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Author: Cedar Sanderson
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Tanager’s Fledglings on Sale
You can pick up Tanager on sale for a dollar through Nov 30th. Tanager’s Fledglings is my space opera with a puppy in it, and it was fun to write. I’m currently working on the second book in the planned trilogy, and have just been talking with an editor who was kind enough to tell…
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All the Pockets
There was a conversation, and a side discussion cropped up, as they do, about my perennial joke that I am a hobbit. I’m short, and I have big feet for my stature. I’m not kidding about the feet, the First Reader and I can share boots, as we wear the same size in shoes. But…
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Odd Prompts: Broken Rules
Have you ever seen a dying rose? The stem – the neck of the rose – collapses and even while the rose looks fresh, it slumps until it’s only facing the earth and never the sky any longer. The first rule of depressionland is to never talk about the depression. It’s not that you can’t…
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Contemplation
I’ve been a bit fuzzy-brained today. We had plumbers in this morning, which was good because a minor problem got solved before it became a major one. It was something I could have done, in theory, but the First Reader suggested we call in the pros. For one thing, they would be able to spot…
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Sourdough Culture
Having written up the ‘how-to’ of starting a sourdough culture, and the beginnings of a recipe set for it, I was asked about the nature of the sourdough starter. What’s going on in that jar of oozing, smelling, wonderful stuff? How does it work? Is it safe? And why did we stop using sourdough except…
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Odd Prompts: Ripples
The problem is, human memory is short. If the floods came once a year, there would have been no building in the fertile valley, as tempting as the deep, rich soil was to the farmers who came to the land early. By the time they disembarked, the planet had only felt human steps for a…
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Sourdough Pretzels
First, about a week or two before you want the pretzels, you begin with a starter. This is easy. All you need is flour, water, and to catch some invisible little friends to do the heavy lifting for you. There are two ways – no, three – to begin a sourdough starter. One is to…
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Cooking Adventures
It’s not just me, right? I mean, I can’t be the only one who would decide to do something relatively simple for the big dinner, and have it cascade from there? I just wanted some goat. Or lamb, but ideally goat. I am planning to make gulyas for dinner. I’ve got beef, since Alma Boykin…
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To All the Veterans
They all went out, in service of their country. Some came home again. They came home, and went back to work quietly, but we remember what they were willing to do on our behalf. We remember, and are grateful for the men and women who marched until their feet bled, for our safety and comfort.…
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The Cozy Book List
It’s been a while since I made a book list. There are reasons, one being that this isn’t a fast process. The other is that due to the algorithms of ‘social’ media, I can no longer toss out the question of ‘what do you like to read?’ and get more than a hundred enthusiastic responses.…
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Odd Prompts: Moon Rising
A bit of drabble here, might not expand on it, or perhaps they aren’t all human… *** “You need a little extra there.” The paunched man grunted and eyed the new guy. Guy was a misnomer. The boy was frankly larval, and about as attractive. “I got this, now shove off.” “But Skewer said to…
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Cozy Reads
It’s that season here in my neck of the woods. Leaves are falling and so are the temperatures. I’m inclined to dig out the fuzzy throw blankets and keep them handy for the moments where I have the actual time to curl up and read, with a mug of tea next to me. Which got…