Monthly Archives: April 2016
Sunset 4/11/16
Posted on April 11, 2016 16 Comments
It’s dramatic! In other news, I’m back from LA, where I had a lovely time and saw many fabulous friends and fans. How was your weekend?
A View From A Hotel Window, 4/7/16: Los Angeles
Posted on April 7, 2016 26 Comments
There’s construction going on, the president arrived today, there was a car chase that locked up the freeways and it was raining. All of this explains why it took me a better par of an hour to travel fifteen miles from the airport to my hotel, and why it would have taken longer if I hadn’t […]
Doing the Travel Thing
Posted on April 6, 2016 16 Comments
I’m on the road as of tomorrow morning through Sunday so it’s likely I won’t update here until I get home. Sorry. Hopefully this picture of a kitten will be suitable compensation: And remember, if you are in Los Angeles, I will be among you soon!
The Big Idea: Alethea Kontis
Posted on April 5, 2016 10 Comments
“TEHETHJO” is one heck of an acronym, but Alethea Kontis knows what it means, why it’s important, and how it relates to her new novel Trix and the Faerie Queen. ALETHEA KONTIS: In my fairy tale books of Arilland, Mama Woodcutter always says, “Everything happens for a reason.” She does that because my own mother has […]
And Now, an Incomplete List of Women Writers Who Inspire Me
Posted on April 4, 2016 103 Comments
“Incomplete” because I’m doing it off the top of my head. Also, in no particular order. Ready? Here we go: Dorothy Parker Molly Ivins Elaine May Madeleine L’Engle Nora Ephron Susan Cooper Hannah Arendt Ursula Le Guin N.K. Jemisin Beverly Cleary Sheri Tepper Jenny Lawson Kelly Sue Deconnick Emma Thompson (Yes, she’s a writer. Won […]
What I’m Doing in Los Angeles This Next Weekend
Posted on April 4, 2016 16 Comments
Los Angelenos! This next Saturday — that’s the ninth — I will be in your fabulous town, not just to eat all the In-N-Out animal style Double Doubles that I can shove down my gullet but also to do a few events tied into the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. What are they and […]
The Tesla 3 (and Why I Probably Wouldn’t Get One)
Posted on April 1, 2016 111 Comments
Like nearly every nerd I know, I’m excited that the Tesla Model 3 has been unveiled and that in about 18 months it will be a reality. Between it and the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt, reasonably affordable all-electric cars are becoming an actual thing and not just a weird quirk for eco-geeks, and/or status symbols for […]
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