OMG the pod has been cast! This month’s episode of The Writer and the Critic, hosted by the ever-awesome Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, features Bluegrass Symphony and Rob Shearman’s fantastic collection, Everyone’s Just So So Special. I haven’t yet mustered up the nerve to listen to the podcast — though rumour has it that…… Continue reading The Writer & The Critic, Episode 12
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Saatchi Sunday of Luxury
I’ve been suffering from end-of-a-helluva-long-year-itis lately, so this weekend was dedicated to rearranging and relaxing — “refilling the well of happiness” as Brain calls it. Saturday involved a trip to IKEA, that mecca of flat-pack furniture lovers, which isn’t the first place most people would think of going to for relaxation… Oh, IKEA. Land of…… Continue reading Saatchi Sunday of Luxury
‘In Conversation’ over at the Speakeasy blog
In the lead-up to the reading I did last week at Speakeasy, the lovely Alicia Carter and I chatted about my writing process, inspiration, and all things Bluegrass Symphony. Thanks for the awesome questions, Alicia — and for tough ones like this: Which other writers, contemporary or otherwise, inspire you? This is such a…… Continue reading ‘In Conversation’ over at the Speakeasy blog
Lair of the Evil Drs Brain
So, what is the Lair of the Evil Drs Brain? Basically it’s Angela Slatter and I talking to each other and other people about stuff. Writing stuff. Topics will include: Steampunkery Fairytaleosity Phat Phantasy Where you write and how you get in the mood? Should a muumuu by mandatory for blogging? What happens when stuff…… Continue reading Lair of the Evil Drs Brain
Bluegrass Symphony: “Future Collector’s Item”
How did I miss this? Last month, the fabulous YetiStomper selected Bluegrass Symphony for the list of August picks! In the same list as such utterly awesome works as The Magician King by Lev Grossman and Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn! WOW. Bluegrass Symphony – Lisa Hannett Short Fiction Collection – You might call Lisa Hannett’s…… Continue reading Bluegrass Symphony: “Future Collector’s Item”
One Antique Wombat, Comin’ Right Up…
According to my WordPress stats, one of the most popular searches on this website over the past week has been for ‘antique wombat’. Ask, I say, and you shall receive! For your delectation, I hereby present you with one antique wombat: According to The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, this “remarkable drawing of Jane Morris and the…… Continue reading One Antique Wombat, Comin’ Right Up…
Lost Things
Sometimes, I think this is what the inside of my brain looks like…
Fireflies in the Labyrinth
You know how it is. You work, you’re busy, you have much to do and not enough time in which to do it, you think about writing, you can’t sleep, you write, you work. You repeat, with less sleep, more busy. You remember the frantic times fondly; they were bliss compared to the insanity that…… Continue reading Fireflies in the Labyrinth
Hooray for Tyrion Lannister!
And the Emmy goes to… Congrats, Peter Dinklage!
Ooooh, the scarexcitement!
Happy, exciting, scary news! The happy: Episode 11 of The Writer and the Critic podcast went live yesterday. The freshly-pressed ep is now sitting patiently in my iPod, waiting for me to listen to it and, inevitably, embarrass myself by giggling like a maniac while doing so. There should be a warning label that says…… Continue reading Ooooh, the scarexcitement!
Lisa L. Hannett 