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  • IWSG May 2026

    I…am learning a lot, this go around of self-publishing. This is my current mantra. I am learning. No one is perfect. Therefore, no product of human labor will be perfect. Even the pyramids are off by a millimeter or two. I guess I just wasn’t expecting that writing a coherent story would be the easiest…

  • April 2026 Progress Report

    Back when I was a wee theatre rat, I learned basic carpentry. I also learned that I hated building boxes with a passion. If you are a millimeter off on the lower left front corner, the upper right front corner is at least an inch off. Don’t even get me started on fashioning the lids…

  • Wednesday Word April 2026: Jangle

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. JANGLE To chat or gossip. Jangle, jangle, jangle. I typically associate this word with keys or bells. He jangled his keys as he walked. There were huge masks people had to wear in…

  • Heritage Blood Saga — the rough beginnings

    How did I get the idea for the Heritage Blood Saga? Honestly? It began as the remnants of a dream right before waking up. In 2003. The dream involves a sorceress on a tower, interrogating a man about why he’s there and what he’s doing with a magus-child not his own. As soon as I…

  • Mental Health Wednesday April 2026

    Kintsugi is this year’s word. The idea is to accept a formerly broken object, and not just acknowledge but appreciate the scars telling that object’s story, maybe even admire that story and how that object is still together and functional. Apparently, we have yet to start gluing things together. It’s entirely possible that some of…

  • Wednesday Word March 2026: Sparrowfart

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. SPARROWFART A person of no consequence. I really should use this word. Daily.