I don’t even know what to title this.

Before I start, let me just say that I did, indeed, drop off the face of the internet for a while.  It’s been a helluva summer. In April 2011, my short story, “Items Found In a Box Belonging to Jonas Connolly,” appeared in Strange Horizons. I was, and still am, really excited that they publishedContinue reading “I don’t even know what to title this.”

the things I find in the library database

Do you know how hard it is to try and research what types of fabric were used in the 19th century?  I mean, it’s a small detail, and it’s a throwaway line, and it’s alternate history, anyway–but while that means I could probably say that denim came into widespread use in (as a totally fakeContinue reading “the things I find in the library database”

I have no catchy title, just lookie here!

So I was perusing Tumblr, as you do, and I found some other photos of this charming fellow on Seanan McGuire’s blog there (this one’s public domain, so I felt okay about posting it, plus it gives you a better overview of the fish). This is the sarcastic fringehead, ladies and gentlemen (and if thatContinue reading “I have no catchy title, just lookie here!”