Full Moon Superstition

There’s a full moon tonight, and Mom shared a tradition with me that I wasn’t aware of before. Empty your purse/handbag out under the full moon and hold it up to the moon’s light and say, “Fill it up!” seven times. If you do this, then you will receive an unexpected windfall (found penny, refund check) before the next…

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Announcing the IGMS Awards Anthology

…starring me! (and Peter S. Beagle…and a lot of really talented Codexians…) From IGMS editor and Gentleman Extraordinaire Edmund Schubert: We’re pleased to announce that a new anthology collecting award-winning stories from IGMS will be published later this year. In addition, other works selected by the editor and publisher will be reprinted. [I count as one of the “other…

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Wedding Day

Today’s the day! Wish me luck with the family and the insanity. And wish my niece Alana luck–she’s the one getting herself into this. Heading out to Morrisville this morning–not sure if I will have phone & internet service or not. But I will have a black raspberry creamy and a trip to the Bijou, for sure. Have a…

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In Which the Princess Comes Home

I am in Vermont this weekend for my niece’s wedding. It is good to be home again in my green mountains where the air just smells better than the rest of the world. Of course, it’s still a wedding. Which means drama. I’ll deal with that tomorrow. In the meantime, please enjoy the guest blog post I did today…

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