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The Doom of Donnie G

October 9, 2008
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Last night, in celebration of my anniversary of being princessly fabulous and oh-thank-god single, my girlfriends and I went to see the tragilariously appropriate dress rehearsal of the Nashville Opera’s Don Giovanni. (The Ingrams are very big patrons of the arts, and sometimes tickets to such events fall from the drop-ceiling-sky like pink autumn leaves from drought-stricken trees.) Lillie…

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Happy Anniversary To Me

October 8, 2008
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 "And after all that–however long ‘all that’ may be–you’ll go somewhere new, and you’ll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again, and little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all the fuzzy stuff, all the years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade."                …

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Anxiety Says What?

October 7, 2008
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Anxiety dreams are born with us; they grow and evolve with us and take on many different shades. What scared us then doesn’t scare us now, and vice versa. Sometimes it’s not so much fear as it is general preoccupation, some deep-seeded nagging thing we’ve shoved to the bottom of our mental priority list for so long that its…

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Out of Context

September 30, 2008
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Kudos to Nancy "Cutie Pie" Frank for coming up with such a great blog post title. However, I do not want to blog about Context. I feel like if I do, I’ll have to admit it’s over, and I don’t wanna. But you can check out the bazillion pics I took of the awesomeness. It’s amazing how great people…

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Tea in Space: Chalice

September 25, 2008
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This month’s "Tea in Space" podcast covers the rich fantasy world of Robin McKinley’s newest book, Chalice. Join us for Pomegranate Pizazz Tea, local honey, and conversation as the Genre Chicks discuss the merits of strong heroines, the balance of power…and Alethea’s secret shame. Kitti, like Pooh, loves her honey!

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I Spent Saturday In Bed With Wil Wheaton

September 22, 2008
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…well, I did. Blame it on Scalzi — I ordered the book right after he sent that velvet painting. Title: Just a Geek Author: Wil Wheaton Publisher: O’Reilly Pub date: June 2004 EAN: 9780596007683   If all you know about Wil Wheaton is Stand by Me and Star Trek’s Wesley Crusher, you don’t know Wil. If you’ve ever visited…

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How’s the Weather?

September 20, 2008
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It may be Hotter Than Hell but the Dark Side has cookies! This month, join Genre Chick Alethea Kontis as she shares iced tea in the summer heat with sweet and spicy romance author Jackie Kessler. Enjoy! Read the interview here.

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IGMS: Princess Alethea’s Magical Elixir

September 19, 2008
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Princess Alethea’s Magical Elixir Reviewing lots of books, sir ‘swhat I do. Was this one good sir? Well, it was cut from wood, sir. With binding like it should, sir. A positive review! Check out my debut review Of Elizabeth C. Bunce’s A Curse Dark As Gold at IGMS today!(Or walk the plank, matey…)

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