In good times, it is possible for a lion to purr. (If you have not seen this, you will not believe me.) Your lion wants to keep you safe. Because of this, occasionally, when you are safe and your lion sees this, it will rub its cheeks against you and purr, like the distant rumble […]
A storm growled eagerly on the horizon as she passed through the iron gates. The wind could have been the voices of the dead, and she pulled her coat tighter around her. Headstones wove in drunken lines, leading inexorably towards the one person she’d sworn she’d never see again. The storm reached the bounds of
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Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit
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So this is cool: a video that shows ten fruits and veggies that have changed so much throughout their history so as to be nearly unrecognisable. I knew about some of them, because I love heirloom veggies (counting down until I can have a garden again and plant them all; for now I just content
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The best way to fight a lion is to not. Instead, approach it sideways, from the very edges, looking vague, and non-threatening. When it realises you are there— and it will— it will growl, and bear its teeth, which feels a lot like a lump in your throat or adrenalin in your stomach. But you
A few of you have been asking lately about what the deal is with my non-fiction book, From The Ground Up, which looks at the relationship between geography, climate and culture. Well. I have News, which I am now able to share. The short version is that I have amicably parted ways with my publisher,
From The Ground Up News, and A Plea For Scientific Assistance! <3 Read More »
Generic updatey-ness today, because Because. Sanctuary 3, otherwise known as When Worlds Collide, is still sitting in a metaphorical drawer at about 40k (of a projected 55-60) while I try to figure out how on earth I’m going to wrap everything up (think about your series arc before committing to a series, yo). However, I’m
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Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit
Made It Monday: NOT CAKE!! Read More »
Yo, if you write science fiction, this video is definitely worth checking out. It’s a bit slow paced, but the materials it features are SUPER COOL, and my brain is practically bursting with the possibilities for science fiction worlds :3 Happy Friday, everyone! <3 Read more:Free Story: League of Absolutely Ordinary Superheroes Ch 2!Hello, I
Whoa: 7 Awesome Real-World Materials PERFECT For Science Fiction Read More »
There are days when the world sucks at your feet, when every step is a long schhhhhhhllurPOP of effort, as you grind against the forces that hold you down. Depression isn’t a fight, it’s a slog. There are days when everything you feel is caked with mud and the mud isn’t yellow, or white, or
