I’m participating in the Deal Me In Short Story Reading Challenge this year, wherein we use a deck of playing cards to fairly randomly pick a story to read. This week, I drew a diamond again. I’m not complaining: Diamonds direct me to read a…

Sometimes, the less realistic a story is, the more powerful it is. As Joseph Campbell used to say, myth (and folk tales and fairy tales) reach down past our rationality and touch us in our unguarded places. I used this in SAGE, my fantasy trilogy,…

Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? I found a new play-toy! Momma likes to hide toys from me so I can find them for myself, ’cause that’s more funner. She hid this one on top of her computer tower. Every time I find…