Cover Reveal – A Cup of Normal
I am so excited to share the new cover for my short story collection: A CUP OF NORMAL. My publisher, Patrick Swenson at Fairwood Press (and fellow author, check out his noir sf THE ULTRA THIN MAN) has quite an eye for this kind of…
The Short and Long of It
This is my week to post on the Deadline Dames, so this post can also be found there. 🙂 Today, I’m feeling chatty. The first book in my new series, HOUSE IMMORTAL came out about a month ago, and I wanted to extend a big…
Looking Back at 2013
Here’s how 2013 shook out for me: Writing Books written: 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â — Hell Bent, Stone Cold, House Immortal Short stories written: 2Â Â — Life Between Dreams, The Lost The Found Books revised: 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â — Hell Bent, Stone Cold Books copy edited: 3Â Â Â Â Â Â — Cold Copper,…
A Cup Of Normal – Ebook
This is my short story collection, A CUP OF NORMAL. It came out in print format in 2010: Inside are twenty-three short stories, some that have been printed in magazines and anthologies, some that have not. The collection was nominated for both an Endeavour Award,…
Flowers and Giant Robots
This is one of the sunflowers my son and I planted this spring. It’s about nine feet tall, and stands in a row with other sunflowers along the south side of the house. I’m sort of in love with these big, happy flowers, the tallest…
Meanwhile at the Monk house…
…Things have been busy! Let’s get the important stuff out of the way: Growing… My herb garden is no more. For whatever reason *cough-lackofwatering-cough* all the herbs have shriveled up and died. I have decided I am not a very good grower nor harvester of…