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The cat’s still missing, and I really just don’t feel like doing anything today, except sitting in the backyard, mournfully waiting. But time and tide, blah blah blah. Plus the whole NaBloPoMo thing. So, here goes:
1. Blog: I really don’t like blogging just for the sake of blogging. And yet I sign up for every [...]

1. Storyteller, by Kate Wilhelm: to my right, near my elbow. I’m wishing I’d reread it before submitting my application to Clarion. I’m worried I didn’t make it absolutely clear how much I need me some writing instruction right now — I’m all atmosphere and no plot these days.
2. Getting Started as a Freelance Writer, [...]

1. The cat’s gone missing again, the first time he’s ever pulled off this dissapearing act twice in as many weeks (usually he waits a good year or so between Greta Garbo impersonations). Whatever, kitten, I’m over it.
2. The weird itchy-pully feeling along the edges of my new scar. Whatever. It does this every time.
3. [...]

I got my stitches out today, and made an appointment to get steroid injections which will hopefully minimize my scarring this time around (and maybe improve my baseball game!). The appointment is with a dermatologist, which got me thinking about the wide variety of doctors this lump (and this now post lump collarbone) has seen.
Types [...]

1. I’ve find myself thinking that I should embroider me, Hope and Brian’s names onto napkins, each in colors appropriate to our personalities.
2. Days of the week have no meaning to me. I find myself wondering, why are people working today?? It’s Wednesday, for God’s sake.
2a. Oh, wait, it’s Monday. My bad.
3. Three bottles of [...]

Johannes Kepler is one of my favorite scientists. I’m writing a story right now wherein one of the characters is named John Kepler, and even though the character’s not entirely based on the original J.K., I’ve been having fun researching biographical information to work in here and there. So, since it’s March, here’s a list:
Some [...]

So, in case you haven’t heard, every Month is National Blog Posting Month nowadays. I haven’t decided if I’m really doing it this month for sure, but until I do, I better pretend I am. If that makes sense.
So anyway, March’s theme is lists. Here goes:
Reasons I can’t get a job just yet, as there’s [...]

As I assured my mother this morning, I am really not all that sick, despite my ongoing blog-winge. That’s a hazard of NaBloPoMo — previously unbloggable events (i.e., “I lay on the couch all day and did nothing”) become newsworthy. Moods that would normally keep one far away from the computer for fear of alarming [...]

I woke up this morning with only the tiniest, raspiest of voices. It was hilarious. Brian and I chased each other around the house, Punch-and-Judy style. “Goose Trousers!” I squeaked at him, “Monkeybutt!”
If it weren’t for the coughing and fever, this would be the awesomest thing ever.

Rule a big countrythe way you cook a small fish.
If you keep control by following the Way,troubled spirits won’t act up.They won’t lose their immaterial strength,but they wont harm people with it,nor will wise souls come to harm.And so, neither harming the other, these powers will come together in unity.