So, I’ve checked the requirements of “lock down” or “shelter in place” or “quarantine” extensively. Every city–including Sacramento–has a clause that says it’s okay to go outside and exercise. It’s funny–those of you who have met me–a large, squishy woman who doesn’t walk very fast and looks like she eats Oreos for breakfast and double… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day was my grandmother’s birthday, and although she was  100% off the boat Italian, she used to say she was meant to be Irish. She had a collection of hats so big it was published in the local paper, and you’d better believe some of them were green. She also dyed her hair… Read More

Yeah, so times are scary right now. We all know it. We’re trying to hold on to our sense of humor and keep the kids from freaking out and losing their shit–and trying to remember that quarantine and  social distancing are temporary, and that–eventually–this will all be not so scary. In the meantime, we are… Read More

So– very quick post tonight, just so you all know I’m alive. Mate and I bought the tickets months ago–Fitz and the Tantrums–we’d seen them once in a festival, and fell in love. Not just the awesome melodies, but their stage persona is just stunning. (I’ve got a youtube video here, but it doesn’t capture… Read More

So, tonight I finished my Long Con book–I’m a week behind deadline, but only a week, and it’s 82K and it was like writing a ballet set to techno pop and I love it. *whew* Anyway– I’m submitting that, and I’m so excited, but it’s not the only thing going on today, and the other… Read More

A good friend of mine posted on Twitter that “If you’re not with us, you’re against us!” is the siren call of fascism. I was interested–in case you haven’t guessed by all the Crucible posts, I’ve been witnessing a situation in which the LAI (Loudest Assholes on the Internet) have gained control of an organization… Read More

So, I came into my writing desk last night at around eleven and Dewey was sprawled on a pillow by my feet, and we had the following conversation. “Meow,” I said, scratching his great carpet-like floor. “Hello, human,” he said. “Are you enjoying your evening? I am enjoying my evening. Ah, that is nice. Scratch… Read More

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!! Okay– SO much about March I like! BLC is in March, and Chicken and I leave in two weeks to go play with readers in Nashville! ZoomBoy’s play is in March, and we get to see that the weekend before we leave!  Shades of Henry is out at the END of March, and you… Read More

I have my rituals.  The television goes off, I get the dogs snack, I fill my cup with ice and fizzy water, and I sit down to do some thought clearing exercise (play phone games for 10 minutes) and then I write. And tonight was no different.  There I was, approaching my work station with… Read More

So, the kids had President’s Week and I have to admit–it passed sort of quietly. Each kid made plans to hang with their friends on different days, and I took Squish shopping–and then, so did her sister– and generally, I did my usual thing. (Hampered a little, admittedly, by all the activity in the living… Read More