A friend pointed me to this YouTube Video about the sameness of urban fantasy book covers and the poses of the female protagonists. Go ahead take a look. The problem is that often, if not nearly always, authors have no control over their book covers. That’s why a red-headed heroine might be on the cover […]
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The Washington Science Fiction Association [http://www.wsfa.org] has created of a literary award to honor the work done by small presses in promoting and preserving science fiction. The WSFA Small Press Award will be given yearly for original short fiction works (17,500 words or fewer) of imaginative literature (e.g., science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction or […]
We woke up to a thin blanket of snow covering everything. Yesterday the ground was bare of snow — today a couple of inches so far. It’s also cold. Bone chilling cold. I’ve stayed in all day. But one thing snow means is that all the little birds in the area flock to your deck […]
I don’t get to knit much except during those times when there’s not much else to do that requires my hands — so I knit when the PC locks up (which lately is a lot and knitting keeps me from trying to get it to work by pressing keys, thus making it worse) or when […]
Saturday was the worst flare up of Fibromyalgia pain I’ve had in over a year. After I woke myself up whimpering, the day seems to slide down a very steep hill. At first it was my lower back and I took aspirin. Several hours later I’d upgraded to a big pain killer — no difference […]
This is going to be something of a unfocused political rant. Just decided to get some things out there for people (mainly me) to think about: What makes Congress think that delaying the coverage of pre-existing conditions for 4 years and requiring people who can’t afford insurance to buy it or be punished with fines […]
Today my laptop decided to take the day off. I didn’t know that’s what it had in mind. I was working along thinking I’d do a few more things and then take a short break and up pops a low battery warning. Now, I’ve got the ‘ol laptop plugged into the UPS which is plugged […]
Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809. He was a writer, poet, and critic. He wrote mysteries, horror, and just plain weird stories. His poetry was often sad and/or depressing but mostly unforgettable. Classics Illustrated #4: The Raven & Other Poems has a good selection of his poetry illustrated by Gahan Wilson. I first […]