I’ve finally gotten a DVD of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. I watched it today while I was puttering around in the kitchen. So much homoeroticism. It’s not that subtle, either. John “Plato” (the nickname is a big clue) is disliked … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Being discouraged is part and parcel of a working writer’s life. Negative reviews, ditto. Some of us are naturally more thick-skinned about them than others, and most of us develop coping strategies over the years. This is where networking with … Continue reading
Diana Pharaoh Francis taught herself how to ride a horse at the ripe old age of six years. The next few years were spent either so lost in a book that her family had to send a search party out after her, or bareback on a horse, herding cattle and still more horses. The best combination was reading until the wee hours, and then sleeping until five minutes before she was due in the barn.
Continue readingJ is for job. Writing is the toughest job you’ll ever love. (Sorry, Peace Corps.) When most writers start out, they have a day-job. You know—the one that pays the rent, puts food on the table, buys the computer and … Continue reading
(This is the ninth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** One of the big skills involved in playing an RPG is negotiating between you-the-player and you-the-character. As I’ve discussed before, playing in … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) I’ll get back to science eventually. In the meantime, I’ve been wrestling with an interesting problem over the last few months. Anybody who knows me understands I am passionate about science. One of the interesting things about … Continue reading
Talking about myself — a newbie by Diana Pharaoh Francis This is my first post on BVC and I’ve been all over the place with what to post. I do know I want to say this: I’m so pleased to … Continue reading
The Haves and Have-Nots, Past and Present (see Part 1 of our Victoria Ramble posted on Feb. 20) On the second day of our very rainy and blustery Valentine’s getaway to Victoria, Thor and I again borrowed hotel umbrellas and … Continue reading
The March issue of the BVC Newsletter has hit the inboxes and as usual it’s packed full of good deals and great gossip. Five books are on special this month, including Vonda N. McIntyre’s much-recognized short story, “Little Sisters,” which … Continue reading
I am an only child, except for my sister who isn’t my sister. When I was very young my immediate playmate and companion was my nine-month-younger cousin, the daughter of my mother’s sister, whose relationship to me in my own … Continue reading