Grace Draven through Facebook: Hey, AMID THE WINTER SNOW anthology is up for preorder and I have a story in it. If I bribed you with two bottles of wine and a sacrificial chicken, would you be willing to mention the anthology in a blog post? Me: Give me a snippet and I’ll do it.
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Bleh
I feel a cold coming on. I woke up three times last night – idiot dogs – and I had that thing, when you’ve sweated but now it cooled off. My throat hurts. I’ve just gotten over the chronic throat soreness, and here we go again. And my brain is fuzzy. I pulled out the
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French Cover Vote
Our wonderful French Publisher is looking for input on the new cover for Magic Slays. They have two covers and they would like you to choose one. Vote here. Update: Please vote at the link. Telling us in the comments doesn’t work, because French Publisher won’t see it.
Rogan POV from Wildfire Part 1
Many thanks to all the generous Nigerian readers who donated their time and expertise to make sure I wasn’t just making up crazy nonsense. The flight from Houston to Austin’s executive airport was short, less than half an hour in the air. It would take more time to get from the airport to the
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Gangs of Turkeys Terrorize the Suburbanites
Today I bring an unintentionally hilarious article about turkeys. Apparently gangs of turkeys are marauding through Suburbia across the nation. When the Cambridge, Mass., city council took up the matter recently, one member told of a turkey that chased a child and her dog outside church, and another recounted coming face-to-beak with a bird outside
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Something for Everyone
The first dish of Thanksgiving 2017 has been made. None of us are that fond of cranberry sauce, but other people are and since we usually get friends and family on Thanksgiving, I always make it a couple of days before and stick it in the fridge. This way it’s taken care off and I
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Sellers Beware
In preparation for the move, Kid 2 decided to get rid of her old clothes. She has American Apparel she hadn’t worn since the beginning of high school, crop tops, etc. She announced that she downloaded an app called Poshmark and was going to sell her belongings online. Kid 2: I’m going to sell my
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To Shelf or Not to Shelf
Shelves instead of cabinets is the latest trend in kitchens, I suspect because of the Fixer Upper show on HGTV. Photo by Jonathan Raith Inc. – Look for kitchen design inspiration Our poor long-suffering realtor, Trudy Tassin, whom we dragged everywhere, from Spicewood to San Antonio, once made a comment that “farmhouse look” is very
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Oxygen Not Included
So I checked the news. Everything sucks. We’re going to do escapism this morning. First, Wildfire is on sale for $1.99 at Bookbub. Second, I found a new game. The game is still in early access stage on steam, so there are bugs they are still working out and some game mechanics might change, but
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IBM Plex
IBM, which used Helvetica forever and ever, has switched to a new font called IBM Plex. There is a fun article about it here. And the best thing, it’s open source and you can download it. Check this out. This is a jpeg, so there is some loss of quality. To see a png file,
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On Spectrum, Ability to Communicate
For entertainment purposes only, no action is required. Yesterday. Me: Hello, I scheduled an appointment to set up new service (at the San Marcos address.) I need to explain some details about the property. Spectrum Rep: Okay. Me: The property has a small detached apartment above the second garage. We would like to make sure
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Goodreads: Final Round
Thank you so much for pushing White Hot and One Fell Sweep into the final round of Goodreads choice awards. Yay! Here are the voting links if you would like to vote in the finale: One Fell Sweep and White Hot. 😀