There are two times of the year when I get really introspective. I mean the mood can come on at any time really, but those two times of the year really flip that switch. The first is the New Year. For me, it’s natural to look back and reflect, and also to look forward and …
Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: I am still trying to process how awesome a guitarist Nita Strauss is. If you haven’t heard her play, see Thing # 4. You’re welcome – and Pre Order Call of the Void. It comes out 7\7. …
This will be the final Sunday Blog Post for the month. There’s still a Five-Thing Thursday coming before the calendar clicks over. And, as you might have gleaned from the title, June has been…a bit more intense than most of the other months this year. I won’t get into details, but let’s just say that …
Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Sometimes a short work week isn’t actually a short work week – it’s just the same amount of work crammed into less days. Thing #2: The Latest Episode of the If This Goes on (Don’t Panic) Podcast is …
Let’s say I give you a line or two – just the seed of a story – and I ask three of you to come up with something. Hell, let’s not just suppose it, here’s something to work with: “Yes, Time-Travel isn’t something you’d normally find on an expense report, but hear me out.” You’re …
Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: This has been a long week – or at least it’s felt like it. Thing #2: Protect your energy. Get proper sleep. It really makes a difference. Thing #3: You can manage balance between all aspects of your self, …
For those of you who may not know me, I love me a good list. I write them almost daily (I tend to take the weekends off). One day, recently, the thought came to me to ask myself the following question: “What is one thing that you can do today to bring you closer to …
Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Oh yeah, it’s allergy season… Thing #2: There are things that are important to you. Make time to do as many of them as you can. Every Day. Thing #3: Look up. Breathe deep. Thing #4: What’s playing on …
This time last week, I was at Balticon and it would have been the penultimate day of the con, and my busiest of the weekend. I may have been a bit ambitious about my schedule. Or, now that I’m thinking about it, maybe it was that I thought that I could just jump back into …
Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: I just got back from my first in-person convention in a number of years. My Peopling muscles have weakened a bit in the intervening time. Thing #2: Never discount the importance of community. Thing #3: Have you ever been …