Writer Tamago

Today my house smells delicious. Bryon and I spent this morning spiffing rooms, cutting back on the Christmas decorations, and prepping for big cooking. I began cooking a ham at 1, and I'll add a turkey breast to that at 2. As the day progresses, there will be a corn casserole and some fresh rolls [...]

Note: This reviewer will not touch upon her own story in this review. Rather, I will focus on the efforts of my fellow contributors, whose work still crosses over into that literary border from time to time. About a year ago, I wrote a review of Swill 4. I was delighted with the content. On [...]

Tumor roulette: And now we are talking about surgery for Neal. It seems to be the best way for him to keep the use of his eye. However, factors about whether we'll do surgery or not include how well he can take surgery at his age. So, guys, I'll stop telling you anything until something [...]

On Christmas Day, I found myself watching Steven Moffat's version of Dr. Who. I watched Matt Smith go through his paces in a typical Moffat-style continuity finale, The Big Bang, and then we continued into this year's Dr. Who Christmas special A Christmas Carol. I admire Steven Moffat's writing abilities. The man is an intricate [...]

While Bryon shuttles his parents to Neal's first cancer consultation tomorrow, I will remain here planning our annual New Year's Eve Bachelor Turkey Trot. Never mind that this year's turkey will be a ham, and the bachelor will be late. We'll be here. And Bryon will bring home specifics on Thursday when he gets back. [...]

Santa stopped by and let me look at his naughty and nice list. The naughty list was very full, but the winner of my one copy of Swill is Erica Pai. The nice list? It's harder to find truly nice people, but it looks like Sean Craven and Miranda Suri made Santa proud this year. [...]

This isn't a real entry, but you do need to know after the previous dramatic entry. My 87-year-old father in law has cancer. Strangely enough, we're all pretty upbeat about his chances for taking the tumor out. His biopsy revealed a lymphoma in his sinus cavity behind his right eye that is about the size [...]

My normal work day plans have been superseded by my father-in-law's surprise biopsy. There has been a mass found behind his eyes, and the doctor's are checking it out. Cross your fingers for the Wheel of Fortune to land in the benign wedge, and not bankrupt. I'll try to let you know what's going on [...]

President Obama Signs Critical Legislation to Prevent Child Abuse and Domestic Abuse. The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell has garnered (and has deserved) the majority of attention the last few days, but this one is important to me, and I wanted you to know about it. *** Don't forget to sign up and let [...]

As I mentioned this weekend before I disappeared into holiday travels and get togethers, my Swill contributor copies came in the mail. It occurred to me that I could give my one spare away to an interested party, and then it occurred to me I could give away a couple of copies of Hulk Hercules [...]