This is Unfortunate
The final climax of my next EDGE book takes place in Turkey because Ataturk seemed like a perfect candidate to have known about my Prometheus figure and be affected by him. I loved the fact that Hagia Sophia in Istanbul had begun as a church, became a mosque, and was...
Writing, Writing, Writing, Catching Breath, Writing Some More
That's my excuse for why I've been a stranger for so long, and it's just so easy to pop up a little post on Facebook. Anyway, we had the big DANGEROUS WOMEN launch party at the Jean Cocteau theater on Monday. 7 writers, 2 editors and a partridge in a pear tree....
Hands Off Republicans
As we have pondered the sober fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination I'm struck and infuriated by Right Wing pundits trying to claim that Kennedy was a "conservative". Yes, he went to the right of Nixon in being anti-Communist as a...
Thor, The Avengers, and The Human Heart
Partly because of my deep mash on Loki I decided to stream the first THOR movie to my X-Box and then watch my DVD of THE AVENGERS. I’m also going to give the Thor sequel another look when I don’t have people talking in their outside voices directly behind me....
Ender’s Game
I wrestled over this decision for a long time but I finally did go see Ender's Game. Let me preface this by saying that I disagree with Orson Scott Card on every stance he has taken regarding the rights of the LGBT community. I find his musings about "urban gangs"...
Random Thursday Thoughts
I'm not religious. In short I don't believe any longer, but my dad was a Jesuit educated, liberal Catholic and I occasionally miss the pageantry and the music. And now there is this amazing pope. He's going to go a long way toward bringing back disaffected American...
Dare I? Can I?
I couldn't bear to watch the video, but I read an article about the treatment of pigs in breeding and slaughter facilities. I've tried to be the rancher's granddaughter, and not be sentimental about animals. We are, after all, omnivores and it's hard to fight a...
Rights for Women
I admit it's far easier to write a review of the latest Thud and Dunder Hollywood blockbuster, or talk about the latest video game and why the Mass Effect 3 ending sucked so bad, and being able to point readers toward a terrific book is one of my favorite things to do...
Writer’s Workshop
I need to mention that I will be teaching at a writer's workshop next May along with Walter Jon Williams and John Pitts. It's called Paradise Lost and it runs May 1st through the 4th. You can find more information here: Paradise Lost This will eventually be listed...
Sabotage
Everyone from Republicans to reporters eager for a bad-news-story because bad news sells better than good news have been busy sabotaging the new Affordable Care Act. Here's an article by a journalist who actually did his job that once again points out the lies and...
