It was my husband, whose own cultural heritage includes the Depression in the United States, who first told me the story of the hobo and his stone soup. As the…Continue readingStone soup and grave robbing
The last line of a novel can anchor a story in a reader’s mind long after the book is finished. Let’s try a little quiz. Can you name the novels…Continue readingWho wrote this last line?
One of my stories, ‘Color’, has found its way into the nifty new anthology ‘RE-Enchant‘. Just out, RE-Enchant is edited by Vonnie Winslow Crist and Kelly A. Harmon. I appear…Continue readingIt’s re-enchanting
Too soon? Well, yeah, but then it’s never the wrong time to talk about books So – what are you reading this Christmas? And do you know other people who…Continue readingSpeaking of Christmas….
I was born on the same continent that gave us the legends, myths, and fairy tales that underlie stories like Lord of the Rings, King Arthur’s knights of the round…Continue readingMapping New Worlds of Fantasy
More than a decade ago someone posed a question about fictional characters – how they make you respond. She asked for characters that you-the-reader “absolutely loathed… really loved… empathized with…brought…Continue readingWhich characters do you love or loath?
I have two new books out. Or more precisely, Crossroad press has just released one brand-new collection of short stories, “Untranslatable“, and is republishing my novel “Midnight at Spanish Gardens.”…Continue readingCan you translate the untranslatable?
Empress – The rest of the story “However it occurred…[their meeting] appears to have been a love-at-first-sight thunderbolt. It is worth remembering that among the tons of invective poured over…Continue readingGreatest Love Story Ever Told
There is science fiction and there is fantasy, and never the twain shall meet. At least, that is the silly notion adopted by so many SF writers, readers and reviewers.…Continue readingFantasy or SF? You decide