Being the programming director this year for Context has been an interesting experience. I’ve had to quickly learn when I’m over my head, learn when I’ve waited too […]
How I Work: The Extensions I Use For Firefox and Thunderbird
I use Thunderbird and Firefox pretty much exclusively on the desktop. (Actually Iceweasel and Icedove – the difference is here but doesn’t concern us here.) There’s a few […]
Fireworks – A Drabble
The crowd ooohed at the massive noisy fire blossoms in the sky. She stood in front of him, and they watched. He looked past the explosions, up at […]
Sometimes It’s Hard To Insult a Genre Writer
In the last year or two, folks who promoted diversity and equality were called gamma rabbits and “rotting meat”. Which, y’know, got me to thinking. Because if we’re […]
Trying to Listen to the Drumming of the Tanuki
My amour got a mug for me while she was away at a writing retreat. You should know that she has this knack for finding things that are […]
How to Make Sure You Can Access Your Writing Forever
I learned the most important lesson of file formats from WordPerfect 5.1. I wrote some of my earliest stories using that software, the blue screen and drop down […]