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This story is a little flash (no pun intended, Jason) of what was going through my mind one morning at Clarion when I was cutting up a peach to have for breakfast. Before I’d managed to eat the thing, I found myself writing this short short. I read it out at Avid Reader up in…… Continue reading Flash piece up at AntipodeanSF

Two posts in less than a week, you say? What is this world coming to? Maybe Facebook hasn’t eaten her after all…Just saw that ‘The Good Window’ is up as this week’s feature in Fantasy Magazine! Hooray! Here’s a wee snippet to whet your appetites:Ned’s wordwind fluttered in V-formation around her, spilling little white lies in its…… Continue reading The Good Window

So it’s obvious that I’ve been seriously neglecting poor old LJ ever since I got sucked into the Land of Facebook… But I had to come back, if for the first and only time in a while, to say YAY!! Look who has scored a first place in the Writers of the Future Contest:wotfblog.galaxypress.com/2009/09/2nd-quarter-winners-announced.htmlCongratulations, Jason!!…… Continue reading Hooray for Jason!!

Just thought I’d check in while waiting for my slow-ass laptop at work to save the ginormous file I’m working on…I finished a draft of a 12,000+ thesis chapter on Friday — if I can keep going at that pace, I might actually finish the next one before leaving for Iceland at the end of…… Continue reading Write-fest 2009

Dear Tuesday, You suck. Yours truly, Lisa

We’re house-sitting, which is good  for a number of reasons. The heater at Chad’s sister’s is nice and toasty.The dog is happy to have company, and to be inside the house and also toasty.The hot water is really really hot, so the shower is fabulous for defrosting my chilly toes.We’ve apparently already almost exceeded our…… Continue reading Sleeping in beds that aren’t my bed…

Plans for today: 1) Clean house. Or at least parts of it. 2) Abandon clean house (with its wonderful internet connection) and go to Chad’s sister’s place to take care of Dash, the adorable if somewhat arthritic dog. (What kind of dog? I have no idea. She’s pointy and has rust-coloured fur. She’s about 100…… Continue reading House-sitting

You know you’re *really* a writer when you’re dreading the thought of going out on a Saturday night, with a group of perfectly nice people, to eat some perfectly appealing food. And maybe to finish the night with some dancing. *Normal* people would be more than happy to while away a winter’s night in this…… Continue reading Untitled

…is available online now — and includes my story ‘On the Lot and In the Air’!(And apparently people can comment on the story. Wow. Instant reviews, heh? Unnerving, or exciting? Hmmm. Both.)Enjoy 🙂

People are busy. Things get rearranged, double-booked, cancelled. I get that, completely. I really, really do.That still doesn’t mean I don’t feel shitted off when I force myself to come in to the PhD orifice today (on a cold, rainy, thunderstormy, perfect for staying at home and churning out the words kind of day) just so that…… Continue reading On the impossibility of schedules