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Author: Cedar Sanderson
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Eat This While You Read That: MCA Hogarth
Ove the years of doing this series, I like to think I’ve gotten much-improved at food photography. However… this was a challenge! It’s delicious, but making it look as lovely as it tasted took some thought and more than one attempt. Ask me if I minded sipping variations… go on! Try it yourself! When I…
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Bounce, bounce, bounce
Wheeee…. *doppler effect* Excited artist running through, waving tablet, paintbrush thrust through her twisted-up knot of hair. I have a new toy! If you want to see more of my work, check it out at MidJourney. All of these were generated using a text prompt through the AI. I haven’t done anything to them in…
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Cherry Rum Rice Pudding
As I’m working my way through the Egg List, moving in random motion rather than top to bottom, I’m finding myself revisiting old favorites as well as making new things. Rice puddings come in a couple of forms. One is a stove-top pudding, light and fluffy. This one is the other sort, a one-bowl baked…
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Anthology Call: But Not Broken
Last year, I put together a stellar group of authors in the anthology Can’t Go Home Again. Next year, I hope to have another great book with the anthology follow-up But Not Broken, so I need stories! Like Can’t Go Home Again, this anthology will focus on stories of hope and healing around PTSD, with…
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Odd Prompts: The Garden
Same characters and timeline as last week, just a bit further along. I don’t know yet what, if anything, I’m doing with this story. *** “John?” Bonnie paused at the foot of the stairs, looking up into the darkness. Their joy in arriving at their new home, and being on their honeymoon, had been tempered…
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Art Process: Making of Hess House
The other day I was dabbling in artificial intelligence, as one does. The role of AI in art is growing rapidly. It’s one I started playing with a few years ago, at first dismissing it as ‘lazy art’ but over time I’ve come to find that it’s a useful tool. It’s not that I can…
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Eat This While You Read That: Dorothy Grant
As I was gearing back up into the series, I realized I hadn’t yet featured Dorothy’s books. Since we swap recipes fairly often, I wasn’t sure what I’d get when I asked her for a dish to go along with her latest book, Between Two Graves. She neatly tied the recipe to the theme of…
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The Bookshelf, Virtually
This last week or so I haven’t acquired any paper books, although I am thinking longingly of a certain big antique mall where I can lay my hands on some lovely ones. Perhaps later today. In the meantime… I buy books for various reasons. Reading seems obvious, but I also buy books to support fellow…
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Back Road Oklahoma
I seem to have amused people today by talking about dating. I meant dating my husband, but evidently that’s not a done thing? I mean, I enjoy it. None of the pressure, all of the fun! Of course, dating as middle-aged married couple isn’t exactly as boring as you might think. We really enjoyed our…
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Vintage Book Cover Design
I recently came across a treasure trove of illustrations and book covers from artists stretching back over the last hundred years. Everything from ads, to book covers, to what really caught my eye: the simple line art illustrations common to magazine and books. The same thing I’m working on for the hunting anthology this month. …
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Odd Prompts: Special Delivery
A snip of something for the prompt, don’t know if there is more. *** “We should have turned back there.” He announced, squinting through the windshield. “I’m pretty sure we’ve come too far.” “I think you’re right.” Bonnie twisted around to look behind them. The wet ribbon of the road twisted out of sight. She…
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All thumbs
Which isn’t quite accurate. When I type on my phone, it’s a thumb and an index finger, opposite hands. Why, you may ask, are you doing this on your phone? Quite simply, it’s the same concept as camera choice. The camera you have on hand is the best one to take the shot with. The…