• Photos

    Photo: Armadillo

    Now for an exciting round of “Wildlife Out My Window:  Work Edition” Actually this little guy ran up the ramp ahead of me, ducked into his hole, and emerged a bit after I got into the building, heading back down past my office window.

  • Fiction - Reading

    Fiction: Letter to Lady Vincent

      I very much enjoy the Glamourist History series by Mary Robinette Kowal. So when Mary offered to answer letters, in character, that were written to either of the two main characters in the historical fantasy world, with the stipulation that you need to adhere to the time where the…

  • Ramblings - Uncategorized

    Thoughts on Diversity and D&D

    Last month I attended/ worked at the Writing The Other Workshop/Retreat (more on this later -[yes,  I’ve said this before, and I promise it will eventually get it’s own review post]). One of the participants from the retreat pointed out to the group that the new basic rules for Dungeons…

  • Media Recommendation - Writing

    Podcast Review: Writing Excuses

    Writing Excuses– “Fifteen minutes long, because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart”  Everything a catchphrase for a podcast should be – except accurate. With hosts Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Taylor, and introducing Mary Robinette Kowal in later seasons, this writing podcast (which sometimes strays into the…

  • Writing

    Writing with 7 point story structure

    I am currently working on a short story. I started it at the beginning of June, and have been working on it off and on since then. There were some days that I had what felt like productive writing sessions, even if I did have to literally start with “once…