If you will indulge me.... I'd like to share my reply to a comment I read on another blog. The blog belongs to John Scalzi, the guy who wrote the book Redshirts (which I loved.) In this particular post, he shared a video of a song by the Doubleclicks about internet trolls. You should listen … Continue reading I read a comment on a blog…
Month: September 2013
A Conversation over Lunch.
Kate sat in the dining hall across the table from Kella and tried not to look as uncomfortable as she felt. "Is it the windows?" Kella asked, "They aren't real. It's just a projection. A lot of people get claustrophobic after months and months on the ship. The projection of the stars and space seems … Continue reading A Conversation over Lunch.
Gut Reaction
A fictional tale of unexpected, and slightly silly, heroic rescue. Wendy reached out to turn off the alarm and cringed, waiting for the hangover to slam into her head. After a moment or two, when nothing happened, she opened first one eye then the other to the midday glow emanating from around the edges … Continue reading Gut Reaction
A ‘Real’ Writer
What makes a 'real' writer? I write every day; it is the way I think. A pulse between synapse and neuron becomes motion from mind to hand, a scribble of black ink on white paper. Those 'think on paper' words live in a vacuum. A time capsule. They are not written for reading. But sometimes, a … Continue reading A ‘Real’ Writer
On Sharing
My mother says when I was a child, I was generous with my toys. I always shared with my siblings. I like sharing, its easy for me. I don't think about it, I just do it. I want everyone I care about to have what I have. My generosity doesn't extend to strangers. I very … Continue reading On Sharing
Tomorrow Morning
It starts the same way. I read something amazing, late at night after a glass, or three, of wine, and it changes me. Ideas and energy and motivation seize my brain. Sometimes the hair on my arms will stand on end, reacting to the electricity surging through my veins. The right words in the right … Continue reading Tomorrow Morning
Strangely Marvelous, Marvelously Strange
Fairies bound, hilltop to hilltop, ignoring laws of gravity, time and space.The frightened observer, unable to accept the scene, attempts to recall her last meal."The dumplings were bad!" she exclaims, sinking into carpet-like grass, into grass-like carpet.Fairies fracture yet fail to fade in the light of this untruth.A dream? A nightmare? An inspiration?Fairies don't care … Continue reading Strangely Marvelous, Marvelously Strange
Why I Don’t Trust My Own Opinion
or, Why I'm bad at writing book reviews. Books belong to their readers. - John Green The writer side of my brain loves this quote. It means that you, as the reader of my words, can interpret those words in any way you like. And that is absolutely fine with me. In fact, I find it incredibly … Continue reading Why I Don’t Trust My Own Opinion
Words, words, words
Words, words, words...once, I had the gift...I could make love out of words as a potter makes cups out of clay, love that overthrows empires, love that binds two hearts together come hellfire and brimstone...I could cause a riot in a nunnery...but now...I have lost my gift. It's as if my quill is broken. As … Continue reading Words, words, words
September Reading List
I'm trying something new this month. Instead of just willy-nilly picking books based on Amazon's and Goodread's 'Recommended for you' lists, then reading the free preview, getting bored and moving on... until I accidentally land on something I like, I decided to actually put some effort in to picking a month's worth of books to … Continue reading September Reading List
Mind of a Mouse 