Writer Tamago

I wrote. Yay. Analysis: First scene of Hartford, Alone is as tight and as precise as I can make it. Second scene is in pretty good shape, but will need tightening and racheting next session. Third scene will get ripped up and heavily revised next session. Now I'm pooped. I'm gonna watch Flight of Dragons. [...]

Here I am, my first day of self-imposed school exile. I'm hoping for wellness and zip as I near the end of it. Today has been as low key as I could make it. There's not much to do on Elba, except walk from one side of the island or the other. In the interest [...]

Here we are at work for the last day for a week. I must admit I'm not having too much success, you know, working. The cycle of respiratory illness in Iowa, evidence gathered empirically from many students and associates who have their own flavor of this bug, is as follows: 1. Be super sick for [...]

Recently, The Man (TM) recalibrated his iPod light. I threw out three R.E.M albums to go on it from my favorite times: Fables of the Reconstruction (perhaps my favorite of all), Out of Time, and Monster. I'm remembering how much I really enjoy what these guys did, and do. Let me take you back to [...]

And while we're linking to friends' stories, check out Home Despot at Big Pulp from Ferrett Steinmetz. Yup. Ferrett is another VPXIII'er, although he's also gone to Clarion, so he's bishopsual. Catherine

VP XIII'er Sean Craven's quirky story Tourists is awaiting you at Tor.com. AND there's an audio version. Go read. Or listen. And think about your own grandma. Catherine

You know you've got a good gig going on when you walk into your boss's office, and you say that you're going to take next week off to get enough rest to get over the various -itises (-itii?) you have, and she says that you can, and that the college will pay for your substitutes. [...]

I'm trying this crazy new approach to being sick. I'm staying home today. I can't miss my night class for a variety of accelerated and snow day reasons, but I've decided to keep rinsing and repeating during the day. I feel better, except for the ears, which are coming along, and I plan to hit [...]

Clarithromycin. Check. Saline solution. Check Neti pot. Check. (translation: acute sinusitis remains. No one's getting rid of any tracheitis until the sinusitis is gone. Today I've been sent home to do things man was not meant to know to my nose. I expect the elder gods will come through the portal before we're all done.) [...]

Hey cats and kitties! The date was good. I was a little subdued, but we had a fine time. After a lovely dinner, we tottered off to see Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which could have been a more faithful adaption of the book, but which was watchable. And yes, there were a few pictures [...]