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Fictioneering (Plus 3 Tidbits of Halloween Flash!)

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· November 14, 2019

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Thanks to our nearly miraculous fixed wireless unlimited internet (which continues to work beautifully even through the worst weather conditions), I’ve been spending way more time playing around with short fiction lately than I have writing Book 3 of the Space Between series. This is not an effective way to get Book 3 out into the world, I realize, but…

BOO!

Posted by Susan Rooke

· October 31, 2019

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Oh, the horror! Happy Halloween, Everybody! And a big Happy Birthday to two terrific Halloweeners, C.J. and G.A. (you know who you are)! See you back here in a couple of weeks . . . 👻🦇

My Old Poems: Finding Gold Nuggets and . . . um . . . Not

Posted by Susan Rooke

· October 24, 2019

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It’s been about three months now since our rural household was blessed with a modern convenience that we thought we’d never see again: unlimited internet. And wow, what a difference. Three giddy months of streaming music and movies, of actually using the smart features of our smart TV. Of me leaving my email and browser open as long as I…

My Grandmother’s Cinnamon Icebox Cookies: A Recipe

Posted by Susan Rooke

· October 10, 2019

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One day last week I’d planned to bake the Sour Cream Chocolate Loaf Cake from Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Chocolate Desserts. (What a terrific book! A former sister-in-law gave me my copy for Christmas of 1980, and it’s had a lot of use. Read more about it here on Amazon.) It’s a delicious, undemanding cake that wouldn’t have been…

Fresh Hell and Lots of It

Posted by Susan Rooke

· September 26, 2019

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The past two months have been almost as interesting for Glen and me as the Fortean curses and “interesting times” I wished upon loathsome people in my last post: • In late August our 10-year-old Australian Shepherd Lucy came through some sudden and very delicate surgery on her neck. Her spinal cord was severely kinked between two of her cervical…

Fates Suitable for the Truly Loathsome

Posted by Susan Rooke

· September 12, 2019

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There have been times when I have loathed someone so thoroughly that simply wishing them in Hell seems too good for them. Typically this applies to people I loathe in a more impersonal fashion, people I haven’t actually met, like various politicians I won’t name. Having the leisure to consider their detestable qualities at arm’s length means my temper is…

The Procrastinatrix Strikes Again

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· August 29, 2019

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Hi, my name is Susan, and I’m a procrastinator. Yeah. Still. That first sentence is how I opened “Would Procrastinatrix Sound Sexier?”, my fourth blog post from way back in May 2016. (Read it here.) And guess what’s changed since then? Not a thing. Just ask Glen. He’ll carry on at great length about it. He’s a little frustrated with…

The Colonoscopy Diaries: Part 1

Posted by Susan Rooke

· August 15, 2019

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Hey, we’re gearing up for some fun out here in the country! (Fun in the Buns? Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.) Glen is scheduled for his colonoscopy in a few days and mine comes in late October. And we both managed to arrange them for our birthday months! It’s truly one of the most thoughtful gifts we can give ourselves,…

Ageism and the “E” Word

Posted by Susan Rooke

· August 1, 2019

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So the other Sunday morning Glen and I were watching an episode of North Woods Law. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s one of the reality shows about game wardens on the Animal Planet network, and is set primarily in Maine. (The other is Lone Star Law, which is set, of course, in Texas.) We enjoy watching scofflaws trying…

About the Writing (Mostly)

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· July 18, 2019

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Since I’ve not blogged about it recently, today I thought I’d share a couple of writing-related items. First, here’s what’s happening with the Space Between fantasy series. Of the (at least) three books planned for the series, so far two have been published. The Space Between: The Prophecy of Faeries was released September 12, 2017, and The Realm Below: The…