I must admit, I was intrigued when I first heard about Pingo. All I knew was that it was about a boy who stops believing in his imaginary friend – and so the imaginary friend goes rogue. That’s right. He … Continue reading
Crafty Auntie
I must admit, when my niece first recommended The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, I was a little skeptical. It sounded a little too perky and chipper. I like fairylands, and I like exploration, but … Continue reading
You may remember the previous times the Universe has Laughed at my expense. Or you may not. It’s happened a few times. For one of my more spectacular experiences with said Universe, check out this story from a year and … Continue reading
My mom (and brother… and friends…) won’t be happy with me. I have been working on a long story for about two and a half years now. (For comparison, the previous story took me only a year and a half … Continue reading
Greetings, visitors. I come to you from a strange distant land. A land – with 366 days in the year! That’s right: it’s Leap Day! Be sure to enjoy it. After all, we should enjoy the rare things in life … Continue reading
I keep meaning to post more often, and then life gets in the way. Last week illustrates an exaggerated example. I’ve been adjusting to a new job (for which I need to get up around 3 or 3:30 in the … Continue reading
Wow. Has it been ten years already? Ten years ago today, I sat in a classroom. A teacher wheeled a TV in and turned on the news. Life changed. One of my teachers was anxious – she had a brother … Continue reading
Every now and again, my head becomes a very crowded place. I’m currently revising one long (30,000-40,000 words) story, writing and typing a prequel, and playing with several short (about 10,000 words) stories. [As a side note, it’s interesting that … Continue reading
Last night, I mentioned that one of the Residents of my Apartment is Enabling my Avatar: The Last Airbender addiction. Well, right after I finished writing about Spies and Ghosteses, she showed me this! I already knew about the show – but I … Continue reading
And about time, I hear you say. I quite agree. I fully intended to continue the topic of games the very next day. Then life caught up with me – I got busy and distracted, then grew progressively more intimidated. … Continue reading