How lucky I am
Yesterday, I saw this tweet from @oatmeal. (You have to go click the link and look at the photo or this post…
Read moreMonth: August 2011
Second draft of Hild is done, baby, done
I’ve just finished the second draft of Hild. It weighs in at 962 pages: 196,221 words. It started out at 976. I…
Read moreFrom Ur or Roman Britain?
Here’s a guessing game for you. Is this jar Roman (from first century Britain) or is it from the ancient city of…
Read moreFinally bronze bras make sense
As anyone who’s read Patrick O’Brian knows, it’s best to fight duels without clothes (cloth pushed into a wound via blade or…
Read moreCat Women of the Moon
No, I’m not referring to the, ah, classic 1953 movie starring Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory and Marie Windsor, but to a BBC…
Read moreFree wine and pretty pictures: Alisha Baker, Thursday
Alisha Baker, “Dancing with Chaos” (18″ x 24″) A reminder to come join me and Kelley at Alisha’s Baker’s gallery show here…
Read moreSex is better than cream cake, and Elvis sucks
I still haven’t forgiven Elvis for dying. I wake up cross on August 16th every year. (No, not really. But every year…
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