Random Musings

Category: writing

  • I am feeling insanely grateful. Like, weepy-runny-make-up tears kind of grateful.  We play with words every day. Sometimes together, sometimes separately. But our days are full of words and books and writing.  We have a beautiful, warm home. We have a lovely, reliable car.  Though I remain disabled, my quality…

  • Kindness (beyond politics)

    The world is a crazy place.  It always has been, for many people. People of colour, people with certain religious beliefs, disabled people, women… Some folks know the face of hatred and bigotry more than others. And for them, the world has always had a vile side. But now, in…

  • Peanut butter philosophy  

    *picture of old man, words over the top* You are the things you have done.  *picture of infant, words over the top* And the things you’re going to do.  We are what we do.  That’s an ad I watched several times while standing in line at the bank, behind three…

  • Oh yeah…

    I’d forgotten.  When I walked into the registration area, and it was all women, of varying ages, gender presentations, and shapes, I remembered.  It’s a wonderful feeling, being surrounded by people who are interested in what other people have to say about a whole host of topics surrounding being a…

  • What do you think: genre or literary? 

    Next weekend, several of us will be on a panel at the Lesbian Lives: Lesbian loves conference in Brighton. The overarching title of our panel is Permutations of Lesbian Love.  We’re each discussing a different topic. Mine is about genre fiction as opposed to literary fiction, and the concept that…

  • Wow

    They’re here, and I’m speechless.  What a feeling. 

  • Mortality 

      I’m one of the clumsiest, most accident prone people you’ll ever meet.  I’ve had my head cracked open when someone was swinging for a piñata. I’ve stepped off a cliff I didn’t see. I’ve nearly drowned several times. I trip over air, and I’ve had more concussions than I…

  • Perception 

    I’ve been thinking a lot about who I am, and who I wanted to be. I always wanted to be the girl kicking ass in the movies, the one taming dragons in books, the one scoring the crucial goal in sports.  But I was the bookworm constantly worried people would…

  • Pondering the Wandering 

    I started reading Anne Mcaffrey’s The Dragonriders of Pern series when I was in junior high. It was my gateway drug into fantasy and sci-fi.  It was also the vague start of my love of mythology, which has only grown with the decades. So, when we booked a trip to…

  • Carving out word time

    ​ I recently signed a contract for the third book in the Afterlife, Inc series.  Obviously, this is exciting stuff. Book one comes out in March, book two in September. Which means book three probably won’t come out until March or so of 2018. (Publishing is a long process!) Book…