Future Visioning I’ve been keeping a journal for almost as long as I’ve been alive. I started with one of those silly little ones they give small girls with a dopey lock that doesn’t really lock and only about a … Continue reading →
I don’t have to tell you that this year has been challenging. Between the pandemic, learning new terms for windstorms like “derecho” (which is a land hurricane, if you hadn’t heard it before, and occurred in Iowa and left devastation … Continue reading →
I’ve been an inveterate letter correspondent since I was a little girl. I loved getting mail in the mailbox, because it was news from the outside. I was raised in what might be now termed a cult, in an environment … Continue reading →
I know it’s not really November, but we are basically on quarantine here in my valley and the idea of writing a whole lot over the next couple weeks seems very fitting. Here, then, is a flashback to a post … Continue reading →
Happy Wednesday, writers! I am hard at work on an application for a super sekrit program, which I’ll share about as soon as I can. But in the process of working on the application, I came across this awesome podcast … Continue reading →
Anxiety sucks. It tells lies. It feels true. And it is constant. Why is it there? That’s a complicated answer. I am not a psychologist, so I can only tell you what I understand about my own anxiety. I am … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Aug 17, 2012 , this is a little flash fic that I wrote in response to the prompt, “unexpected spring.” I hope you enjoy! “Holy cow, Monte! What the hell?” My voice carried, bouncing off the … Continue reading →
I’m glad it’s the new year. It’s an election year here in the States, finally, and I am optimistic about our ability to get ourselves back on the right track. It’s funny, though; many years I feel called to set … Continue reading →
This was originally posted on the Samhain Publishing blog, and I’m feeling nostalgic for snow. We visited Leavenworth, WA, this past weekend and got to see the white stuff! 🙂 As the Midwest hunkers down for our first storm, I’m … Continue reading →
This was originally posted on our publisher’s website back in 2013. It’s still relevant! Enjoy. And so it starts. Thanksgiving and Halloween are over, and the Superbowl is coming. (Hah. Bet you thought I’d say something else, huh?) So here … Continue reading →