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Serial Fiction: Monument Minders, Chapter Three

Chapter Three: Thom’s DreamsEarth, Southeastern United States, 1999 C.E. When Debtra opened her eyes and gazed into his own, Thom remembered the dreams he’d had since he was a young boy, of angels and gods, of worlds spinning off at… Continue Reading…

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Serial Fiction: Monument Minders, Chapter Two

Sorry for the miss last week. I had a space cadet moment with the #TuesdaySerial collector. Chapters will be posted weekly from now on. Chapter 2Third Dimension, Earth, Southeastern United States1999 C.E. Debtra had been born before, five times in… Continue Reading…

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Friday Flash Fiction: Confession

I’ve gone back and forth about posting this one fora couple of weeks. It falls squarely in the category of “things I wish I’d had the guts to do in high school.” Feedback, as always, is welcome. Confession Victoria was… Continue Reading…

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Metapost: Where’s Cecilia?

Update: I’ve found a space and hope to have a new business address by early next week. My best friend, who is also my decorator, and I went out looking for furniture yesterday. I’m still in a major time crunch… Continue Reading…

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Serial Fiction: Monument Minders, Chapter One

Yes, it’s time for me to jump into serial fiction again! I started this one in April, and since I wanted it to be a serious story, I waited until I had it almost all written and the ending pretty… Continue Reading…

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Friday Flash Fiction: First Date

I read a novel excerpt as short story recently on the Narrative Magazine site that impressed me so much I thought I’d try something similar. This is from my completed (revision in progress) novel A Perfect Man. I’ll add some… Continue Reading…

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Friday Flash Fiction: The Agency — A Wish and a Dragon

I’m lucky to live in a place where new restaurants open frequently, and many of them last. Since you first met Thomas Forrest and Raven, Thomas has been emancipated (click here for that story), and they’re about to open a… Continue Reading…

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How Wine Can Help Fiction: Post-Wine Bloggers’ Conference Thoughts

If you read my Random Oenophile Blog, you know that Hubby and I had the privilege of attending the 2010 Wine Bloggers’ Conference in Walla Walla, Washington this past weekend. If not, well, now you do. One of the panels,… Continue Reading…

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Random Thoughts: Weird News, Zombie Cover-Up?

This one is for BabySis, whose alter ego Ivy Star is having a birthday today. Have I mentioned my whole family is weird? This post will not disprove that perception. Yesterday, Hubby and I were sitting at The Marlay having… Continue Reading…

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On Process and Progress (or lack thereof): That Procrastination Post I’ve Been Putting Off

A couple of weeks ago, I posted the Four P’s of Procrastination with a promise (not one of the P’s) to talk about how I’m working on overcoming it. I was on vacation and then conferencing in Texas, so the… Continue Reading…