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Going on a jaunt
I am tired of Texas at the moment… or maybe just tired of my house…or maybe just tired. If the world as we know it is coming to an end (Google: oil spill gulf of mexico), I want to see … Continue reading
Cattle trains and compromises
There’s an old railroad track behind my house, mostly unused. Supposedly, the new commuter metro line will use it, but that’s a whole other story. For now, the trains come occasionally, mostly at night or very early in the morning. … Continue reading
Novels, Jardin du grand singe, and chickens
Novel update When I received the very NICE rejection for Lord of Abydos, I wrote a thank you to the editor to tell her how much I appreciated her kind words. I mentioned that I was researching an Egyptian Cinderella … Continue reading
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The novel, the papyrus, and the kick-ass rain barrels
The novel Before Christmas, an editor requested the full manuscript for Lord of Abydos after judging it in a contest. As I rather expected, I was ultimately rejected, but with some of the nicest words I’ve ever seen in a … Continue reading
My political moment (eventually)
What I’m reading The Carpet Makers Andreas Eschbach A desert world in which fanatically religious men marry multiple wives and make a carpet out of their wives’ hair for a god-empereror on a far away planet. A little Dune and … Continue reading
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All they need is a book to sell at the souvenir shop
One of my favorite places in Egypt was Abydos at the Temple of Osiris. You know, I mention it in a book and all.. I even mention most of the people in this picture (left to right, Horus, Isis, Osiris, … Continue reading
Post vacation doldrums
What I’m reading The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and That Veil Thing A practical approach to non-radical Islam. Dicusses media distortion, confusion about what is cultural rather than religious, the language barrier in reading the Qu’ran, and … Continue reading
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What I’m reading Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson Family dsyfunction in the UK. Magical realism? It’s not as if I’m on a theme of family dysfunction. This is a book club choice. ;=} Holy War, Inc. … Continue reading
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Long time, no post
My daughter Emmie and friend Helen chastised me for not keeping my blog up-to-date. Bad monkey! Is it laziness or because I have nothing to say? Maybe this is a format I can keep up with. What I’m reading Animal, … Continue reading
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