A New Year, A New Beginning

by | Jan 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

First things first: HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!! May all your hopes for the new year come true! Well, and I am excited to be back to self-publishing again. This has the following consequences: The original self-published editions of my books are live again on Amazon,...

Dreaming the Dreams of the Just

by | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized

…or something. Insomnia occasionally plagues me. Last night I lay awake until oh-dark-thirty, when my brother-in-law the lieutenant colonel says he gets up, and when I finally fell asleep, I dreamed about… Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. (If you have never...

Back to the Future

by | Nov 25, 2014 | Uncategorized

And so, home from PhilCon 2014. After a night’s sleep and a shower, I am back at the keyboard and back in Tolari space. The con was wonderful, and kudos to the PhilCon concomm. A great time was had by most, as far as I could tell. (Of course it had its blips....

Philcon Addendum

by | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

Oh! And I almost forgot. In my schedule is also Sat 2:00 PM in Executive Suite 623 (1 hour) BROAD UNIVERSE RAPID FIRE READING Come listen to 7 women get their Girl Cooties all over science fiction!

Philcon Schedule

by | Nov 17, 2014 | Uncategorized

I’m going to Philcon, yes I am! And here’s my schedule: Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour) BEAUTY IN THE FUTURE (1752) When technology makes changing one’s appearance as easy as changing one’s clothes or hair color, will our perception...
I’m Not Used To My Hair

I’m Not Used To My Hair

by | Nov 7, 2014 | Uncategorized

There’s a non-trivial chance that my Tolari have ridiculously long hair because I’ve been letting my own hair grow for the last… oh… third of my life, or something like that. Most folks didn’t realize just how long it was because I seldom...

On the Giving in Thanksgiving

by | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized

Many people spend November posting daily about the good things in their lives for which they are grateful. It’s an excellent activity, and I can’t praise it enough. Gratitude sets you up for a life of appreciating what you have. It makes you happier. It...

World Prematurity Day Comes Early

by | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized

World Prematurity Day doesn’t come until November 17th, but on this day in 1983, I lost the first of my preemies. I never carried well, or easily, and two of my five (yes 5) sons were premature. The second, born at 32 weeks, is now something over 6′...

eBook vs Paper: The Great Debate

by | Oct 26, 2014 | Uncategorized

I have a friend who travels a lot on business. When I asked her if she wanted me to send ebook versions of my novels, she responded with a loving and detailed description of her process for choosing what to read on a plane. It involves walking into the used bookstore...