Living within 10 feet of protected wetland forest means a narrow boundary between my yard and the wildlife. Visitors to my back deck see my territory as an extension of theirs. This ranges from woodpeckers to raccoons to larger predators. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2009
There was a joke that made the rounds after the shoe bomber incident, when TSA responded by having us all take off our shoes at security: “Good thing he wasn’t the underwear bomber.” Well, now we’ve got the underwear bomber. … Continue reading
Authors are capricious gods. We’re always interfering in the lives of our characters. We hate it when life’s too easy for them. We crave conflict and struggle and whenever the momentum sags, we think: what can I do to really … Continue reading
Factoid: all quad skates were, until recently, designed for the male foot, which apparently is shaped like a brick. The female foot is more duck-shaped, with a narrow heel and wider at the toes.
Continue readingI received the best birthday present of my life this March when Meredith got Marcus and Lucas to take Badger to the beach, and Lucas, a talented photographer, took pictures of pony (one of Badger’s several nicknames). He is nicknamed … Continue reading
One of the most delicate and challenging aspects of continuing Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover series–or any world invented by another author, for that matter–has been the portrayal of characters not my own. Most were created by Marion herself, but some … Continue reading
One fine way to ensure that nobody will ever publish your book is to become vile. Not criminous, mind you, but vile. Being, say, convicted scamster Bernard Madoff will not especially deter a major publisher from putting your novel into … Continue reading
The horse originally evolved as a steppe and tundra animal–a creature of colder climates. He’s highly adaptable, of course; humans have taken him wherever they’ve gone, though the North and South Poles are problematical–not enough forage for those big bodies. … Continue reading
The Starfarers Quartet is back in print, at Book View Cafe.
It had such an odd evolution and printing history; I’m glad to have it available again.
Continue readingContinuing our series of modern steam posts in celebration of Book View Press’s release of THE SHADOW CONPSIRACY: Passengers were rescued by a steam locomotive after modern rail services were brought to a halt by the snowy conditions in south-east … Continue reading