativity: Tentacles Part 2
Brenda Clough
January 28, 2024
Behold, pool noodles carved into tentacles, flourished by my grandson! Now I want to spray-paint them. But foam and spray paint don’t mix — the
Extreme Creativity: Tentacles Part 1
Brenda Clough
January 14, 2024
In my family, every generation kicks up one wild card and only one. Everyone else is an engineer or in finance or the army —
In a Weird World War
Brenda Clough
December 31, 2023
I try not to say yes to everything. So many anthologies appear, and nobody could contribute to them all. When Weird World War 3: China
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 7: Please, Sir, Can I Have More?
Brenda Clough
December 17, 2023
The Victorians adored gruel so much that the variations were endless – rice, flour, arrowroot, groats (a mixture of grains), cornmeal, toast, sago. It was
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 6: Gruel
Brenda Clough
December 3, 2023
When we think of godawful 19th century food, gruel comes immediately to mind. Remember Grace Poole bringing the mess to a boil in the attic
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 5: Ale Caudle
Brenda Clough
November 19, 2023
Because Christmas is coming, here’s a more cheery recipe that you might even try. Ale caudle was possibly quite good for you. When Marian Halcombe‘s