It may be cold outside, but Dulcinea and I are in a hot frenzy getting ready for Valentine’s Day. Though we don’t take the holiday particularly seriously, we do have our little household traditions: heart-shaped waffles for breakfast, lots of red garishly mixed with pink. Dulcinea gets a taste of strawberry rhubarb yogurt as a […]
2014: The Year in Review
Much of my energy in the spring went to the launch of my first novel, Requiem in La Paz. Along with receiving some lovely reviews, Requiem in La Paz was named a finalist in Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Colorado Gold contest.
Holiday baking: Old-fashioned Krumkake
It’s snowing outside, and the holiday baking is finally underway. Yesterday, after eating a plateful of lefse with lingonberries, I made Norwegian krumkaker with an old-fashioned iron, briefly setting my stove on fire. My mom makes her krumkaker with a modern electric iron, but I am just stubborn enough to want to do things the […]
Creativity and Destruction
Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s been an extraordinary autumn, filled with creativity and destruction. More about the destruction stuff in a bit. For now, please enjoy this Halloween photo of Dulcinea. I’ve been really happy about the reviews for my new novel, especially this review by author Jeanne Griggs, who has a passion for dark sorcerers […]
Postcards from Utah
A few photos from our holiday, beginning with slot canyons near Kanab. Muddy dinosaur footprints at Moccasin Mountain. Calf Creek Falls–the highlight of a beautiful hike. A narrow canyon on the Burr Trail. A natural arch in the Devil’s Garden, near the Escalante Staircase. Coral Pink Sand Dunes outside Kanab. Monoliths at Kodachrome. Capitol Reef […]
Sin Boldly and Drink A Pale Lager
There’s something uncanny about going back home. Surrounded by old furniture, family photos, the forgotten dreams of your misspent childhood, you come face to face with irrefutable evidence pointing to the existence of your former self. But who was that person? I drove home to Fargo last month to celebrate the birthday of a beloved […]
Wiscon 38 Convention Report
I’ve returned from another glorious weekend at WisCon, the World’s Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention. Excellent panels and discussions–more about those below. But first, photos! When I arrived in Madison late on Friday, the sky was all vermillion and dreamy. It boded well. Next, I befriended an imposing Dalek. This stunning creature was fashioned from […]
Launch Day for ‘Requiem in La Paz’
Today is the launch day for my novel, and I am deliriously happy! Requiem in La Paz is a dark fantasy set in Bolivia, featuring a former violin prodigy, a doomed heir to a mining fortune, and a forensic pathologist who studies mummies. You can get the paperback or Kindle version at Amazon, or the […]