Introduction Seldom has my life been so different between one year and the next. A few standouts come to mind: the stark difference between October of my seventeenth year and October of my eighteenth were particularly different, given the total upheaval to my life and family in that time. 2019 and 2020 were so very different for so many of us that it barely bears repeating. In September of 2022 I was pregnant and a PhD candidate; by September of 2023, I had my PhD and my firs

Hello folks! Woof, last week was a lot, in case you were wondering where my typical blog post went. I was copyediting and reading through the MS for the anthology Midnight, Mischief, and Mistletoe from Tender and Tempting Tales, where I work as Social Media and Marketing Manager, as well as doing various other whatever-needs-to-get-done tasks (alongside Jenna and the editors). There are some great pieces I very much enjoy, in addition to my own entry ("Crimson Bride"), which

This is in the walkthrough, but my basic advice for posting on Instagram is....

From What Remains , Chapter 4: “Big Damn Hero” Today was Shit on a Shingle, that most ancient and venerable of navy grub. The Earth...

Generic Zucchini Fritters, since we haven't taken official pictures of this recipe yet. Yours will be crispier! Abridged, from “Crimson...

In my mind, it’s like telling me you’ve written a Cozy Horror, or a Cozy Slasher fic, or a Cozy BDSM Bodice Ripper. It’s not that I don’t believe you, or that I’m not intrigued. It just sounds like an oxymoron to me… so I picked up the book, and I read it.

St. Patrick's is probably one of my favorite holidays of the whole year, and one reason I adore March so much. My adopted family are very...

My dad died four years ago, at the beginning of April. Easter and this time of year (March and April) have long been favorites of mine,...