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We continue our tour of the fabulous Museum of Archaeology with a focus on architecture, pottery development, and other arts. NOTE: Of course, Thor and I had to make another trip to Greece, as he’s fallen as much in love … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2020
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) Humans will bet on the stupidest things. When my husband and I went to the Penn and Teller show in Las Vegas years ago, at one point Penn asked the … Continue reading
I was living in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001. My sister lived (and still lives) in Manhattan, three blocks from where the World Trade Center used to be. What I remember about that time was being surrounded by fear. … Continue reading
I’m on a lot of email lists. A lot. I go through every month or so and unsubscribe from as many as I can, but they proliferate. Some of them are sales emails that come from e-commerce sites I may … Continue reading
The fires are not yet out. Most of them are, and the air is mostly clear but… the fires are not yet out. That’s why this post is shorter than earlier ones. I’m so tired. I have a new book … Continue reading
We’re back on Crete, at the world’s finest collection of Minoan artifacts, in the Iraklion museum. We’ll start with the oldest artifacts, from Neolilthic to the early Palatial period. NOTE: Of course, Thor and I had to make another trip to … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) Our modern craze for competitive sports may be noteworthy in its scale, with top athletes being paid enough to put them firmly among the economic elite, but the passion for … Continue reading
For years I’ve been writing near future science fiction in which chaotic collapse due to the climate crisis and extreme economic inequality are a given. Some are published (check out “Chatauqua” in the BVC anthology Nevertheless, She Persisted or “Or … Continue reading
Auntie Deborah is back at her advice desk… If two authors want to collaborate on writing a novel, how much should each author contribute? Auntie Deborah: It all depends. There are so many different ways to do this. I’ve seen … Continue reading
It’s Sunday afternoon and in the background on the TV is the charity concert raising money. A whole day of music by big names. One band talked about which members of the band had families who have lost everything . … Continue reading