I’m not sure if this was something that is hard-wired in us humans or if it is something that we have acquired along the evolutionary path somewhere – and if…Continue readingBack Door into Magic
‘Tis that time of year again, and as always I have a few items that are available for those who wish signed stuff to put under the tree for friends…Continue readingChristmas gift extravaganza
Once upon a time… Well, I’m about to write about the topic of Literature for Children, so why not use the time-honored beginning for every fairy tale alive…? Once upon…Continue readingAge doesn’t matter
Scheherazade’s Facade, a new anthology full of gender-bending stories, including one of mine, is now on sale here: http://bit.ly/XLvqvJ There is an excerpt at the link to whet your appetite.…Continue readingJust in time for Christmas
Patrick Samphire recently said on his blog: “Choosing favourite books is like choosing your favourite children; you really can’t have more than five of them.“ I rather like that thought…Continue readingFive favorite books (or series)
To celebrate being selected as finalists for the EPIC Award for best anthology, Dark Quest Books and I are giving away three copies of ‘River’ on Goodread here ____________________ RIVER…Continue readingWin a copy of my anthology on Goodreads
It was just after winter was beginning lose its grip on the Pacific Northwest, sometime in mid-February of 2004, that I walked into the local Petco on adoption day and…Continue readingGood bye, my Christmas kitten.
Jean Vallesteros interviewed me at JeanBookNerd.com and asked a very perceptive question: Why is storytelling so important for all of us? I told her and her avid readers this in…Continue readingInterview, review and giveaway
Would you betray your kind? Your race? Your species? I watched two movies a while back which made me examine my own feelings on the matter – the first, in…Continue readingBeing Human