So – I can’t really get out there and support nearly as many of these crowdfunders as I might like to – and there are plenty, certainly, that deserve that…Continue readingTesla and things

As far back as the 1960s, my husband remembers someone reporting that within 20 years all land on this planet will be *owned by somebody*. There is no reason to…Continue readingWhere the wild things (no longer) are

The scheduled Perseid meteor shower was supposed to have a peak-of-viewing window on Saturday and Sunday nights. We live out here in the great Pacific Northwet. This means that every…Continue readingNights of Shooting Stars

1. There are times that I have sat and watched words which *I am typing* appear on the screen in front of my eyes… and not recognized them. That’s how…Continue reading10 Authorial Confessions

When I was young, I had dolls. I remember them, clearly – all of them. There were the pretty ones – a couple of blondes and my favorite, the little…Continue readingPlaying with dolls

Here’s what brought me here: “Why does magic need so many rules?” And I don’t even know where to start, really, because I am so at odds with a lot…Continue readingmagic rules