Fiction Sale — "Poor Man’s Roses" to Apex Magazine

Yay! I sold a story to Jason Sizemore at Apex Magazine called “Poor Man’s Roses.” It’s a 2400-word dark science fiction tale set in the near-apocalyptic far future. It’s also a total homage to Patsy Cline. I dedicate it to my fellow author and BFF Kelli Dunlap, who inspired me to come up with the idea (the woman being…

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The Princess and the Dragon*Con (3 of 10)

Number Three of my Dragon*Con Top Ten:Meeting Paul McGillion(or: Earth to Atlantis; come in Atlantis)I mentioned earlier that due to my busy schedule I didn’t have many celebrity sightings this year – celebrity, of course, being someone of esteem that I don’t already have in my phone or on my Christmas card list. The two folks I caught a…

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Smyrna Library Reading Rally

In which I am billed as "other special guests" because I don’t wear a big furry suit: Join us for our annual Reading Rally, a midday festival to celebrate the written word, following a day of reading in all the schools in Rutherford County. This free festival will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 25 at…

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Smyrna Libary Reading Rally

In which I am billed as “other special guests” because I don’t wear a big furry suit: Join us for our annual Reading Rally, a midday festival to celebrate the written word, following a day of reading in all the schools in Rutherford County. This free festival will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 25 at…

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One, Two–Princes Who Adore You

Know what’s awesome?Jamie & Bobby Deen. Paula Deen‘s sons, in case you’re not familiar. They were late for their visit here, but they were worth every minute. Such kind, jovial, down-to-earth Southern gentlemen–they made you want to pull up a rocking chair and offer them some sweet tea. The folks here could have talked to them all day…and I…

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What I Did Last Night

I bought the masks at Michaels almost a month ago ’cause I thought they were cool, but I didn’t know what to do with them. I blame Janet Lee ( papillon_enrage ) for putting Wonderland on my brain. I am really, really happy with how cool and creepy they came out. Next, of course, will be Glinda and the…

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The Princess & The Dragon*Con (2 of 10)

Number Two of the Dragon*Con Top Ten:Assimilating the Twitterverse Twitter existed last Labor Day weekend, but it was about as prevalent then as the iPhone. Now that most of the appleminded have wised up and we’re all jacked in,  the Twitterverse was alive and well in the fourth dimension. I tagged all my own tweets with the #dragoncon hashtag,…

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The Princess & The Dragon*Con (2 of 10)

Number Two of the Dragon*Con Top Ten:Assimilating the Twitterverse Twitter existed last Labor Day weekend, but it was about as prevalent then as the iPhone. Now that most of the appleminded have wised up and we’re all jacked in, the Twitterverse was alive and well in the fourth dimension. I tagged all my own tweets with the #dragoncon hashtag,…

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