As many of you may remember, last year my fellow writers and I collaborated on the spellbinding and thrilling round robin tale, The Octopus Knows. (click here to read all of the luscious chapters over at Laird Sapir’s blog.) The … Read the rest→
Dear Tami, In answer to your question, yes, I do vividly remember our recent little chat in which you implored me to stop taking roles in which my characters meet their mortal demise. When you wrote “Stop dying in any and … Read the rest→
In last week’s post, I asked if you would rather have first dibs on everything or the last laugh. The preferences were closer to an even split on this one, with the last laughers barely edging out the first dibbers. … Read the rest→
I’ve been tempted before to participate in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, but haven’t created a post for it until now. For many reasons, this week’s theme, forward, really resonated with me and I immediately thought of a photo that … Read the rest→
Dear Benedict, Instead of a boring retelling of what I’ve been up to, I was inspired by the WordPress Daily Writing Challenge to write about what I did last weekend as though I am a music critic reviewing a new … Read the rest→
In honor of Valentine’s Day, last week I asked y’all which would be the preferable choice: be given a love potion that you could use on anyone you haven’t met or already know OR be the creator of such a love potion … Read the rest→
It’s been a while since I shared a travel-related post, mostly because I’ve been busy slinging words into the manuscript (I’m painfully close to The End), and partly because I’ve not had time or money to get outta Dodge as … Read the rest→
Dear Tami, It is touching how much enjoyment you are getting out of listening to the BBC radio comedy show, Cabin Pressure. So glad to hear it. No, no, it’s not weird at all that you’ve been listening to them … Read the rest→
Last Wednesday, I asked y’all in which place you’d rather live: a library, a museum, or a zoo. Since many kasbah commenters are fellow writers and book lovers, I thought the library option would be the clear winner. Turns out … Read the rest→
Dear Benedict, Well, well, well. I see you’ve taken things up a notch. If I wasn’t so dang impressed I might be slightly irritated at your tampering with my ski lesson and a teensy bit worried about snorkeling in Hawaii. … Read the rest→
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