Title: Velveteen vs. The Retroactive Continuity.
Summary: What happens when a former child superhero returns from her travels in the seasonal lands, only to discover that things have changed, possibly forever? Velveteen is home. Home is not the same.

( The four women were locked in an uneasy standoff, none of them willing to be the first to move and hence kick off the fight... )

The nomination period for the 2017 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer is now open, and that means it's time to go over the list of what I published in 2016. Please keep in mind that you must have been a member of last year's Worldcon, OR be a member of this year's Worldcon, OR be a member of next year's Worldcon to be ( Read more... )

To thank you all for your help and forbearance during Thomas's entry, it's time for some free fiction, and for checking in on Verity and Dominic as they continue their trip from New York to Oregon, with plenty of stops along the way. They've finally reached Oregon...which means it's time to deal with the parents ( Read more... )

The night before New Year's Eve, Thomas stopped eating or drinking. He was listless, and had no interest in being snuggled or engaging in favorite activities, like playing with the water. The morning of New Year's Eve, we called around until we found an open vet who could see him right away. They diagnosed him with constipation and a mild ( Read more... )

The random number generator has spoken, and the winners are:

Of a copy of Rolling in the Deep...vincentursus!
Of a dazzling MYSTERY PRIZE...alienpenguin!

Please contact me via my website contact form, including your user name and the prize you won, by Friday, December 30th, to claim your prizes.

See you all next Hogswatch!

...contact information for Sarah Hubbard?

Sarah Hubbard, if you see this, please email me via my website contact form. I believe you did not receive your T-shirts, mostly because I just found the envelope, returned for incorrect address information, and I would like to get them to you.

Whee, cleaning.

Things got a little bit away from me, as things so often do, but now I am here to give you great gifts, or at least predictable prizes! And so...

Our day four winner, receiving a copy of RISE, is...lady_ravenlocke!
Our day five winner, receiving a copy of The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, is...anna_sinistra!
Our day six winner, receiving a copy of Indexing, is ( Read more... )

...a MYSTERY ( Read more... )

...a signed copy of Rolling in the DeepWelcome to the twelfth of the Thirteen Days of Hogswatch. I will be starting a new giveaway every day between now and December 13th. Each giveaway will have different rules and a different deadline, although all prizes will be mailed on December 30th, because I am bad at going to the post office (and also, I ( Read more... )

...a signed copy of FeedbackWelcome to the tenth of the Thirteen Days of Hogswatch. I will be starting a new giveaway every day between now and December 13th. Each giveaway will have different rules and a different deadline, although all prizes will be mailed on December 30th, because I am bad at going to the post office (and also, I am avoiding ( Read more... )