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“He who is afraid to to use an ‘I’ in his writing will never make a good writer.” -Lin Yutang I recently came across this quote in a book about hsiao-p’in poetry, describing how hsiao-p’in distinguished itself by being much more personal. Instead of tapping into the grand universal truths of the world, they looked…
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Contrary to popular belief, “Cat Puddles” does not refer to my felines having an issue containing their bladder until they get to the litter box. “Cat Puddles” is a phrase I coined when the brutal summer last year left my cats flopped over and “puddled” about the cool hardwood floor of the apartment, managing to…
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My busy schedule and my life lately doesn’t allow me to do as much social networking on the Intrawebz as I’d like to, so I miss a lot of stuff. I follow a lot of people through email feeds, but very rarely am I actually able to click and explore what’s going on in the…
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***Please note: the following post was written on December 8th, 2012. Due to certain factors (okay, okay, because I’m working too damn much…), I was unable to post this on that day. The date is very important, though, as you’ll see when you continue reading. Still, though that important day has past, I still feel…
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Today is definitely an exciting day! The other night, my cover artist got back to me with the finished cover of Bowlful of Bunnies, and so now I have no excuse not to finish formatting (which is what today is dedicated to) and get this book out there! To your left, you have the actual…
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It’s kind of funny that I never got around to posting this yesterday or the day before, considering the paragraph I had written talked all about how the midnight Avengers showing really didn’t get me off track or out of the loop as much as I thought it would, and then, next thing I know,…
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“They fell silent, both immersed in thoughts of what John had gone through. The sun didn’t seem so bright and cheerful anymore.” “Haunted Lake” by Lauralynn Elliott It’s tragedy that brings Rachel to Mist Lake, and it’s tragedy that she finds once she gets there. Haunted Lake tells the story of her escape to a…
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“Now, seeing the newchild and its expression, he was reminded that the light eyes were not only a rarity but gave the one who had them a certain look–what was it? Depth, he decided, as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might lurk that…
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“‘Don’t you think you’re being unreasonable here?’ Locke demanded, running his wrist across his chin. It was still bleeding, though it seemed to have slowed. ‘No.’ The answer was as simple and succinct as his next punch.” It’s really hard to believe that this round of A Round of Words in 80 Days is nearly…
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“‘Yes, some people died. But let’s not pretend these are the first people to die in the interests of commerce. Let’s not pretend there’s a company in this room that hasn’t had to put profit above human life at some point. We make cars we know some people will die in. We make medicine that…
L.S. Engler 