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From here I cannot see two oceans. Standing astride this ridge, one foot Touching sunset The other, night. On each side, cool winds taste the same.   From here I see no difference between Factory or farm, trailer or mansion, No hint of hand or ideology behind The lights that in distant valleys bloom. Thrumming…

Read More Continental Divide

Finished! Inspired by Tarnhelm legends, the myths of Hermes, and the Celtic (not Viking) winged helmet, this wearable art cap softly shimmers with bronze ribbon and metallic bead accents. I had a few false starts with the beadwork, and I’ll be getting a clearer picture of the front. But in general, I’m really happy with…

Read More Dieselpunk Valkyrie cap

It is that lovely time of the summer when the Hugo Awards are happening. In just a few minutes, we’ll see what kind of debacle this will be. Livestreaming here: http://www.ustream.tv/hugo-awards Added: congratulations to the deserving winners, the deserving nominees, the suffering announcers, and the sweaty audience of Hotel Debacle. And jeers to the sad…

Read More 2016 Hugo Awards

I may or may not be there, depending on: Heatwaves. Seriously, folks, it’s going to be 120F on Saturday. I’ve lived here for nearly 30 years. It would take extraordinary enticements to make me brave even crossing the street in central Phoenix if I’m not absolutely required to do so. I will probably be lurking…

Read More Phoenix Comicon begins today!

This tweet from IngramSpark is getting a category in Filigree’s Rule, but I thought it should have its own blog post, too: *** IngramSpark‏@IngramSpark #Selfpublishing is a great way to promote your new book, even if you plan to use a traditional publisher in the future. *** For one, it’s wrong. Wrong wrong wrong wrongity…

Read More Oh hell, no…or bad IngramSpark

Because no project is truly done. Not as long as I can get my grubbies back on it to correct earlier mistakes. I posted these on my Tumblr first, so I thought I should do it here, too. I have more about these pieces here.

Read More Rebuilt Rain Gloves

The short version is “To be a writer, you must write”, which I quote here from James D. MacDonald’s excellent ‘Uncle Jim’ posts on AbsoluteWrite. Also: “Rejection is nature’s way of telling you to write a better book.” For those of you starting out, or struggling along in the middle of something, it’s worth reading…

Read More More advice on how to be a writer…

Warning: I put on my pro-science hat here. Thanks to a friend’s generosity, I attended the February 1, 2014 ‘Parallel Realities’ discussion at Arizona State University. This is part of an ongoing series of lectures and other events called The Origins Project: “…an exciting transdisciplinary initiative that fosters new research and dialog, partners to transform…

Read More The Origins Project and sad little realities

I’m not, yet. Not that I know of. But it’s only a matter of time. In June, apparently driven by pressure from the resurgent Russian Orthodox Church, Russia passed sweeping anti-homosexual legislation essentially making it a crime to even talk publicly about LGBTQ topics. It’s another ‘think of the children’ outcry, spuriously ignoring the many…

Read More Banned in Russia?