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Livestream is...Live!

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Livestream Q & A!

I’ll be going live in a few minutes for the latest Q&A! See you over on the YouTubes!


Http://youtu.be/c6KPJtMQ8n4

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Experiment: The Foul and Dreaded Question: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

 

Greetings, Laboratory Folk! I am writing this from a teensy hotel room bed in St. Petersburg, Russia. When last I was here, it was ten years ago, and the dark of winter. I must say, th...

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Monthly Discussion Post!

This is your monthly open discussion post, a place to vent, chat, share, and conversate about anything and everything you could want. I'll be here and available to reply, but this is your ...

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Worldcon Schedule

Because of the wonderful luck of being invited to be guest of honor at a convention in Europe the weekend before Worldcon, I am able to attend this year in Ireland (note: the winningest country in ...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK: Mango-Passionfruit Victoria Spongewich

 

Mango-Passionfruit Victoria Spongewich

I made a friend on the island! This is basically like finding a TV with a working Netflix subscription in the desert so it...

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Streaming tonight! (And housekeeping)

Hi everyone!


July’s remaining rewards will start going up tomorrow as I get ready for Worldcon and associated travels (I’ll be posting Dublin/St. Petersburg pics here for you ...

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Come Hang Out with Me Tonight!

So I am launching a Twitch channel tonight. 

I enjoyed sitting in on Heath's stream quite a bit and wanted to have my own space where I could game without guilt and possibly even have so...

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The Importance of Being Misogynist: The Evolution of the Douchebag Throughout History

Something a little different this month--not so much writing advice directly as musing about history and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. I hope that's okay, many people have aske...

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The Library Is Open: How to Give a Good Reading


The Library Is Open: How to Give a Good Reading

Greetings, Mad Fictioneers! We have arrived at summer in Maine, which means it’s wet and slightly warm but not View Post

ALLCAPS COOKBOOK: Lamb Meatballs with Spinach and Orzo

 

Lamb Meatballs with Spinach and Orzo

I’ll be honest about where I got this recipe. I’ve altered it some, as I literally can’t make anything the way the tin...

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Extra: Unearthed from the Deep Files

i was looking for something else for the Denizen this month when I found a pile of Old Book Planning Notebooks and smiled. I keep all my notes for each book in their own individual notebook and hon...

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Songs from the PLAGUE HOUSE: Open Discussion Post

Hi everyone!

Our bouncing baby burbler brought home what appears to be Mega Space Black Death from day care. He's almost over it, but it seems to have evolved into Charizard or something in o...

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Denizen of the Month: Guest Taster In Chief & Guest

Something of a two-for-one this month!

To the left on the couch is Nikki Taylor, a fantastic friend to the Briary, fellow artist & all round Helpful & Excellent Sort of Person.

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Thank You for Two Beautiful (Mad) Years

Thank you, everyone. Thank you for sticking with me, thank you for reading, thank you for commenting, thank you for the community. Thank you for supporting us, for making my family possible, for ma...

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The Rain in My Brain: Writing with ADD

 

Greetings, darlings! The tulips are coming up, the air is no longer harmful to warm-blooded things, there’s mud everywhere, like four whole flowers, the construction sign on a major ...

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APRIL ALLCAPS COOKBOOK: Raspberry-Hazelnut Mousse with Chocolate Crust

 

Raspberry-Hazelnut Mousse with Chocolate Crust

So I ordered a mango mousse for dessert at a restaurant the other day, because I love mango, so I can temporarily ...

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Two Years on Patreon--How to Celebrate?

The Mad Fiction Laboratory has arrived at its two year anniversary.

Hot damn. 

It's been the most amazing and humbling experience with all of you. You have made our lives, and quit...

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Open Discussion Post!

This is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other and discuss anything you like, from knitting patterns to Star Trek to politics (be nice) to the relative awesomeness of various marsupi...

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The Unbearable Loneliness of Publishing

 

Greetings, everyone!

Here in Maine it’s the stupid part of technically-spring, where everything is cold and dumb and half frozen and half milkshake like a crappy slushee and ev...

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Streaming WOW Tonight!

The Laboratory is streaming Cat’s first experience playing World of Warcraft on Twitch now—come see her flail!


Http://twitch.tv/oddjobgoblin

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ALLCAPSCOOKBOOK: Spicy Korean Chicken and Pastry Soup

Spicy Korean Chicken and Pastry Soup

So you know how it’s super annoying to have to scroll through someone’s life story just to get to a recipe WELL HA HA THIS IS ONE OF ...

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Winter Livestream Q & A!

Come join me in chat!

https://youtu.be/Gmr4XIuWQHQ

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Livestream Q&A at 12:45 pm PST!

Get ready, Laboratory folk! Q&A starts in 15 minutes! LIVE FROM THE WEST COAST

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Yes, Brand: On Personal Branding, Which is Admittedly Gross, But We Live in a Society

 

Greetings, Mad Fictioneers! 

Here in Maine it is winter, but don’t make a big thing about it, man. It’s mostly in the 30s and 40s and the snow melts quickly, be...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: Not-So-Pumpkiny Pumpkin Pie

 

The Not-So-Entirely-Pumpkiny-Pie Pumpkin Pie

As many of you know, I am married to an Australian. As many of you may not know, to Australians, pumpkin is a savory...

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Change to Rewards Due to Patreon Policy

Hi everyone!


It has come to my attention that Patreon doesn’t approve of us doing raffles and giveaways, so unfortunately, we won’t be able to do the care packages and signed b...

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December Open Discussion Post!

Here is your space to chat freely about anything and everything, get to know each other, share memes and puns and assorted silliness, seek support and kindness, vent your frustrations, anything you...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: Cornbread-Chorizo Stuffing

 

Chorizo-Cornbread Stuffing

From beneath the midden-heap of holiday cooking I HAVE ARISEN!

And I come to talk to you about stuffing.

I always fuck up ...

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November Livestream is Go!

Come on over and chat in the chat window! As you can see, there is a smol guest star in this episode...

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