No posting of my writerly musical musings would be complete without eventually mentioning this gem, which is a pretty accurate depiction of the inside of my brain at times:Bears Dance To Sweet DreamsYes.  Really.

Confession time:  I’m a comma maximalist.I adhere to the formal rules of comma use, even those that some publications and editors have begun to abandon.  I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.  When a comma is indicated for clarity or effect, I …

Abyss and Apex just accepted my story “Natural Selection” for publication … ahem … sometime in 2020! This is the second story featuring Pazia and Vanchen, directly following the events of Fatecraft. Don’t hold your breath too long …That makes thr…

A long time ago, I submitted a story to a writing challenge where a character in impossible circumstances (because aren’t they all?) cheats on her husband.  A fellow writer / critiquer said they enjoyed the story, but had trouble with that aspect….

I mentioned recently on Facebook that I’ve had a number of earworms running through my head, some of them stranger than others (“Living On A Prayer” substituted with the words “Pigeon on a bear,” for instance).  One of those is from Kate Nash, who…

Work and life have been hectic – including some good writing news, as the previous post will attest – so I’ve spent a lot of time vegging out with television, and I’ve taken advantage of Amazon Prime’s collection to binge House.Now, House is not high t…