So, my children, once upon a time, before Squish and Zoomboy, mommy lost her job because Big T cried so very much, and he and Daddy, Mommy and Chicken all ended up living on a stretch of property in the middle of nowhere. It looks very picturesque I know, but–yes. It’s cold in here. Yes,… Read More

Hey, all– Yes, we’re all a little grumpy and the work madness starts tomorrow. Chicken and her father leave tomorrow, and Mate is flying back up on the 29th. It’s sad to watch the holidays close, but it’s been a lovely, peaceful time, and I’m grateful. Anyway– I thought I’d share this pic– it’s probably… Read More

A brief Mackey and Trav moment, for you all–and oh!  BTW– next week? I’m going to write a Skip and Richie ficlet– so if you haven’t gotten your copy of Winter Ball, now is the time to do it! * * * The needle drew blood at Trav’s hipbone and he gritted his teeth. The… Read More

So Mate and Chicken arrived last night– I greeted them with food and hugs and conversation– and Mate fell promptly asleep at nine o’clock. Now, Mate usually wraps the presents, but this year he fetched the Chicken, and so, as my own sort of present, I wanted to wrap all the presents FOR him. It… Read More

* Note– I may not blog tomorrow night, or I may blog about Christmas, so this is my intro for Winter Ball, which is available Midnight, December 24th. Enjoy! *  *  * A couple of weeks ago, when the excerpt was posted for Winter Ball on ARe, someone complained (they even tagged it on ARe,… Read More

So, Mate and I got to bed at one in the morning, following Christmas prep, and then, BAM! 3:30 a.m., we were up again.  I dropped Mate off at the airport,  from which he’ll fly to San Diego where Chicken is going to pick him up and promptly return him, so she can have some… Read More

It’s true. Dogs hate Christmas. I know my dogs are totally baffled. We went from walkies nearly every day to being ignored for most of the day. There is no sausage patty from McDonalds, strange shit has invaded our living room cage-match space, and at night, after the mandatory snuggling hour, there is this weird… Read More

Mate and I finished shopping today while my car was in the shop, and at the moment, we’re sort of wandering around, lost. Did we…? Yeah– but have we…? We were going to do that after, but don’t we have to…? We’re not doing it this year, but I still have to….! Oh, did you… Read More

Okay– so, Mackey and Trav may yet be on the roster, say, next week? But right now, this is a gift for Mary my Mary, whom I love and adore–for her I’ll write ficlets forever and more 😉 *  *  * Check Mate–a Gambling Men Ficlet They walked, shoulder to shoulder, down the streets of… Read More

I promise, tomorrow will be Fanfic Saturday, and I swear I’ll stick to happy things and Christmas and joy and lightness for the rest of the holiday season. I loathe political diatribes– I even loathe writing them, although I find myself ranting more times than I’m comfortable with. I wanted to talk about the Force… Read More