Three years ago I left this journal, thinking I no longer needed it. But lately I find myself wanting a way to be more expressive than Facebook or Twitter allow. So I'm coming back.

I still love this journal, but it seems that more and more folks are wandering away for other platforms. So from now on, I'll occasionally post here, but the vast majority of blog writing is going to my own site - http://mistymassey.com/ Feel free to drop by!

Last week Gail Z. Martin (http://disquietingvisions.com/2012/12/11/big/) and L Jagi Lamplighter (arhyalon.livejournal.com/271022.html)tagged me on their blogs, as part of a chain of authors called THE NEXT BIG THING. Today it's my turn to reciprocate and to pass on the ( Read more... )

Yesterday was opening day of the Carolina Renaissance Faire. I had a wonderful time. But I feel like someone beat me all over with bamboo sticks.

I think I'll call this the Renaissance festival workout.

1. When she asks if you want your checkout receipt, ask her a question that has nothing to do with your receipt ( Read more... )

Joe Hill posted his favorite fifty books today, and others have been joining the fun. Fifty, though...that's an awful lot of books, don't you think? Or maybe not. Here are my fifty favorite novels, in no particular order of preference. I'm not going to add any sort of summary, so you'll just have to trust that each one is written with aplomb ( Read more... )

Wow, this is a weird feeling. I just turned down a signing opportunity because I didn't like the physical setup. I was invited to participate in the Carolina Renaissance Faire's third annual Literary Weekend, but they were putting us outside the front gates, where people walk past but do not buy. So I declined ( Read more... )

So that was sudden...the Westin opened up reservations, so in a wild rush of peer pressure, I have a reservation for next year's DragonCon.

Huh.

We're home again. DragonCon was lots of fun. I was able to serve on some panels, and I shared a reading with Faith Hunter. I made some great professional connections, visited with several good friends and even cosplayed a character for the first time (Eva from 'Hell On Wheels'). We had a couple of amazing meals at a lovely new restaurant ( Read more... )

When I was sixteen years old, my sister and I spent two weeks with my grandparents in Florida. One afternoon my grandpa dropped us off at a local park. He and Grandma were going grocery shopping, and would be back in two hours to pick us up. It was hot, but the park was shady, and I found a bench to sit on and read while my little sister played ( Read more... )