I used to love films, film making, writing, editing, camera, lighting (everything but directing). Then I went to LA to become a screenwriter. I discovered that at 34 I was too old, too female, and too interested in movies like The Piano instead of what Shane Black and Tarantino were delivering. So I came back…
I’ve borrowed the phrase “last mile problems” from the shipping industry. It perfectly explains why traveling around in an electric wheelchair is harder than you’d imagine. For context, I’ve been fully mobile most of my life until about 2014. At that time, arthritis in my left hip and right knee made walking painful (hip) and…
mettle fatigue at the Daily Kos gave a shoutout to the writers in all three Low Down Dirty Vote anthologies! “…I admire the hell out of these authors, both for their commitment and for spinning a good yarn that puts across a democratic ethos.” Read the whole article The thing is, I admire the hell…
He’s back! My husband left Bakersfield around midnight arriving home tired and content. He shared some stories (Hall H fiasco! Pan de sol from the talented Liza! Sold out all the crime books and most of the Moonlight Cutter books!). When he wakes up and finishes unpacking, he’ll fill in more details. I’ll share what…
My husband survived Preview Night, met up with lots of fans and friends but his very most favorite thing this year is the couple he knows from Las Vegas. Heather and Kevin are so much like the people who left him with good memories of his brief flirtation with the carnival that his happiness radiates…
Day Two of Mysti being a Comic Con widow. All this pointless melancholy will fade once I start writing.
There are many things I cannot make my husband understand. Math. The fact that microbes and diseases do not have a five-second rule. How computers work. The thing I have most failed at getting him to understand is how hotels work. They do not like checking you in at 8am. They will if they can,…
Thank you for mentioning LOW DOWN DIRTY VOTE! Daily Kos
Just got back from a demonstration at San Francisco’s City Hall, which is kitty-corner to one of the Federal Buildings. We had chants. We had choppers overhead. We had local news anchors shooting B roll, and I assume, chatting with people on the street. But mostly, we had each other, and the knowledge that with…
I hope you all recognize the James Carville quote from 1992–I’m not calling anyone stupid! Bouchercon 2024 was about the books in so many ways: Despite the issues, it was grand to see everyone! The organizers worked very hard in some very challenging circumstances and I’m grateful for their efforts. To follow up on a…
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