To wake up in the morning, and do as much good as we can. And teach our children love, and to love those around them. And that EQUALITY and JUSTICE should be for all people. All. And so should love. And that bigotry is a sin and should be a crime. And racism is a… Read More

  *looks furtively around* Yay? *looks around again* *sees the coast is clear*  YAYAYAYAAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY! Okay folks–hang onto your shorts, we all know what’s happening on Tuesday, and I’ll be honest. I WISH it was just that I have a new book out. (Well, I do, but that’s not the thing on Tuesday!) Anyway–if you need… Read More

I am not sure who needs to know this, but Mate and I get into our TV. I mean, REALLY into our TV.  To the extent that I cried like a baby during the last two episodes of LoveCraft Country–like, I couldn’t breathe kind of crying, and Mate and I took turns looking at our… Read More

  Two short moments– but funny ones. So, I’m walking the dogs around the park today (stunned. Simply stunned. Don’t lie. I can tell you’re all shocked.) Geoffie sees an older gentleman–I’m thinking seventy, maybe? My dad’s age? And she goes up and starts to bark and sniff and bark. He bends down creakily to… Read More

 It’s weird. After nearly 28 years of motherhood, I’ve developed a sort of litany, chapter and verse, to the problems of the other denizens of my household.  “Have you slept? Do you need a nap? Have you eaten? When was the last time you drank water? Did you poop? How long ago? Consistency? Were there… Read More

 Many of you know this story. Ten years ago I was teaching high school and I was also helping to lead the Gay/Straight alliance during lunches. I’d put out a couple of books by this time–a lot of them self-pubbed but some through Dreamspinner Press, and I’d gotten some notice. Truth in the Dark was… Read More

  YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!! *whew* Gotta say–enthusiasm is a little rough these days, but totally worth it. We have a modest but fantastic selection on Kermit Flail, starting with Fierce & Proud, an anthology set in Ireland, written by Irish LGBT authors. I am delighted to know it’s out there–and proud to recommend it to you! Then,… Read More

 For the longest time, Birthday Week was a raucous, exhausting celebration. Chicken, my older daughter, had her birthday on September 24th. My Aunt Teresa had hers on September 23. Mine was on September 30th, and Mate’s and my bio-mom’s were both October 1st. For a while there, we had one big party at my grandmother’s…. Read More

 Okay–I have to admit, I’m riding a little bit of a high right now.  I know it’s stupid–as far as monetary returns go, the time it takes to prep for a class, rehearse it, and then teach it is really not cost effective. But I really really love it.  I taught two classes over the… Read More

 So, someone at marketing MUST have thought of the double entendre. I mean, knitters are witty, right? How can nobody get that there’s a dirty joke in the name of the yarn? Regardless, Lion Brand Thick & Quick has been a knitting staple for a lot of knitters for years–since I got into fiber craft,… Read More