This is my only day at home this week; a flurry of housework, lawn watering and tea-making has me up and out of my chair every five minutes or so. Yesterday I took my father to his surgery follow-up; Monday I went to Yreka to do some errands. Tomorrow and Friday I’m in Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir. [...]

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I’ve been massively sick for days, doing little but sleep, imbibe vitamin C in various forms, and read. I’m working my way through The New Space Opera, and it’s been delightful to see the old stuff transform into the new stuff, into the new-old stuff. Almost a third of the way through the anthology now; [...]

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I’ve decided to write a short story — well, my writing goals tell me I have to — as I’ve found the perfect contest to enter. (I think I have enough books for research/inspiration. I think. Do you think?)
I’m nervous. I haven’t written much of anything that qualifies as short fiction. But I also feel [...]

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