Jane Lindskold

I missed this last week. Congrats on the seedling station. Grow beautifully.

Hey, Annaka. Virtual hug. May your day be as lovely as the crocus and bee. I'm off to arm wrestle the ending of a story, then have a friend over for a variety of treats.

Honestly, nice people here.

FF: Friends Old and New Roary Reads This week the balance is tilted slightly toward new-to-me works.  And now for the usual clarification…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I…

Roary has learned to see having his photo taken as attention! So here he is with one of this week's reads.

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Yep.

<smiling happily>

Thank you! I'll pass your compliment on the photo on to Jim and the thrasher both.

“Tomb of Young Dreams” Thrasher in Shadow This past weekend brought good news.  My novelette “Tomb of Young Dreams” will be an Editor’s Pick on the relatively new on-line magazine Gavagai. “Tomb of Young Dreams” is …

Okay. Here's the link talking about the short story I just sold and the great picture of the thrasher...

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Oops... Now to go put in the link.

Here's a bit about the short story I just sold, and a terrific picture of a thrasher as a bonus!

My road to SF/F was mythology. So many ways to find the stories one loves. I liked some horse books, too!

<laughing>

Dear star bright one... You have my e-mail.

Which is why, despite the trend to say reading old stuff isn't useful, I disagree. Sometimes it's surprising to realize just how creative those early authors were...

Thanks for sharing. I hadn't seen this. Roger really was visionary. His concept of the World Wide Web in Donnerjack was far closer to the internet we have now than many. And he never routinely used a computer, just his imagination.

I just sold a short story. Great way to start the weekend.

I shall tell Jim... He gets all the credit. Well, and Cascabel.

She is a pretty little chaos factor. Your reading sounds interesting and varied!

FF: Reading With My Ears Cascabel and Friend Listen Audiobooks are a big part of the story-getting experience in our household.  Overall, I prefer reading the traditional way but, since I haven’t yet figured out a way…

What I'm reading this week, including a few surprises.

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In April, we'll have a corner where I can start seeds outside. I'm pretty luck with basil, and that's where I start my tomatoes. Challenge is daytimes in short sleeves and nights that still freeze.

We'll never find out if it would have taken. Either Cayenne or Cascabel pulled it right out of the new pot and "killed" it. Kittens. Eleven months old now, but still destructobots. Guess when it's warmer I'll start some more from seed.

I transplanted a basil from one pot to another yesterday. It's been struggling since Cayenne snapped the main stem a couple months ago, and being out competed by the other plants in the pot. Watching w/concern. Good luck w/your seedlings!

Thanks! Hope your seedlings are doing well.

Tiny Daffodil Tiny Daffodil Last year, a new friend made her first visit to our house.  As a hostess gift, she brought us a pot holding the tiniest daffodils I’d ever seen.  After they were done bloomi…

NM weather is weird. Monday night's low at our house was 50F; Tuesday night's low was 27F.

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As you say, just a trifle. You were here for Spring winds last year, so you are wise as to what shall come.

FF: Adapting Mei-Ling Reads An unexpected theme in my reading this week has been adapting what one has to unusual challenges. Tonight, I’ll be reading a new short story and answering questions about anything re…

Happy Friday the 13th.

I herein gift you with a post that uses the word "reading" in two different senses.

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Looks like a motel six with a low end wedding cake in front.

<laughing>

We are. If the weather holds, we're going to a new-to-us nature center on Saturday. Thanks for the good wishes!

Promise!