Barrett, why these nasty pictures of bugs? I know, I’m not an insect lover, but, I’m fascinated. As most folks know, New Mexico is a dry state that hasendured a worse than normal drought for years. You know, 9-10 months with NO measurable precipitation, ZERO. Humidity close to single digits. But everyday, I walk my … More More of the mysterious Caterpillar Cavalry
Chimayo NEWS AND NOTES: Labor and delivery complete! It was long. It was arduous. It was painful. But my infant “Balefire” is now recovering in the new release nursery until she’s strong enough to be released. Whew, this one was tough. It is not part of the Damaged series, but an “accident” of NaNoWriMo 2012. … More You so want to come to New Mexico?
I’ve been reading Elizabeth Sim’s new book You’ve Got a Book In You, and just read the chapter on character names. By the by, if you’ve written a book, thought about it, started one, or simply aspired to see your name on a cover, this is a terrific, common-sense, and freeing book to guide you. … More A teaser for the next book–just for you
All right I know, 750 words will not break records in the Daily Word Count Books. It’s okay. Everything is OK and this is why: I’m not going to apologize for anything. I have somehow lost my ritual/habit routine for writing… And for many other things, like vacuuming. But you know what? It doesn’t matter. … More Burgers, Bombs, Blogs, and Balefire.
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