Monthly Archives: October 2017

An Evening of Scary Stories

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Marion

Friday, October 27, Copperfield’s in Petaluma hosted a “scary story night” book launch of Word Horde’s latest anthology, Tales From a Talking Board. The fourteen stories (nearly) all contain some form of divination but, as the title implies the most … Continue reading →

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Cash on the Barrelhead? Maybe Not

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Marion

A few months ago I posted on Facebook about a strange occurrence at the Peet’s Coffee closest to me. I buy coffee beans there. More than half the time – probably seventy-five percent of the time –I pay cash. Maybe … Continue reading →

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After the Flames

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Marion

The fires are nearly 100% contained in Northern California. That doesn’t mean they are out, although they are nearly out. We got a little bit of rain last week and that helped. During the time of the fire disaster, 100,000 … Continue reading →

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Rejection, Part Two: Rage in Private

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Marion

Now you’ve just survived a discouraging rejection, and you want to vent. Of course you do, and of course you should. You have writing friends who understand that providing support is part of the process. To them, you can say … Continue reading →

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Rejection, Part One: Some Thoughts

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Marion

I’ve gotten plenty of rejections, so I think I can speak with some authority on this subject, and I plan to. This post was inspired by yet another story about a writer who confronted an editor. I’m going to call … Continue reading →

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Monday, October 9, 2017

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Marion

We woke up about six-forty-five Monday morning, because the rookery of crows about a mile away was raising its usual ruckus. They all start, cawing and squawking, for about fifteen minutes, before they fly off in various groups to their … Continue reading →

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Killjoys; A Pleasure

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Marion

You may have gathered that I like the Syfy show Killjoys. I wrote about hackmods; I wore a Feminist Killjoy T-shirt at HawaiiCon. (A guy said, “It’s nice to see the RAC represented.”) Killjoys is a space opera conceived by … Continue reading →

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Orphan Black; Which Sestra Had the Greatest Growth?

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Marion

Orphan Black completed its run with the Season Five finale. The showrunners and the astonishingly versatile Tatiana Maslany managed to complete the story, wrap up loose ends and bring us out on a note of hope and female autonomy. Along … Continue reading →

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