So you may have already heard the news (I haven't stopped talking about it), but just in case you haven't,

I'm now published.

Prince of KritiIn sun-kissed Kriti, called Keftiu, the Holy Island, Prince Horu is one year away from claiming his throne. His aunt, the Ice Queen Isabo who serves as Regent, has no intentions of letting that happen. Horu ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, darlings.

I usually don't do a Christmas loot post, because my pile of loot is usually on the small side, but Christmas today was lovely, on a variety of levels.

( Christmas musings and delights )

So. This Zordon guy. Wise and generous mentor or power-hungry supervillain? I have my doubts ( Read more... )

While at work,

Thomas: *walking in from the other room, responding to someone else* She needs to take some vitamin C.
Me: What?
Thomas: Claire. She needs to take some vitamin C.
Me: *completely sincere* Why, does she have scurvy?
Thomas: ... Because she's sick a lot. Scurvy?

I don't know how it is that my brain thinks she has scurvy is a ( Read more... )

I love wondering about lost and unwritten books. In my version of heaven, there's totally a library with all the lost books of the ages. The nine volumes of Sappho's poetry, of which we only have two complete poems and a few dozen tiny scraps and quotes. Aristotle's treatise on comedy. The comedy works of Aeschylus or Sophocles, or any of the other ( Read more... )

Please do not die. You have been a very loyal computer to me for four years. I love you very much. I had been hoping our friendship would extend for a few years longer. I know that we've had some rough spots. There was that time I dropped you, and the rather scary-looking dent you now have in your casing. You've always had some issues with your ( Read more... )

Dear Pandora: Fuck you and your evil corporate agenda ( Read more... )

I've been watching old episodes of Star Trek. There are some amazing moments, but so far this is my favorite. Captain Kirk and his GIANT PINK DILDO.

( Screencaps beneath the cut. )

Day two without sugar ( Read more... )

There's a moment, and a cut on my finger, and for that instant I remember how fleeting the world is. I seek for and cling to wisps of security, as do we all, finding that balance between the things we desire and the things that are safe. But our security is all illusion, and it could all crumble in a moment. Nothing lasts, no force greater than ( Read more... )