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Daily Science Fiction (great new online magazine!)
If you haven’t seen Daily Science Fiction yet, they’re publishing some great stories. You can read them at their website; or, if you want the stories when they first come out, subscribe to their mailing list, and they’ll e-mail you … Continue reading
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The Tabasco sauce factory and Jungle Gardens (alligator pictures!)
I’ve gotten behind in blogging about my trip to Louisiana to visit Donald’s parents, back in early September. But I do keep promising to write about our visit to the Tabasco sauce factory. Apparently, the entire world’s supply of Tabasco … Continue reading
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Tagged food, Louisiana, Tabasco sauce, tourist attractions, vacation
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Facebook is watching you!
I recently joined Facebook, within the past week. I know, I know. A bit behind the times. I still don’t have a cell phone. I probably have my privacy settings too high (considering I frequently post the sort of information … Continue reading
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“Sons of God, Daughters of Men” accepted for publication
I just found out that my short story “Sons of God, Daughters of Men” has been accepted for publication by the online magazine Strange, Weird, & Wonderful. It’s currently slated for publication in their April 2011 issue. They’re a free … Continue reading
Fundraising month at Ralan.com!
I just wanted to put in a plug for Ralan.com, seeing as how September is Ralan’s annual fundraising month. This is mostly for those of you who are fantasy or science fiction writers (though I’m sure Ralan wouldn’t turn away … Continue reading
What’s wrong with NPR
Okay, I still have to write about my visit to the Tabasco sauce factory, but it’s really late and I’m too tired for a long post with pictures. I just got a letter from WBUR (Boston’s NPR news station) asking … Continue reading
Spiders of the south
This post isn’t entirely about spiders. However, I have to say, if they have spiders like this in Georgia, Kira’s comment about how spiders would keep her away from camping is a lot more understandable. When I talked about big … Continue reading
The wrong lesson?
I feel the need to interrupt my day-by-day recap of my Texas-Louisiana vacation, in order to talk about an interesting team-building exercise I participated in today at a work-related event. I usually make it a policy not to talk about … Continue reading
Houston to Louisiana
On September 5th, we drove from Houston, Texas to St. Francisville, Louisiana. St. Francisville is about an hour north of Baton Rouge, and I guess about an hour (maybe less?) south of Mississippi. The Mississippi River runs right by it. … Continue reading
Houston and Louisiana trip, Stage One
On September 2nd, Donald and I flew to Houston to attend my friend Christina’s wedding. The wedding wasn’t until September 4th, but since I was a bridesmaid, I had to be there early enough for the rehearsal dinner, not to … Continue reading