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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today, November 20, was Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today's TDOR observance at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene, OR. A close-up of some of our altar spaces at UUCE. Here is a video of my participation at this Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene service on TDOR, 2022. Oyster Olson, Tomma Bedlam, Sophie Lokisdottir, the three…
The Time-Warp Solstice Story
Update! A Guild of Ornamental Hermits Solstice is now available for free via Kindle Unlimited! And here's the video I just made as a teaser for this story: https://videopress.com/v/E7wFnHw6?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Enjoy this short video! Original Post: My publisher encouraged me to write a short story with a seasonal theme (as in Winter seasonal). I have called…
The Turncoat Familiars
Demon painted by Marion Wallace Dunlop, an artist and suffragette. "Proto-Elsewherian" Pests in The Perilous Past The creature above is almost exactly what I think of when I envision the "Turncoat Familiars" who prove so dangerous to their hosts in the fourth book. The only difference (for me) is the tail. I don't think of…
There’s Elves, and Then…There’s Elves!
Who among us does not have a complicated relationship with Elves? Who among us has not received conflicting messages about them? Are they tiny woodland sprites captured by Santa to toil 24/7 making plastic toys with corporate packaging stamped with "made in..." but we know where those destined-for-landfill toys are really from? Do we consider…
Disasterina and Sleazy Manzini: Tomma’s Real Life Drag Parents
Let's just call this "the big reveal!" I've been holding onto this news for a few months, but now that The Dire Deeds is published at last, I can finally make this announcement. You see, in my "Acknowlegments" I have thanked Disasterina and Sleazy Manzini for agreeing to become Tomma Bedlam's Drag Parents. L to…
My First Book Reviews
I'm thrilled to have my first two Amazon reviews for The Dire Deeds, both are five stars. And yesterday a friend wrote to me privately: "However, it’s all I can do to not sit down with my morning pot of tea and finish the book. I’m around pg. 154 and you, my dear, have written…
The Paperback Copies Arrived
My very own copies of my first published fantasy novel just arrived (Aug. 15). I am ecstatic! (Can't wait to see the second book, The Witching Work, in print too!) FYI - Other readers who have received the paperback edition already mention that they are quite happy with the book quality (cover, paper) and somewhat…
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