MY WHAT ENORMOUS EYES YOU HAVE
I usually try to do a "I'm not working" post on Saturdays but... I am working this weekend. Mostly by accident this time (as opposed to on purpose, as usual) because a...
2018-12-08 13:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, now I’ve stepped into it.”
I grinned at her.
Drawing in a breath seemed to settle Emma. “Look, this is… this conversation might become… personal.”
“I feel as if it a...
2018-12-05 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, y’all, another month has gone by and we’re now staring down the end of the year! Let’s talk about what I accomplished last month, and what’s ahead of us for the remainder of 2018.
As y...
2018-12-04 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We mocked him for not realizing that magnet wasn't a real moth and attacking it over and over, but then again... we stared at him for over half an hour while he did it, and we had better things to do....
2018-12-01 15:15:34 +0000 UTC View PostI was aiming the device at the text near the back of one of Lenore’s notebooks when Emma exploded into the room. “Laurence Serapis! I can’t believe him!”
The translation scrawled ov...
2018-11-28 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, Cat finds all the softest places in the house.
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We are barreling toward the end of the year and all I can think is, "wait, what happened to 2018" o_o
I think I might take ...
2018-11-24 13:56:40 +0000 UTC View PostI went through the device’s translation, mouthing the words under my breath, asking the device to repeat certain sentences and trying to make the vowels sound crisper: an unexpectedly difficult task...
2018-11-21 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, in mid-November in Florida, we still have blooming heather.
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So, midway through November and... what, how is it almost the end of the year. *copious sweating*
Anyway, for a...
2018-11-17 15:04:48 +0000 UTC View PostI apologize, that was probably harsh. Let me tell you what happened, after I breakfasted and walked—very far away from center—to Lenore’s office to resume my efforts. That was my plan, of course...
2018-11-14 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
🎵 "I'm always on the wrong side... of every doooooor...." 🎵
It is the second Saturday of November!
oh my gosh it's the second saturday of november
*sweats more*
Um, anyway. I...
2018-11-10 13:18:06 +0000 UTC View PostYour pronouns, aunera, are weak.
Or at least, the ones in this language I’m learning are. (It took me a while to truly internalize how many languages you have. And also to find it hypocri...
2018-11-07 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s once again time for the monthly progress post! I notice I skipped September—whoops. I can summarize September by saying I got very little accomplished because of the conference, various famil...
2018-11-05 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When I opened the door that pillow was on top of him. I propped it up, but I think he preferred it on him. Weirdo cat. -_-
We've hit November! Goodness gracious! The holiday gifting season is around...
2018-11-03 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe colony world’s afternoon aged into a cool evening when I finally decided I was done. I packed the device with a selection of Lenore’s books and let myself out of her office. Where I stopped, c...
2018-10-31 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cats. Masters of sleeping.
I hope it's been a good week for y'all! I got lots done, and have lots of plans as well, but I'll save that for next week and the monthly progress post.
Down h...
2018-10-27 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe only have two more months. Should I do one more this year? Opine, my many and faithful and awesome!
2018-10-25 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Right, sorry. What made your Emperor decide to send you? To do this?”
That… was a good question. One I hadn’t bothered to ask Him. Why would I question Civilization about His motives? They ...
2018-10-24 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I mean really, look at that face.
What a week! I have been insanely busy, but very productive. Like "I think I wrote 25% of a novel this week" productive. Spouse has encouraged me to spend an entire...
2018-10-20 12:41:22 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I look back on my life, I return again and again to that moment. To those words. To what they implied, so innocently, so brazenly. Do you know that sentence can’t be translated into Ai-Naidari?...
2018-10-17 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Alternate title: "Catrear."
It is Saturday! I hope you've had a great week. The weather's changing down here and my head is a precision barometer, but despite the headaches I've gotten a lot done. A...
2018-10-13 13:12:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A coming-of-age story in the style of Mercedes Lackey, set in a galaxy full of aliens and adventures…. 2018-10-11 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
But I was who I was, so I smoothed my sleeves down over my forearms and walked to the table, there to sit and make an attempt at understanding my… predecessor. I suppose.
Do you love words, au...
2018-10-10 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My Neighbor Totoro came to theaters for a limited screen re-showing, so we took daughter to see it (her first time). Predictably, love at first sight.
I'd forgotten how lovely a movie it is, too. I ...
2018-10-08 11:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Huzzah! At last, an action shot!
Quick news:
Falzon said something, coming to a halt beside a door. I glanced at my borrowed device. He’d said, “This is it.”
I peered ins...
As those of you eyeing my twitter are aware, this end-of-week/weekend I'm at the Novelists Inc. conference in Saint Petersburg, so I am head down in many, many lectures/sessions about the business of ...
2018-09-29 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostConfused looks. One of them unhooked a device from his shoulder harness and glanced at it intently, then said something interrogative while staring at my face. I r...
2018-09-26 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Honestly I tried to get an action shot, but he chased the mouse once and was done. Right there with you, Ron. -_-
Anyway, we're heading into the last week of September, and things look good from my ...
2018-09-22 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe following morning, leading the jevi out of the stable…that was when I felt the Gate wind for the first time on this particular journey, cooling the fur on...
2018-09-19 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI finished a day early. Lucky us! :D
If you want to volunteer, wave a hand!
Discord users, the link to the draft is in the #vault, if you'd like to hop on!
2018-09-16 17:52:48 +0000 UTC View Post