"...Life often seems strange. When it doesn't, I begin to worry." -Kelly Link
"I can tell you generally that when treating with magic in fantasy, you have to keep it magical. Many fantasy writers work out these detailed systems, and rules, and I think that's a mistake. For magic to be effective in literary sense, it has to be unknowable and strange and dangerous, with forces that can't... Continue Reading →
Baby Love, My Baby Love
Nothing pulls at your heartstrings like a baby's cry. I heard my son's cry before I could see him. The instant that sound pierced the air it suddenly became real for me. I had carried him for nine months, sure, but it wasn't until I heard his cry that I knew I was a parent.... Continue Reading →
How’s Life?
Three weeks ago my life was flip-turned upside down and I'd like to take a minute. Just sit right there. I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called...ah wait a sec. Let's rewind and continue after you check out THIS LINK. Had enough nostalgia? Awesome sauce, let's continue. I would love... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was spent with family here in our hundred year old farmhouse in the deep woods of Texas. I wish I could tell you I had a blast. A woman pregnant in her third trimester should be salivating at the very idea of this most glorious of food holidays. Unfortunately, I woke up early in the... Continue Reading →
Words To Live By
"Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. It causes you to work not on what you like, but what you’d like to like." - Paul Graham (How To Do What You Love)
Jennifer Silverwood 