Balticon 2009

Balticon is a strange animal. I’ve been to the huge productions (OK, just one, but I’ve attended Dragon*Con regularly for many years) that are exciting and overwhelming, and I’ve been to small cons that have their awesome moments, but feel tired and drab much of the time. And then there’s Balticon.
I’m not sure of the [...]

Balticon in 2 weeks!

I’ll be attending one of my favorite cons, Balticon, in 2 weeks on Memorial Day. I just got the final schedule from the con, so I can post it here.

I Should be Writing Writer’s Workshop – Sat 9am – Derby
This is a three hour workshop where I and editor David Moldawer will be easing beginners [...]

On Snow and the South

It snowed last night. They were calling for 4-8 inches. We got about 3 in my area. Yeah, they called off the Pink Tornado’s school. Yeah, they closed my dentist’s office.
Before every snow I know that anyone who has ever lived somewhere other than the South will wonder, mock, and laugh at the fact that [...]

Domestic Warrior Level Up

So I’ve maintained that, for the past year, instead of a “homemaker” or “housewife” or “work at home mom,” I’ve been a domestic warrior, slaying the dust bunnies, climbing the perilous Mt. Laundry, and negotiating with the wily 6 year old Lady of the Manor.
And since it is by mistakes that you learn, grow wiser, [...]

Dear Pink Tornado-

Having a baby changes you.
Yes, that’s the understatement of the world. But it needs to be said. There are physical changes, sure. But there are things that go on within your brain chemisty too. Every mother-to-be will tell you about the fuzzy-headed pregnancy brain that distracts and confuses and has nothing to do with sleep [...]