Friday night, I realized that it was the yahrzeit (anniversary) of my father’s death three years ago (he died on April 8th, but Jewish observances run on the lunar calendar, so things can catch you off guard). So the weekend started on a somber note, which may have been why the weekend also brought the …
SILVER ON THE ROAD is off to the copyeditor (eeep) and is being over-read for horse and native neep as well, to ensure that I only make the most embarrassing mistakes everyone else also missed… Meanwhile, I’m closing in on the 10% mark of Book #2:  “There was something his charge wasn’t telling him, her …
This morning I dealt with a feline sugar crash (perfect timing cat, you couldn’t have done that while at the vet’s tomorrow?) and then delicately hammered out my daily dose of new words- Brassy child, he muttered, not first the first time since she’d issued that threat. His own fault for teaching her to tie …
A week ago, I arrived in Seattle for the long stay. Â Woke up this morning to a cat’s nose in my face. Life is back to what passes for normal…. (except they let me sleep until 6:30! A West Coast Miracle!). Â The apartment’s still a work in progress, but we’re getting there. Â It feels like …
Home from Lunacon, which was lovely and I saw many people and failed to see other people, and had good panels, and good conversations, and a surprisingly good signing (hi! to everyone who actually showed up at 7pm on Saturday evening), and of course, because it was Lunacon, Good Scotch. I also managed to come …
1. A cat story. So Castiel Kitten of Thursday likes to sit in the window seat behind my desk and do his “heyyyyyyy heyyyyy heyyyyy†meow (imagine a very cute rusty gate). And then when I turn my chair around and look at him he stops, stares at me in confusion like OMG you’re looking …
Friday night saw the first apartment cockroach sighting in almost 5 years. Torn between disgust, irritation and aiiiggghhhh!!!!!!! but I KILLED IT DEAD with the help of a heavy book grabbed off the reference bookshelf (IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, for those interested). And this from a woman who will calmly help spiders and beetles …
Today is going to be about untangling and reknotting plot threads. And kitten-wrangling. These two things have much in common… For those of you who missed it over the weekend I have a new post up at Book View Cafe, on owning your shit and leaving the drama on the page. New Kitten Update: I …
Monday Morning dawns less hot but just as humid…. Read More »
Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big …