There was a lively (and somewhat heated) discussion on Twitter this past week concerning vampires and their choice of food. The discussion took an abrupt turn when I opinioned that blood was probably a better source of life-essence then, say, toenails. And down the rabbit hole we went, my Twitter friends and I, conjecturing on […]
I was at the beach with the kids last week, so my days were filled with water parks, sand and surf, arcades, and ensuring my 3 year old son survives to see his next birthday. My nights, I relaxed listening to the waves crash on the beach, with a cold brew and some smutty reads. Ah, […]
Storm Dancer by Rayne Hall was my first ‘book on the beach’ this vacation season. It’s a dark fantasy full of despotic rulers, political jockeying, and poetic language. But there’s more. It’s the ‘more’ that makes this book thought-provoking and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a story about redefining ethics. It’s a story that explores the very personal […]
A changling and a half-drow turned me on to this video Once again I am about to terrify all my readers by admitting a dark not-so-secret. I have an inner geek. Not just the geek that admits to reading statistical analysis on purpose, and enjoying it. Not just the geek that can go on for […]
In my last blog post, I discussed how certain cold hard facts of biology shouldn’t be brought up in a romantic novel. Things like morning breath, lavatory habits, what happens after you eat a whole lot of soy products – these things are better left unsaid. The world of romance should be an ideal one, […]