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Category: Life

  • Wednesday Word 2026: Mathom

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. MATHOM A term coined by Tolkien that hobbits used to describe any item “they had no use for, but were unwilling to throw away.” Good Lord, Ishtar and Buddha. I think that describes…

  • Mental Health August 2026

    So you ever wonder if everything you’re doing is just … Pointless screaming into the void? Lately there’s been nothing but second guessing my choices on everything regarding SquarePeg Books. It’s really not that much money that I spend on it, and logically I know that doing the writing thing isn’t the fast track to…

  • Mental Health Wednesday June 2026

    My son landed a summer internship, which is awesome. I would’ve loved an internship at his age. It’s only for June, Monday through Friday, but it’s a great opportunity. What does not please me about this situation is my brain. In part because I feel like I have to wait to work on other things,…

  • IWSG June 2026

    Good lord. We’re already halfway through the year. June 3 question – Do most of your story ideas come from one place (the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place? Some of my ideas start in dreams, like The Heritage Blood Saga (out in print and digital! Everywhere fine books…

  • Wednesday Word May 2026: Zarf

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. ZARF A cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee-cup, usually of metal and ornamental in design. I make weird noises from time to time. Sometimes as surprise exclamations, sometimes just because I think the…

  • Mental Health Wednesday May 2026

    About 11 years ago, I tried to go off my meds–the Ritalin and the anti-depressants. I did it for health reasons (serotonin syndrome is a thing. I guess I should explain that in another post), and monetary ones. A nickel saved is a nickel earned. I made it two years before I had to go…