At the beginning of August I took a 6 day backpacking trip with my husband along the coast of Washington…
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Gender Gear
My husband bought an REI Co-Op t-shirt a few months ago, and, in quick succession, bought three more. He now…
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I signed up for Kameron Hurley’s newsletter because I’ve been following her on Twitter, and I like the essays that…
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Recently, the voicemail app on my phone updated. Voice to text used to be a premium service, but it appeared…
Continue ReadingThey Might Be Giants Doesn’t Ruin My Day
Today someone in my office sent around a youtube video. On a semi-regular basis, such a “jam” gets included with…
Continue ReadingA Side of History
After a three day backpacking trip over the 4th of July weekend, my husband and I took a break from…
Continue ReadingHefafu, or, Why Won’t Men Just Ask for Directions?
When Ambrose and I were hiking to the start of the trail to Scenic Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness, we…
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In an effort to read more contemporary science fiction, I tried reading the Hugo award nominees for the last two…
Continue ReadingBlackhawks Win! But Who Was Watching?
First, congratulations Blackhawks, 2015 Stanley Cup Champions and Bettman dubbed Dynasty. Now to business: as my Blackhawks have progressed this…
Continue ReadingA Novel Realized
Back in April, I promised that I would publish my novel after letting at least one more trusted reader go…
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