I got my first request for a partial yesterday. Translation: an agent wanted to see more past my initial query letter. At least, I hope it’s that and not “I don’t look at anything without the first three chapters.” It’s hard to tell, as it was a form letter. Fingers are crossed, hopes are not [...]

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I’ve been told by Matt, webmaster supreme (with extra supreme), that the site is going to be moved to a new server, and we’ll be updating to the new version of WordPress. If there’s any big problems, that’s why. Given his expert stewardship, I don’t really have any worries.
So we got another new cat this [...]

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So I put it to the grindstone and I think I finally fixed all the computer issues we’ve been having. With the new graphics card things were running smoother and looking prettier, but it was crashing a bunch more. Thinking it was a heat issue, I did some poking around and ended up installing a [...]

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I can’t help it, but I find this news story extremely funny. Oh, schadenfreude, my old friend.
Kenzie and I had a day out, mostly engaging in capitalistic practices. We came very closet o buying a whole new computer, but decided that we couldn’t afford it, mainly because we can’t afford it. However, I think [...]

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Let’s make things happen!
I may not be writing in here, but I am doing things. I guess. Been rejected by a couple more agents and a couple more magazines, but it’s all good. *Everyone* can’t reject me, right? Well, I’ll let you know when get through everyone.
I got a new phone when Kenzie and [...]

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I can tell it’s winter, not just because of the snow outside and the gloves on my hands (not now, outside), but because my legs have become some kind of scaly monsters from greek mythology. I remember my first winter here in Yellow Springs, where the change in winter severity, coupled with the hard water, [...]

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Among our Christ’s Mass loot this year were many things for the kitchen, including a couple of sets of fancy knives, a set of cookware and a food processor. I’m in the process of making a stir-fry that went horribly awry due to over zealous use of said food processor. Many vegetables were marched to [...]

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