It's the beginning of the school year here in the UK...almost. That is, my older son started school last week, but my younger son won't start for real until next week because his lovely, nurturing new nursery believes in staggered starts. That's wonderful in many ways...but this starting schedule has been a bit of a nightmare for a working parent ( Read more... )

This week, in the world.

This week.

I keep searching for ways to help.

There's a GoFundMe campaign for Philandro Castile's family.

There's also one for Alton Sterling's familyDoes anyone know if one has been set up yet for the families of the police officers in Dallas? If that happens (or if it's already happened and someone points me toward it ( Read more... )

So, first of all: hey! I have a new website! Isn't it pretty? :)

You guys might remember (or not!) that last year my old website was hacked beyond repair. Augh! We had to take it all down, and I threw together an interim, very basic Wordpress site until Patrick (wearing his website designer hat) could build me a new one. Which he did! But then ( Read more... )

Last night I opened up my email...and found an e-ARC of Masks and Shadows waiting for me! And eee, just look at how pretty these screenshots are:

The title page:


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