Category: Personal
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Literary Homemaking
Being a writer, I own lots of books. I’m sure there are probably some writers who don’t feel compelled to own walls and walls of books, and perhaps there are even some writers who have slowed down in their reading habits at some point in their life (though I would personally see that as having…
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New Things from Last Year
Three “big” good things from my last year to be thankful for are: Of course, my new house, of which I’ve posted more than enough pictures, but as rooms get remodeled, I will continue to post more. Here’s the guest bedroom’s new look. And of course this little light of mine came out in 2007.…
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Just to say…
I’m going to be making merry for the next few days, so just a quick note to say happy holidays to everyone. I’m excited for the coming year. I hope good things are in store for all of us. Peace…
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Totally excellent
I came across this video via the blog “I Will Shout Youngstown” this afternoon, and thought it was really representative of the spirit that’s been taking over Youngstown in the past couple of years, and that community spirit seems to be growing more and more over time now. To be completely honest, it feels strange…
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Home again
I am back home from New York City, a bit bedraggled but thoroughly enjoyed myself. Saw Aimee Mann in concert, the anniversary reproduction of Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming”, Southland Tales, shopped in open air markets, was a guest on the Hour of the Wolf, which you can listen to here, and ate lots and lots…
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Also
I am sick. Have been for the past three days. I’m coughing so much, my lungs hurt. I have medicine, but this cough refuses to let go of me. If I could shake it, I think I’d actually feel normal. Half of my energy goes into just producing the coughs. I have managed to fix…
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Autumn and Early Winter in my hood
Fall didn’t last nearly long enough, if you ask me. I love these colors, and miss them already. This little guy was living in my attic. I chased him out and had words with him one day while he clung to the side of my house and barked at me. Apparently I had invaded *his*…
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Life with a house
I feel like I’m at the end of the strangest and somewhat stressful three or four months of my life. More stressful than those first few months of living in Japan even, getting used to a different culture. In the past four months, my first novel has come out, I’ve been teaching three classes at…
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Apologies
Just a quick note to say I’m in the final days of the fall semester, very busy, stacks of essays to grade, student fiction portfolios to read, and have been busy with preparing for the Oakland Center for the Arts annual “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas” production. That’s finally over as of last night,…
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Home again
I’m back home from World Fantasy Convention. Four things I have decided: 1. Flying by airplane is my great annoyance. I wish I could teleport to wherever it is I want to go. 2. I will always, always, read the chapter “Dead is Dead is Dead” whenever I have a completely adult audience at future…