Those of you who follow my journal know that occasionally I feel the need to make political remarks. In the wake of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona I feel the need to once more ( Read more... )

Very rarely does a bill in Congress necessitate my protests. I generally pay attention to what is happening in politics, but most of the bills do not concern me.

This bill concerns me.

You can read the body of the bill here (It's a PDF file, and requires Adobe Acrobat). You can read how it impacts me as a writer and some of you as writers and ( Read more... )

A little less than two years ago now, I made a post in anguish. I was in anguish at the state of our country. I was in anguish, then, because I despaired. I made that post as a desperate, helpless plea - a plea from a sixteen-year-old girl begging for a hero. Begging for someone, anyone - there must be someone - who could stand and say with ( Read more... )

Odd thoughts come to you when you're lying awake at four in the morning, playing Pokemon Crystal and cursing that damn Dratini that just will not get in the pokeball.

Odd thoughts sparked, probably, by Fighting For Our Lives, and anarchy in general, and the need to put out another chapter of Artemis ( Read more... )