Author: Cedar Sanderson

  • Restoration

    Restoration

    There are things in this world we must do. For me, that is a walk in the woods. I slowly go to pieces if I can’t get out there, preferably alone, and just… walk. I can feel the weight slipping off me, falling behind, and when I come out again I’m ready to face whatever…

  • Odd Prompts: Chloe

    Odd Prompts: Chloe

    Some of you may recognize these characters from Groundskeeper: Raking Up the Dead. This will eventually be part of the next story in that series.  ********** She yawned with jaw dropping force, and Mark flinched. Chloe shook her head and picked up her mug, then realized it was empty. She reached for her thermos and…

  • Books for Sale!

    Books for Sale!

    I have two books on sale for less than a dollar (ok, not much less… ninety-nine cents) until September 22. You can pick up The Case of the Perambulating Hatrack, the quirky urban fantasy where I had more fun writing a book than I’ve had in years, this week if you were hesitating before. Or,…

  • FenCon Schedule

    FenCon Schedule

    So! I will be at a lovely convention this coming weekend. You would have had more notice, but it’s been that kind of year. However, if you are already planning on being there, you might want to catch me on a panel. Or you can find the Little Man in the dealer room selling books…

  • New Release: Adventure Stories for Young Readers

    New Release: Adventure Stories for Young Readers

    I’m proud to announce a Sanderley Studios publication today!  Adventure Stories for Young Readers is an anthology of eleven stories by stellar authors. Tales of action, derring-do, science fiction and fantasy. All of it backed up by solid family values. You’ll find this book is suitable for ages ten and up, with a high reading…

  • Odd Prompts: Dead Grass

    Odd Prompts: Dead Grass

    This week’s prompt has a character in common with the story last week. This story takes place before that one.  ****  “There!” Shelley pointed.  Her brother saw it. The first firefly of the year. They were both sitting on the steps behind their house, looking down toward the woods at the end of their backyard.…

  • The Old Books

    The Old Books

    Not that a steady diet of only the old books is to be preferred. Simply that there is much to learn, and much to be held in memory, which can be forgotten willfully or through ignorance.  Which leads me, of course, to Project Gutenberg. Where you can find the old books for free and easy…

  • Remembrance Day: Twenty Years Later

    Remembrance Day: Twenty Years Later

    This is by my friend and fellow author Leo Champion.  Stories from Lower Manhattan These were written originally in May 2021 as emails to a couple of friends (the first two in a misguided attempt to encourage liberty advocate Ooana Trien, the second two to my managing editor Peggey Rowland just to get the words…

  • Planning Ahead

    Planning Ahead

    I have to admit, a friend’s comment elsewhere caught my attention and kind of sums up how I feel right now. Like there are storm clouds looming on the horizon, and I’m bracing for the gust front to swirl through the yard, tossing leaves high into the air… Doom is falling. It just hasn’t landed…

  • Warming Up

    Warming Up

    So the Little Man and I have been going to the gym. Living in a city, my usual resort of walking and hiking for exercise is just not an option – much to my deep frustration, but that’s a topic for another post when I’m not doing this – and the kid really needed some…

  • Odd Prompts: Scrape the Bottom

    Odd Prompts: Scrape the Bottom

    “I’ve only got two dollars in credits.” He was lying on his back on her couch, phone held up over his head so he could read it without moving. “You can’t buy much with that.”  “So wait and spend it later when you have more.” She didn’t turn to look at him. She didn’t have…

  • Book Club with Spikes

    Book Club with Spikes

    I think you can tell from the title, this isn’t going to be simple book chats. No, I want to invite all my bibliophile readers to a discussion group. Books, favorite books, possibly photos of your cat, and general hangout.  Because community is important. And for me at least, the landscape of social media is…