Most of my day is spent sitting before a computer, typing out words or running mathematical models, and that’s just my day job. It’s good work, and I can’t complain about not having to perform back-breaking labor that ages me prematurely day in and day out. Nonetheless, with so much time spent sitting, particularly when …
I’m in the airport on my way back to Colorado after finishing up a family vacation in Scotland. Figured I’d share a particular highlight. This is us after kayaking Loch Torridon in what may not look like good weather but was a welcome break from otherwise steady rain. I’m hesitantly following Courtney into what I …
Hey all. I got the Kirkus review for The Work of Restless Nights, and believe it or not there was nary a negative comment to be found! This one had me nervous, I’ll admit. The whole setup for self-published authors, any author really, is primed for inducing anxiety. You pay Kirkus a not so insubstantial …
I’m writing this with an hour left of 2023 and pondering what to say. Another year has passed with its highs and lows. From a science fiction and fantasy perspective, some stellar books, movies, games, and tv shows were released this past year. I managed to make a dent in my to be read pile …
A nine month streak fades, and, with any luck, a longer one begins. My apologies on missing the July post. It’s been hectic, to say the least. What with publishing my novel and preparing for a trip to New Zealand and Australia for the Women’s World Cup, things have been a bit busy. As to …
Sometimes a sentence is enough. 7/7/2024 Edit: And a few added words don’t hurt.
I was told by a friend who’s already passed the somehow both meaningful and yet meaningless benchmark that is 30 years since entering this world naked and screaming that both my muscle strength and bone density would halve at midnight. I don’t believe that happened, but then again perhaps one’s mental faculties also drop in …
I attempted to hike a 14’er last week. For those not indoctrinated by the outdoorsy culture, a 14’er is shorthand for a mountain summit that exceeds 14,000 feet, an elevation where oxygen is in shorter supply than confidence at a middle school dance. There were many small breaks to catch my breath, as much as …
In my last post I mentioned moving across the country for graduate school. Well, cut to over two years later and I have both graduated with a Masters in Applied Mathematics and slunk back to the corporate overlords in order to pay off the school loans I had to take. I joke but in actuality …
I recently finished moving halfway across the US for graduate school, beforehand coming to the conclusion all of my books needed to come along with me. As I trudged up and down the three flights of stairs between my apartment and the Uhaul with box after heavy box of books in my hands, the question …
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