Ilona
Human, female, mother, wife, friend of people who are much cooler, owner of dogs, writer of books featuring chicks with swords and monsters who love them.Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today is the last day we have with GUNMETAL MAGIC and the edits on MAGIC GIFTS just came in and must be turned around by tomorrow. We’re still here, but we’re swamped. This is an open topic thread, if you
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Fan Art by Mathia Arkoniel: Ghastek, Nataraja and Rowena
Mathia’s Gallery on Deviant Art: click here.
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Why I can’t go to PetSmart
So we were in Petsmart, getting Baby Trinity and Angus vaccinated. I felt really awful, because this cold was (and still is) kicking my butt. At some point I realized that I had to move around or I would lay
...read moreHomosexuality and Rick Santorum
“In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That’s not to pick on homosexuality. It’s not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one
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Still sick. I’m taking Mucinex, which leads to hilariously explosive results. I don’t just sneeze. I create my own hurricane. The editing is taking every single iota of will I have. Andrea is a very complicated character, deeply flawed and
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Sith, Embrace Your Hate
Five years ago Gordon: I’ll give you a dollar, if you wash the dog. Kid 1: Cool! Present day Gordon: I’ll give a dollar to whoever finds my glasses. Kid 1, in a thick North Carolina hillbilly accent: Oh
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Birthday, SWTOR, and funnies
Holiday I am generally a very antisocial person. Or at least I used to be. I don’t really have speaking anxiety, for which I credit Russian education. Over there, declarative reading, poetry and prose, is considered to be a talent
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The Devil’s Panties – click here. Isn’t that awesomesauce? Did you see where Tamora Pierce says she likes our books? Okay, must work now. But still Eeeeeee! With all of the nice messages we received in the last 24 hours
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The Complaint Department
Dear Author, a popular blog oriented at Romance readers, and John Scalzi, a popular SF author and owner of Whatever, are going at it on the internet. To summarize the issue, Scalzi highlights new and noteworthy books in his Big
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We had a nice quiet Christmas. Lots of loot. Kid 1 got clothes and an art table. Kid 2 got a Kindle Fire and is now trying to bankrupt us with apps and books. Thane Gordon received a new office
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