Probably because my status has shifted from mother to um…crone (even though I don't have the long white braid wrapped around my head like a secret ninja whip — wouldn't that be cool? )…I have been rediscovering with a new found pleasure all those story variants of the old woman who went to hell and […]
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Although written back in 2009 when the Datlow/Windling anthology Black Swan, White Raven was first published, I only recently and quite by accident discovered that Colleen Mondor gave my short story, "The Reverend's Wife" a rather nice review — which even though lately discovered, has made me very happy this morning. "Right off the bat,
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Sometimes it's the best. Almost like dreaming and surprisingly effortless. I think it's time, however, based on this lovely illustration by Italian artist Frank Matticchio, to update the alternate animal taxonomy taken from the ancient Chinese encyclopædia entitled the Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge (and offered by Jorges Borges…which presents us with all kinds of
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I am an instant fan of late 19th century illustrator Peter Newell whose work was funny, explosive, and full of hilarious details that made my husband exclaim, “He must have been on drugs.” Hahaha…well, not sure about that last bit, but he is wonderful. Above is one of Alice in Wonderland illustrations — fighting
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Mostly because its not my problems that I am solving. I seem to have spent the last five days putting out fires, rebuilding lost websites, reputations, getting other people’s work done, and completely ignoring my own. How does that happen? I am too much of a competent fixer of problems not my own. And as happy
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I have been madly in love with the recent offerings of hedgehog marginalia from Medieval Animal Data Network. These adorable looking creatures, are often rendered in the rich golden and red hues of fall, and harvesting grapes (despoiling the vineyards) using their spines like cocktail toothpicks. But most wonderful of all…a group of artists got
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Here are some of the cartoons from 1950’s artist Virgil Partch‘s book Wild Wild Women. These hilarious, whimsical and wonderfully naughty cartoons remind me of an edgier James Thurber. The ASIFA- Hollwood says this about Virgil’s work: “Throughout the 50s, he published small collections of his cartoons, grouped by themes. “Bottle Fatigue” dealt with
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