Over the Dither and Through the Words

I had decided that my stargazing, herding culture would herd alpacas instead of sheep. Just to be different and because I’d read they were very intelligent and social. Sounds like a nice group for my very philosophical, regretful culture who are looking forward to the day they can redeem themselves from a genocide and get rid of the resulting curse. ... Read More »

So just days before I left on my trip, the worst of all disasters occurred: I broke a nail. I don’t usually care about all that. Writing involves typing, and short nails are typically good. But I was going to present, and I like to use my hands a lot, so they had to look good. This is what I ... Read More »

I swallowed a fly this morning. Things that went through my head: Gah! get it out, get it out! Too late. Now it’s going to die, struggling in the acid of my stomach. Hey, I got a calorie while running. There are those 200 calorie gel packs that some people take while running really long distances, but I’m not running ... Read More »

On the plane, they give you peanuts. Lots of them. So I stuffed them in my already overpopulated laptop bag for the kids at home, who had told us to make sure we brought back airplane peanuts. The first thing I noticed getting off the plane in North Carolina was the air. As I told a friend, it is smooth ... Read More »

And I don’t just mean that wishing my novel to be written will align and harmonize the energies so my computer will synthesize my prose.  I was researching the fastest way complicated messages (other than something beacons could convey) could be transmitted in ancient times. I googled “ancient messaging”. I got a link for Phonic Psychic Advice from e-phonepsychic. Should have known. Read More »

I burned my arm today. It got red and inflammed around the burn, but the edges of the area of inflammation was rough and there were even a few uninflammed patches within it. That is how it always is. It is so interesting why. Why does one bit get red and swell, and right next to it, it doesn’t? What ... Read More »

How does the body know exactly how fast the heart needs to beat?  Read More »

It was all too easy for me. Last year, at this time, I weighed 200 lbs. Okay, I’ll admit that I was pregnant – very pregnant in fact, but I still had one month to go. My doctor had already told me he didn’t want to see me go over 200 lbs, but I knew that would be impossible. I ... Read More »

She trembled a little as she looked at the small, clear blue disk on the tip of her finger. She blinked hard. Then, one more time, she pulled back her eyelids and carefully positioned the contact onto, hopefully this time, and yes… placed the contact in her eye. She jumped a little, and her eyelid fluttered, protesting the foreign object ... Read More »

Along the busy road that runs behind my house is a row of trees maintained by the city, to make it look beautiful and prosperous. I’ve walked that road many times. They all stand straight in a row, except for one. It angles away from the road before it reaches for the sky. I wonder why. Read More »