Random Musings

Category: writing

  • Are you following?

    Every year it seems to sneak up on me. I’m trundling along, thinking I have everything under control, and then… WHAM! There it is, right under my rather bewildered self. The 8th Annual Bold Strokes Book Festival, UK is upon us. It’s next weekend, in fact. Ten authors will descend…

  • She Warned Me…

    She knows the publishing business. And before the book came out, she said, “Don’t read the reviews.” And then she wrote, “DON’T READ THE REVIEWS.”  It’s strange. Out of the twenty or so short stories I’ve published, I’ve never had the desire to look for reviews. I was just happy…

  • What do you know? 

    “She’s written two books, and now she thinks she knows everything.”  I saw this comment on FB the other day. I have no idea who it was about, nor, really, does it matter. It made me think about writing and at what point you do know…well, not everything, because that’s…

  • The meaning of life 

    There’s nothing like writing about religion to make you ask the big questions; what would Jesus like to eat? If God exists, what would he/she/they wear? Does blue skin burn in the sun? Who makes the clothing for the gods with lots of limbs? Are there godly tailors?  And then,…

  • The journey 

    There are a lot of great blogs on the Bold Strokes Books site, and this week, I’m lucky enough to be included. You can read a bit about the journey behind the concept of Afterlife, Inc here.  Thanks for reading. 

  • 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…