I’m not sure when I realised that holding an expression while the wind changed direction would not doom me to wear that twist of features forever. I was probably pretty young and I had probably disproven the theory, wittingly and unwittingly, several times. To this day, however, the sound of my mother’s voice wrapped aroundContinueContinue reading “The Lies My Mother Told Me”
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Review: Memory (A Miles Vorkosigan Novel) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Summoned home to Barrayar to follow up on an incident where he might have accidentally cut the legs of the Imperial Courier he had just rescued, Lord Miles Vorkosigan finds that his own integrity is not the only thing awry. Simon Illyan, Chief of Imperial Security (Imp Sec) is having trouble remembering things, which shouldContinueContinue reading “Review: Memory (A Miles Vorkosigan Novel) by Lois McMaster Bujold”
Sexy Times
As someone who writes stories with strong romantic elements, I often end up on this side of a potential sex scene. By this side, I mean: the characters are about to go there. I then have to decide if I want to go there, too. Sometimes I close the door. What happens behind that doorContinueContinue reading “Sexy Times”
Post-apocalyptic Gardening
You know what someone needs to invent? Grass that grows to a certain length and then stops to provide a lawn of perfectly trimmed and perfectly green beauty. I’d buy it. Not that I hate mowing; I don’t, not really. That hour twice a week (one hour out front and another for the curb, sideContinueContinue reading “Post-apocalyptic Gardening”
Writing Outside the Lines
I like writing outlines. Putting facts in order appeals to my sense of, well, order. I didn’t always feel that way, however. In school, I thought they were one of those evil necessities. I always knew what I wanted to write, so why did I need to write about what I wanted to write? WhyContinueContinue reading “Writing Outside the Lines”
Kelly Jensen 