Month: March 2021
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Hatrack Update
Ladies, gentleman, and other assorted egregious beings… I promised The Case of the Perambulating Hatrack by March 2021. I underestimated just how ‘dirty’ some of my transcriptions were, from having dictated a fair amount of it, and either editing in posts here, and not in the main manuscript… suffice it to say, Past Cedar…
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Excited State
In atomic theory, an electron can be in one of several states. For this, I’m thinking about two… the ground state, and the excited state. When the electron is struck by a bit of light, it gets knocked out of it’s usual low-energy orbit, and goes as far from it’s center as it can…
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Odd Prompt: Sliver
This was a very short, dark, little thing that tried to climb out of my head… *** “Signe!” “Father, if you do not give my hand to Faldur, I will throw myself into the well!” “Signe, no.” Faldur looked helplessly at the big man opposite him. “I must work for the honor, and the…
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A Strange Unyielding Place: Part 1
This is the first in a series of essays I plan to write, which will eventually be collected, along with past work, into a book. I crumple inward on myself. It’s more than a mental retreat, I find my muscles ache with the effort of drawing my shoulders down and in. The autonomous system…
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Odd Prompts: Reed Dragons
A bit of something, with more planned, perhaps. **** ‘The reed dragon is one of the smallest species of dragon. Its natural habitat is reed beds. It is flightless and wingless, and very rarely breathes fire. It has excellent camouflage, is extremely stealthy and has excellent acceleration from rest, making it a highly-skilled stealth…
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Low-Carb Chocolate Fudge Pie
I wanted a pie for Pi Day, but I’m back to low carbs so I can continue to lose the baby fat… when the baby is old enough to agitate for starting to learn to drive, it’s time. This is definitely not low calorie, but there are only about 4 g net carbs per…
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One Year and Counting
It has been a year since the world took a sharp left turn. Last year, the Little Man and I were planning a garden. He was muddling through school. The First Reader was waiting on his father’s deathbed (or so we thought. Spoiler alert: stubborn old men can sometimes have astounding powers of recovery).…
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Authors Talk About Gardening
Don’t forget to catch up with this awesome author discussion this evening, Thursday March 11 at 8:00 pm EST We’re going to have some fun… Christopher Woods William Joseph Roberts HP Holo and me. The panel will be Zoom-based and simultaneously streamed on the Holo Writing – Authors Jacob and H.P. Holo Facebook Page, so viewers can watch…
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Odd Prompts: Wonderland Snip
A little bit, out of order. This is backfill, since the scene following it appeared on the blog a few weeks ago. Working this prompt in was a huge challenge! *** Johns climbed in the passenger side, and buckled in. Shelby shot an exasperated glance at him, then looked back up at Elzbet, who…
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Free Alien Sci Fi Books
I have my book Jade Star in this giveaway, but there are other titles you might also enjoy, and for the price? Why not! You may find authors you really like and had never seen before. For lovers of Science Fiction & Fantasy – a monthly delivery of FREE Sci-Fi and Fantasy books. Share…
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Guest Post: Time and the Spacefarer
Please welcome a guest post by Leigh Kimmel. I’ll have a guest post up on her blog today, as we swapped. You should definitely check out her new book, too. Enjoy! “Time is the fire in which we burn.” That line has become famous because of its use in Star Trek: Generations. It appears…
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Recipe Box: Mexican Egg Bake
I was chatting with friends about recipes, and pointed out that I blog recipes not for them (usually. I do, when asked for a recipe, because it’s an easy place to share from) but for myself. You see, over the years my blog has also become my virtual recipe box. It’s easier for me…