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New Anthology Home 2023
So very glad Desert Palm Press included my prequel to The Rustle of Leaves, “And to the Child”, in their anthology that’s just been released. Such a great idea to add depth to books that they have already published! And to support such a worthy cause. https://desertpalmpress.com/…/tales-from-under-the…/
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Where did democracy come from?
Hello My Flames Have you ever wondered about democracy? I do. Especially these days as we deal with a brutal two-party system in this country. The word democracy comes from two Greek words. Demos, people and kratos, rule or power. Therefore, the word means rule by the people, or power of the people. In five…
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Conquering the Inflammation Monster
I have a tale of blood. Blood stolen from me, preparatory to tomorrow’s doctor visit…the third or fourth visit in as many weeks. In twenty fifteen, or thereabouts, I had a pretty serious strep infection that had me in bed for a few days. After becoming vertical, I noticed a rash which quickly, in a…
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Warm Pie
This is from a short piece published back in the eighties. I’m working on a horror anthology and stumbled across this in my story folder. Enjoy! Warm Pie Keyboard wears a cloak of innocence, fooling outsiders into believing it is the static plastic input device they see. Yet with me, the familiar creator-lover, Keyboard…
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Such a shame. I love cheese!
Bummer! I came across this article which, actually, was something I knew but refused to think about. Now that I am working on my health a little more, it has become evident that I have to do away with cheese. I generally only eat ‘real’ cheese when I’m dining out. At home I eat vegan…
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Rosemary, sequel to The Liaison, is coming right along
Well, I seem to be averaging 2500 words a day on Rosemary. This is the sequel (finally!) to The Liaison, my SF novel set in New Mexico. Now my characters have travelled to Bayou Lisse, Alabama and all kinds of drama has ensued. I’ll post a few excerpts soon. Here’s some of my inspiration: I’m…
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Happy Yuletide and Merry Christmas!
I’ve posted a new video, well, two actually. One is an introduction to my short story, JaneBishop’s Eyes, included in the Spinster’s Ink anthology, All in the Seasoning and the other is me reading the story. I hope you all enjoy it. This has been a really rough holiday for me, even above the year…
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A Little Wednesday Navel Gazing
From the News: According to my CNN news feed, the country of India has a mysteriously low death rate from Covid-19, like 800 out of more than a billion, whereas the US has more than 59,000 deaths out of only 309 million. I find this very interesting because early estimates predicted that the highly contagious…
