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Who I sleep with every night
Really, it’s just my cat. But he’s very handsome, don’t you think? And a very brief report on a looooooong phone call with my friend Chris. Continue reading
Despite distance
Chris & Rozz & Jesse & Mel (with Jesse’s dog Sweetheart) on a Kenai Peninsula hike in 2006 — & now, all over the place. But still good friends.
Posted in Journal, NaNoWriMo
Tagged Chris, Green-Lieght family, Jesse, NaNoWriMo 2007, Ptery, Rozz, writing
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Now I REALLY feel like a writer again
The short story “Cold,” which originated with my writing for NaNoWriMo 2007, will be published in the November 2009 issued of Crossed Genres. It’s about two young women, Boleyn & Bai, on a planet in the late stages of terraformation.
Posted in Cold, Journal, NaNoWriMo, Short fiction
Tagged accepted for publication, Crossed Genres, NaNoWriMo 2007, science fiction, writing
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October plans
October. Change of seasons, change of gears: I’ll be resuming my title of occasional political blogger by becoming a far less occasional writer. Plans for October include gearing up for NaNoWriMo in November.
Posted in About writing, Journal, Long Dark, NaNoWriMo
Tagged Cold notes, Crossed Genres, Long Dark notes, NaNoWriMo 2009, science fiction, writing
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Catching up
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PFD = $1,305
Well, that should help pay for the tatami-style bed I’ve been hankering for. Thank you, Jay Hammond, may you rest in peace. Thank you, Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Division.
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Tagged PFD (Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend), Socialism is alive & well in Alaska. Yay!
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Termination dust
The seasons are changing, & the first dusting of snow on the Chugach Mountains is telling us in Anchorage that winter’s not far. (Photos.)
The colorlessness is temporary
In one part it’s my own grey, in the other it’s that I’m redesigning my blog based on a different WordPress theme, since I was never quite happy with the previous one. I’m now using a theme called Thematic, which … Continue reading
My new couch
But first the old one. Here’s my cat Väinämönen (but you can call him Vai) enjoying my old couch on its last day. He doesn’t agree that there’s any need for a new couch. This one suits him just fine, … Continue reading