Tag Archives: fantasy
Flash Friday: The Visitor
There was one ingredient left: the Eastern spices that would make this batch of cookies very special indeed. I carefully sprinkled them over the dough, then kneaded the mass one more time, muttering the words of a baking spell to … Continue reading
Flash Friday: Make a Wish
Fran held her breath as the butterfly came closer. It alighted on the armrest of the old bench, and Fan froze. This butterfly wore a face, and the legs were those of a tiny human, rather than an insect. Fran’s … Continue reading
Flash Friday: Child’s Play
“Come on!” “You can do it! I hated their cat calls. This was the first time they had allowed me to light the barbecue. I concentrated, any mistake would be dreadful. “Go for it!” “Nothing to it, Jenny!” “Just do … Continue reading
“Here be Dragons” – Release Day
Today is the day! I’m officially releasing my brand new short story collection. It contains my eight all-time best short stories. In fact, two of them have been published before, in online magazines. Another one has been published in its … Continue reading
A New Dragon Tale – Some Rambles
Quietly, I’ve been working on a short story to usher in a full novel featuring dragons. I’ve been partial to dragons for a long time, admittedly. It all started when I was an exchange student in California, in the senior … Continue reading
The 52-hertz-whale
I’m quite excited about finding an article about this whale on Wikipedia. Because this fellow is the inspiration for Pu’ukani’s Song. I don’t remember where I first read about him. Basically, they call him the loneliest whale in the world. … Continue reading
Winter Baby
Here I give you my new flash fiction tale, Winter Baby. Never mind the cryptic list at the top, that’s for the anthology we’re building. In fact, you can follow the link at the bottom to read more of the … Continue reading
Call for Antagonists
I readily admit it: I have a hard time scheming. I am not a girl for intrigue. I could never hurt someone intentionally. And that makes it a bit more difficult for me to develop a credible antagonist. Yet the … Continue reading
Medieval Life … Includes Roundworm
As you all know, I write predominately fantasy. What you may not know is that I actually studied archaeology for a couple of years. So I have a good idea of how life really was back in those middle ages … Continue reading
Finding Names
A friend asked me yesterday how I go about finding names for my characters. The answer isn’t easy, because it depends … the names have to fit, somehow. There is one novel where I still haven’t found the right name … Continue reading
