2020 sucked. The few bright spots cannot compensate for the vast amounts of suckage. It has sucked so badly that it will undoubtedly poison at least half of 2021, too. I am grateful for those bright spots. Really. So I will use them as the most fragile of platforms as I look ahead. We voted…
Read More Looking Back, Looking AheadI like glowing things. A few weeks back I ventured (gloved, masked and with Lysol & large plastic tubs waiting in the truck) to a local Goodwill store. I needed cheap cotton work clothes. While there, I found this lamp. For half off the listed price. It’s a 9×4 inch Hollywood Regency style crystal boudoir…
Read More Fae Lamp, Finished!MIRRORMAZE is a very cool anthology with a deft literary framework surrounding the diverse stories. It’s a dreampunk anthology of mind-melting SFF from editor Cliff Jones Jr. and Fractured Mirror Publishing, released on December 8, 2020. I’ve read the galley, and now I have print copies in my hands. The anthology is a great collection…
Read More Mirrormaze has launchedI’m building covers for the self-published version of my M/M erotic romance space opera MORO’S PRICE. Bear in mind, I’m still finessing the art placement and text on both covers. Cover #1 links in some themes from the story (faceted diamond, star-field, male fighter in silhouette), but I still think it looks a little too…
Read More New Covers for Moro’s PriceSince the first week of November I have had to listen to Christmas music at work. First, I enjoy Christmas. The lights on winter nights, the spectacle, the food, the myriad messages of hope for humanity. This year more than *ever*, we need to hold on to delight and peaceful interactions. I even like most…
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