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And Now for a Dose of Cuteness
In which my mini-dachshund Darra does her trademark head tilt. The voices you hear in the background is me watching Law and Order, one of my favorite shows.
Because
Just dropping a quick note to say I’m sorry for not having much new content of late. I have moved (fourth time in the past year), started a new job that is a major time suck, and just been all around too tired to do much writing. I will be back to full strength again [...]
Blurbage for GFTW
It’s time for another round of self-adulation in the form of mentioning where and when Grasping for the Wind has gotten some blurbage.
To start with, on the ARC (and I hope the published copy too) of Joel Shepherds’ Petrodor, I get top billing!
“Shepherd has created a court fantasy similar to George R. R. Martin’s A [...]
Happy Birthday to Me…
Can you believe it, I’ve hit the big 30! I know to some of you I’m still just a sprat, but hey, I’m glad to be here. It’s been a rough ride this last year, and I hope that my life will settle down professionally and personally.
If you are of a gift-giving bent, you can [...]
Friends, Bloggers, Audiophiles, Lend Me Your Ears
With my new job, I will be commuting an hour each way for a few months. As I can only listen to music so many times before I explode, (If I hear Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” one more time, road rage here I come.) I need some recommendations from ya’ll for good fiction or nonfiction [...]
Grasping for the Wind’s Best Reads of 2009
Welcome to my favorite reads of 2009! Below is a list by category of the books I most enjoyed reading in 2009. Obviously, this a list based on my personal tastes (which often clash with the accepted preferences I’ve found) and does not mean that other 85 books I read in 2009 are no good, [...]
Read in 2009
These are all the books I read in 2009.
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
January
1. The Eyes of God by John Marco
2. Eclipse Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
3. The Fanged Crown by Jenna Helland
4. A Song in Stone by Walter H. Hunt
5. David Falkayn: [...]
I HAVE A JOB!!!!!
After 8 months of the blood, sweat and tears of job hunting, I have been offered a middle school language arts teaching position!
I start on Monday the 4th.
This is so great, as I was fairly sure I would not get the offer, but now such a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
Fair warning, [...]
Grasping for the Wind named #2
ludis inventio, names me #2 in their top three fan blogs.
“#2: Grasping for the Wind: Informative, analytic, and up to date without being sycophantic. A reviewer I trust.”
Thanks Carmen, you made my day!
