[Spotlight Post] Diamond Dog
There’s not going to be a pen review today. I’ll try to get one in tomorrow or Wednesday, but not today. Today we said goodbye to one of our dogs. Diamond has gone over the Rainbow Bridge. We didn’t want to do it, but it was the responsible thing to do. Last week she was […]
[Writer Post] Coherency – Hopefully, It’s What’s For Dinner
It’s Wednesday. I know it’s late, but there have been other things on my mind this week. If you follow me on Facebook, you know what’s going on because you’re being inundated with photos and videos of our Elder Dog. I’m distracted and not going to apologize for it. At least it’s not the Hugos. […]
[Writer Post] More Kerfuffle. Now with Trolls
Happy Wednesday… it’s been a trying week. On many levels. We’ve been doing “Homeowner-ish” things – requiring an 8lb sledgehammer (outside). I kinda wish I could take the same sledgehammer to the internet. The trolls have abounded this week. The Hugo Kerfuffle won’t die (and won’t die until September). I’ve given up reading anything about […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Padrino Tech Ball Point Pen – Black Ink
This week’s pen is one of my birthday pens from Paradise Pen Company. This is one of their signature brand pens – a Padrino. This is the Padrino Tech Silver Ball Pen in black ink. This is a moderately priced gift/luxury ball point pen. It retails for $45, but right now it’s on sale for […]
Pen blog tomorrow
Sorry y’all “grown up” stuff got in the way today. Taxes and Galley proofs for an anthology I’ll be in. Whee! I’ll have a pen review for you tomorrow. One appropriate to the day.
[Writer Post] [Rant] People Matter – All People All the Time
I am beyond words today. I should be working on my novel edits – which I have been, but now I have to get this off my chest. I’m not a gamer. I don’t play one on TV. Today I stand with gamers – and game developers – in my support of Zoe Quinn, Anita […]
[Writer Post] SFWA’s New Shoes – and Novel Edits
I posted my ConDFW schedule yesterday. I’m delving into my solo novel edits now. So really busy. But will mention this one thing that happened in the SF professional community… SFWA has changed their bylaws to change their Active Membership guidelines. Many are hailing it as a massive step forward because it “Allows for self-published […]
[Writing Post] Hitting the Ground Running
Oh, hi….I’ve been distracted today and still have stuff to do. It’s shaping up to be an interesting month… if it’s going to be the Chinese version remains to be seen. The big writing news this week – at least in my world – is Gordon van Gelder stepping down from F & SF and […]
[Spotlight Post] Remembering John Manning and Plain Language
Hello, Friday, you’re looking nice (if Holy Cow, COLD – for Texas). It’s seriously time to rethink the Friday Blog Posts – I’ve run out of steam for most of the spotlights. I still want to do a blog post on Friday, but I need to think about alternate topics and themes (and hopefully something […]