Notes from the Workshop
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Read more: Quickie plug-like thing
Quickie plug-like thing
“Serious writers doing serious writing with pens . . . Seriously” Are you a serious writer, interested in working hard to add words to your newest novel? Are you unafraid to try something new, or anxiously yearning for the days of old, before computers invaded our lives? Does the idea of hand cramps give you…
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Read more: O Catscratch tree!
O Catscratch tree!
O Catscratch Tree O Catscratch Tree How shredded are thy branches! O Catscratch Tree O Catscratch Tree How shredded are thy branches! You’re dragged around my house all day Pine pitch in fur won’t go away O Catscratch Tree O Catscratch Tree How shredded are thy branches! I moved out of my mother’s house after…
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Read more: Oh the weather outside is
Oh the weather outside is
DISGUSTING! It’s not raining cats and dogs. It’s raining ELEPHANTS AND BLUE WHALES!!! Today we’re trying hard to break the records for inches, feet, maybe even yards. As I sit here at work, performing emergency storm duties, I’m hearing the only route home is flooded and closed. Joy to the World. I picked a fine…
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Read more: Friday Chapter #1
Friday Chapter #1
My Friday Thing. Chapter 1, disclaimer: Okay, just so we’re clear, this story is being posted a chapter at a time every Friday – this novel is being put here because it CANNOT be offered up for publication, dig? It has no First Rights left. That’s because when I wrote this 10 years ago, I…
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Read more: Castle Debacle is here!
Castle Debacle is here!
By the prickling of my thumbs, Castle Debacle hast this way come! Err, well – it’s here. And my Friday Thing is coming. It’s coming! Get off my back!! *ahem* It’s coming.
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Read more: My Big Friday “Thing”
My Big Friday “Thing”
Not to be confused with “the Friday thing”. Here’s where I make excuses for what’s going to happen every Friday on this bloggie here, so all my peeps won’t judge me as harshly as they have every right to. This is where I go on and on about how I started writing so long ago,…
Chainmaille as Modern Armor: Why We Wear What Makes Us Feel Strong
There’s a reason we reach for certain pieces when we need to feel grounded, brave, or a little more ourselves. Jewelry has always been more than decoration. It’s a signal, a story, a shield. And for many of us, Chainmaille is the closest thing we have to modern armor. We don’t expect battle, but we…
Bold is Beautiful. Wearing a Statement Necklace with Ease.
This Byzantine chainmaille necklace—three lush shades of green, held together with larger silver rings—might seem bold at first glance. It’s intricate, significant, unapologetically present. And yet, on her, it doesn’t overwhelm. It enhances. There’s a quiet confidence in choosing a piece that others might call “too big.” But what does that even mean? Too bold…
Chainmaille in the Steampunk World
We’ve been told more than once that “chainmaille has no place in the Steampunk realm.” That line usually comes right after Steampunk cosplayers encourage us to apply. They love our work. It comes right before the event organizers reject us. We’ve heard similar things from Renaissance Fairs, too. Our colors aren’t “period enough,” our booth…
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