Two stories from the time of King Arthur, when magic was real and dangerous. Dark Magicks at Book View Café Ebookstore. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
I read an article on Salon yesterday: “Is Michael Pollan a Sexist Pig?” by a writer named Emily Matchar. The title is, of course, very tongue in cheek; the article is about the omnivore/ locavore/ femivore movements, and about the myths we … Continue reading
Certain activities strike me as unwise risks—big wave surfing for example, or scaling a sheer cliff without ropes, or writing near-future fiction. All stories age. Even those set in the author’s present, that accurately reflect the time and place in … Continue reading
Here’s a book that takes issue with the popular image of beer as the drink of sports-watching couch potatoes: How Beer Saved the World, an anthology of quirky short stories celebrating beer. Edited by Book View Cafe’s Phyllis Irene Radford, … Continue reading
Why are people focusing on this question so much lately? Is it some weak tie-in to women’s history month (March)? Does this happen every time spring rolls around? Or has something reached epidemic proportion and now it’s time to Do … Continue reading
In the last Horseblog I talked about a particular stallion and his spring rituals. I’ve since been able to catch a short video of his space-claiming process, which I’ve posted here. It comes complete with roll-roll-roll and rearandpawtheAIR. Watching him … Continue reading
by Ursula K. Le Guin After the Boston Marathon bombing people kept talking about Americans standing together, standing tall. I didn’t understand. Americans grieving together, bowing down in sorrow together — I could understand that. We needed to mourn together … Continue reading
I’ve always enjoyed the outdoors. It wasn’t until I bought my house back in 2011 that I discovered that I really like gardening. I have lots of books on habitation of different areas, like the plants and flowers of the … Continue reading
When I look at the romantic comedies of the 30s, it strikes me how many of the American-made films are set and a kind of fantasy Europe. I don’t know if this is because so many of the creative minds … Continue reading
I must be an anomaly because I’ve never had a deadline before. Both the books I sold to Baen had already been written. I was given a delivery date for the second, but it was more of a ‘stop tinkering … Continue reading