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Good News Always Welcome

If you’ve been following the adventures of my shattered pipes on Facebook or Twitter, thank you for your patience and encouragement. But while it was my water that broke, I’m not the one who’s spectacularly preggers. (And I mean, SPECTACULARLY.) Go congratulate Jen and Ken Scholes!!

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The Geek Goes for the Job

If you’ve been a member of Teh Intarwebs in the last month, then you’ve heard about this job, touted as The Best Job in the World. Lillie sent it to me partly as a joke, but with the undertone of "you know this job would be perfect for you." And she was right. I did my research before applying…

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Appearance: Bleeding Hearts Club 2/14/09

Linebaugh Library will host the Bleeding Hearts Club at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14. Whether you’re a fan of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series, Laurell Hamilton’s Anita Blake series, or the classic Dracula, join us to talk about all things vampire. Stoker-nominated Alethea Kontis will lead the discussion about our favorite vampires, vampires in…

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Iron Chef Chattanooga: Pear Battle PHOTOS

Mary has put up the Iron Chef Pear Battle series on her Picasa album. Photos of Formal Night and the Steampunk Photo Shoot TK. (Heck yeah, we know how to do a writers retreat…)

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Iron Chef Chattanooga: Pear Battle

I knew when I challenged Mary Robinette Kowal to an Iron Chef battle that it would be a losing proposition. Not only has Mary been in more of these battles than she has fingers, but she is a much better chef than I, has much more practical experience with experimental cooking, and–hello!–it WAS HER BIRTHDAY PARTY. Even still, I planned on putting…

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Surprise! Story

I was just checking Twitter when I scrolled down and saw a name I recognized…and then remembered, Hey! I sold a flash piece that went live on Thaumatrope today! Click over and check it out. Lillie, this one’s for you. 🙂

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The Monster in the Closet

The new issue of Apex is live, complete with the essay where I admit to shoving my little sister in a closet when we were kids. Come on…doesn’t she look like a brat to you? And what are you shoving in your closets? And hey — if you love Apex like I do, you can have a PDF subscription…

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