As I have already mentioned elsewhere (not so far on this blog), my beloved cat, Nyx, was run over by a truck last month. I decided not to write of it here, not right away, because I want to keep this blog an interesting and pleasant read, and I always find outpourings of grief to …
I feel I should update with something other than eBook announcements. Heheh. And today, the lovely Tony C. Smith over at The StarShipSofa has given me the perfect excuse! Their 233rd episode features a story by British writer Gwyneth Jones, and it is read by yours truly. I am unbelievably excited and pleased to be on …
There is something called the Bechdel Test. It is named after Allison Bechdel, and it is used as a way to highlight how small and or insignificant female characters are in movies. The rules are these: There must be at least two women, with names, in the film. The two women must talk to each …
Nothing much to say, except Neil deGrasse Tyson is possibly my favorite human being. After, you know, my mother, of course. Next time you have the chance, go outside at night and look—not up at the sky, but out—at the universe. It’s a wonderful feeling. Oh, and don’t bother following silly old me on twitter, …
It’s Tuesday, which usually means there is a new episode up over at Radio Grimbald, but I’m taking a week off on the grounds that the next story is not ready yet. Doing anything on a weekly basis quickly becomes hectic. You think doing it once a week is not really all that often, but …
After all that business of announcing new eBooks, have a nice long rambly journal! [edit: updated the journal a tiny bit, it is now augmented with handy links to relevant items.] I was in Las Vegas, Nevada, this last weekend, thanks to the generous offer from my amazing aunt, Rachel. As a starving artiste I …
Since I hate to leave a story unfinished I thought I’d type up a report on my horse’s injury. For those of you with blissfully short memories, a few weeks ago I went to take the ol’ pony out for a ride and this happened. A tense weekend spent soaking, bandaging, and administering bute followed, …
Today was a brilliant day. The first sunny day after a weekend of rain and clouds. I decided today would be a good day to ride my horse. Sadly, it was not to be. As anyone who has kept horses will tell you: there are magical, wonderful days where you and the horse go galloping …
I want to begin this journal with two quotes, each from men far older and more accomplished than myself. The first is from George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire series. It is called On Fantasy: “The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as …
This entry was originally posted to Live Journal on January 23 2011, in response to my earlier piece The Problem of Adaptation. In my diatribe about the problems in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’s Sherlock series I mentioned briefly that one of the troubles with adapting Sherlock Holmes is not only that the source …
