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What exactly is the princess of archetypal hero myths? She’s not a real love interest, since the reasons the hero loves her are never explored. She’s a symbol, possibly like today’s real-life trophy wife. An object of status to impress other men. Maybe that explains why the whole idea of women characters as “love interests” […]

I had lunch with this one editor, she took me to this fancy restaurant, and she told me I had to make a decision…whether or not I was writing for black people or white people.” – Danyel Smith If you’re a white writer, would you expect to get asked a question like that?

But, then: For this bitch, every month is Black History Month but my ass can see the value in setting aside one month for deeper exploration.

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (CNN) — Police on Thursday are seeking a man in connection with a gun and hatchet attack at a gay bar in New Bedford, south of Boston. Three people were wounded in what authorities said they suspect were hate crimes. They “suspect.” Yea. (via Angry Black Bitch)

Because he sends me shit like this. That is just frickin hilarious.

Two hours in, while working on a short story I was going to submit to an anthology, I got the Blue Screen of Death. It told me to restart. So I did. And got the Gateway logo and then… dark screen. Nothing. And an odd clicking noise. I restarted it again. And again. And again.

Oh my sweet computer, how do I love you, let me count the ways! Nice turnaround time from Gateway, of all places…

What my mom sent me to cheer me up: and: My mom is awesome.

Had a story of mine make it past the first cut over at Intergalactic Medicine Show. Card makes the final cut. That would be so ironic on so many levels. But then, I thought this was ironic, too, when I sold it. See, I do have some stories where there’s very little violence and no

No, no, the other kind. NancyP asked a number of posts back about how to increase the weight in her free-weight routine without getting an injury or creaking joints and muscles. For the real deal from somebody more experienced than me, I refer everyone to Mistress Krista. But here’s what my experience has been: When