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Super Thriving Carnivorous Seedlings
I wish I had a camera so you could see how amazingly tiny my Burmanni sundew seedlings are. I will need to use a magnifying glass for a while in order to feed them, if that helps ( Read more... ) -
Adding a Twist to an Already Twisted Mind
Perhaps I should have my main character Excelsior Gloria identify more with his carnivorous plants? He is an eccentric character (he believes mankind is descended from chickens) so I could give it a twist by having him...I don't know...give himself a 'tribal' plant name he uses only when tending to or protecting his nursery stock; Carni-man, He-Who ( Read more... ) -
Black-Thumb Proof Houseplants
Tillandsias, more popularly known as "air plants", have to be the simplest to grow of houseplants. Tillies gain their nutritional and water needs from the air. They don't root in soil so don't need a pot. You can place a tillie plant on your dresser top, attach it to your lamp, your headboard, a corkboard, a crystal, or hang it from wires like I do ( Read more... ) -
Opening Scene of The Black Lion
“Sex is the subject of today’s sermon,” announced Father Miguel Inez at Sunday Mass.
The tall strikingly handsome priest stood at the podium near the altar flanked by red and gold potted chrysanthemums. A massive antique wooden cross in a glass case loomed on the red brick wall behind him. The parishioners of Saint Ignatius Church stirred uneasily ( Read more... ) -
Jane Eyre Lending a Hand
I watched "Jane Eyre" last night (the 1983 version with Timothy Dalton). While watching Mr. Dalton's excellent portrayal of tortured Mr. Rochester I thought to myself, "Here is a stunningly gorgeous man acting a role meant for a physically unattractive man and making me forget he is physically gorgeous while he peels back the layers of his ( Read more... ) -
Life Creates "Life"
I love carnivorous plants. Venus Flytraps, Sundews, Nepenthes--I love the predatory little beasts' focused energy. Their focused energy makes it difficult for me to think of CP's as being plants, but instead a creature somewhere between plant and animal. When I am trying to grow seeds I have to force myself not to think the seeds will 'hatch' ( Read more... ) -
A Writer Possessed
So there I was believing my novel "The Black Lion" to finally be ready for publication. It only took me twenty years to write! It had to be ready ( Read more... )