I had a lovely, relaxing four day weekend with my family. In addition to a full weekend of fabulous food (half of which was gluten free) -- candied yams, leftover turkey sandwiches, leftover turkey soup, cookies, brownies, and four different kinds of pie -- we also participated in nightly rounds of 31 (a card game).

On Friday, we went to see The ( Read more... )

My story, "Shaking Hands," was rejected by the Machine of Death, Vol. 2. I really, really, really wanted to get in. But considering they had almost 2,000 submissions and they only had room for 30 stories, that's not anything to feel bad about ( Read more... )

My post-apocalypse Halloween costume this year came together quite well. I've posted updates of the skirt I made. I followed that up by cutting up some t-shirts and layering them, tearing some holes in some old leggings and adding some cool goggles and boots. Oh, yeah, and let's not forget the giant machete.

( Click for pics... )