Monthly Archives: February 2009

Unconscious Mutterings : Week 316

Hurray for Sundays! Hurray for Mutterings! This remains my favorite blog post, interaction, community howdy… sigh…. We have a winner from last weeks contest! ?Last week, Claudia from Skipping Stones won. ?Rose the wonder dog was not up to the task of picking, so I used the Random.org to pick a number. The contest continues… Continue Reading

Friday Fiction .: The Fey :. Chapter One

CHAPTER ONE Two weeks later October 22 – 3:00 A.M. Somewhere deep within the Pentagon Arlington, Virginia Sergeant Marcia Wizinski walked down the long dark corridor toward a conference room. For the last three hours, the men’s angry voices echoed through the deserted halls. She tapped on the door to let them know that she… Continue Reading

Where is Claudia??

You see I’d like to post something witty. Maybe something thirteeny. It is Thursday after all. But my internal editor says: …sigh… You can see the problem. Don’t worry. Everything is well here.? More from The Fey tomorrow and Denver Cereal continues on Saturday. By Sunday, I’ll be back on track. Pinky swear…. Continue Reading

Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 15 : Make an effort

When Dean Kamen was asked to create an artificial arm for the more than 1600 soldiers coming home from Iraq, he said, “Look, you’re nuts. It can’t be done.” Dean Kamen looked at his resources, his time and efforts and knew he didn’t have time. He didn’t have the resources to help. But he helped… Continue Reading

Let's move mountains!

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” William Faulkner Happy Monday!… Continue Reading

Unconscious Mutterings : Week 315

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I have made myself deliciously ill with chocolate chip pancake! Wow, they were good. In celebration of my favorite blog post, and to thank you for giving of your mutterings every week, I’m going to start a Mutterings contest. Each week, I will collect everyone’s name and let Rose… Continue Reading

Friday Fiction .: The Fey :. Prologue

(The Fey is the first in a thriller novel series. I’ve chosen to serialize the novel (one chapter a week) for your enjoyment. As always, thank you for caring, for reading.) PROLOGUE October 8 – 12:42 P.M. Paris, France “This is it?” “We thought you’d like to see a familiar face,” her childhood friend said…. Continue Reading

Thursday 13 – On publishing

Thursday 13 – On publishing (Thursday 13′s were revived by Janet and?Megan?) Ok, I’m on a little bit of a rant. So please forgive me, but I think people need to know about the changes in publishing. So many authors hold on to their fiction, hoping and praying for to win the lotto and a… Continue Reading

Publish or Perish

For much of my life, this was the motto. You have to publish or you’ll perish in achedemia. Day by day, research grant by research grant, theories and bullshit were pulled together into papers. Most papers were published because: Frank knew Sam Sam knew Joe Joe sits on John’s research grant committee. John’s brother’s wife’s… Continue Reading

Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 14 : Be significant

I couldn’t have said it better. Simply Kind Blogroll? A Touch of Inspiration By the light of the Moon Confessions of a Middle-Aged Suburban Diva Kim Smith ?? Miss Riss Mom?s Musings Not a Mean Girl Popping Bubbles Remote Treechanger Storyteller Waiting 4 the news… Continue Reading