It’s been a minute.
I’ve been packing, clearing out, and moving into a smaller space (plus storage). This is, as ever, revealing. It’s also a tremendously time-hungry pain in the ass.
I’ve had less time for consuming media as a result of all this, but I’ve sometimes watched an episode of Fallout as a way of relaxing in the evenings. And I do mean relaxing. But why is this show about awful stuff not awful?
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My everyday life is upside down, so please enjoy this soothing picture of Alex the cat.
I struggle to give credit to all the important work that is part of writing.
I think that work can be roughly sorted into three categories:
Continue readingI’m spending time with family, here near the turning of the year. I hope that this finds you all well. I’ll be back with more in the new year. May you enjoy the returning of the light!
There’s a quote from Ursula Vernon that’s stuck with me, something I think I found in one of her Author’s Notes. “Inspiration knocks now and again, but spite bangs on the door all year long.”
That doesn’t ring fully true for me—my spite-writing is usually a rant or half-formed polemic in my journal, and I struggle to turn those into fiction—but it sparked a funny question for myself the other day.
Do I write like oysters make pearls?
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I’m reading the new Freya Marske book, A Power Unbound, to review for GeeklyInc. I made a mistake.
To be clear, I have no regrets about reading this book. I enjoyed the prior two (you can find my thoughts on them here and here), and…
Continue readingNot much to see here this week. I’m currently visiting with family, taking advantage of the rare opportunity to see both of my sibs in the same place at the same time, and to spend time with old friends. I hope you’re all having a good week, and I’ll be back again next Thursday.
I’m off in the woods, teaching kids and teens to LARP. I hope you’re all doing well, and I’ll be back next week!
I am such a sucker for this art style.
It’s odd, reflecting on the ways in which an author I love has grown (and stayed the same) over the years.
I’m specifically thinking about Martha Wells. I recently read City of Bones, which was originally published in 1995. I’m in the middle of reviewing City of Bones, because it’s being rereleased this year in trade paperback by Tor. I’ll have my review of that up on GeeklyInc in the not-too-distant future.
City of Bones is intrigue, archaeology, lost civilizations and past apocalypses. It’s a thriller, a mystery, it’s got political machinations and murder… you know, the good stuff. What stood out to me though, was…
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Fistful of Wits 