Rainbow Advent Calendar free stories

This time of year, there are all kinds of delightful holiday stories out. Some indie, some publisher – Love Bites is reviewing a different set of Advent calendar stories elsewhere. But I wanted to post about a freebie event – Read more

The Devil’s in the Admin

I have successfully decorated for Christmas. It looks like Christmas threw up on it, which is the effect I am after! And in, you know, a tasteful way. That isn’t the only season though, ‘tis also the season of finalising Read more

Time to Sail Away!

Tomorrow morning, my husband, our dog Sirius, and I head to our boat on the Florida border for two years of living and sailing aboard the Prelude (yes, she is named in part for the boat in the Blue Note Read more

Holiday Blues

Twinkling lights decorating homes, stores, yards, and just about anything that is standing still. Well wishers shouting ‘Season Greetings’ or ‘Merry Christmas’ everywhere you turn. Movie channels filled with love and human kindness where the girl always gets her guy, Read more

Co-Parenting a Story (or, When Writing Is Like BDSM)

I’m in the final stretch of finishing a novel cowritten with Fred Feeley. This one is a bit of a departure for me, in that it’s horror rather than romance (although the story does have some romance elements), and it’s Read more

Enter Lou Sylvre’s “Let Me Buy You a Book” Giveaway (also Lou talks about other people’s books again)

Hello! Amid all the joys and busy-ness of the holiday season—which seems like it’s upon us with a vengeance this year—I’ve somehow found some time to read. No, I’m definitely not caught up on the TBR. I’m researching the possibilities Read more