Well…it’s official. The Forthcoming Books issue of Locus included in their September announcements: Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter (hc)

"MADRID (AP) – Spanish vultures are hungry, even starving…European Union laws aimed at halting the spread of Mad Cow disease require the countryside to be kept clear of dead livestock even if they died of natural causes.But Juan Carlos Atienza of the Spanish Ornithological Organization says the lack of animal corpses since the law was…

John and I went down and got fingerprinted by INS again today. Third time. They last 15 months. The last one expired last summer, so that means about 36 months since the first time. This time, God willing, we won’t have to do it again. But, I tell ya, folks…being pregnant is sooo much easier…

 Saturday Morning Watchman

 When I think of the Watchmen, the first thing I remember is the vacation I spent reading it. I think I was at a friend’s house. I know I don’t remember much about the days around it. I spent so many hours just immersed in the book, pouring over the details, trying to catch every…

  Marietta Publishing and editors Danielle Ackley-McPhail, L. JagiLamplighter, Lee C. Hillman, and Jeffrey Lyman are proud to announce that Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad has been awarded the 2009 EPPIE Award for Best Anthology.   Presented this night at the 2009 EPICon in Las Vegas, the award recognizes excellence in electronic publishing. We…

My favorite story written by my husband is called "One Bright Star To Guide Them." For years, however, he could not sell it because it was very long. One day, he and I were taking a walk and I said that I didn’t like the end of it. John went home and rewrote the end, making the…

I broke my five year streak of seeing nothing and went and saw Slumdog Millionaire today. It was worth it. Very good movie! Here are some more. I’m sure I’ve seen more I’ve forgotten or never knew the name of. Bold means I’ve seen ’em. Italics means I think I saw it, but maybe I saw the stage play…

The word "vetted" is everywhere, and everyone uses it as if they know what they are talking about…even though I’d never heard it until recently. But when I asked friends, even the kind who usually know their stufft, none of them knew where the word came from or what it really meant (other than the obvious.) So,…

Here’s a meme I picked up off my flist from laariii.  (Thanks!)   Here is a list of Oscar nominees for the last X number of years. Copy the list and put in bold (enbolden?) the ones you have seen:     1980 Ordinary People, Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, Tess1981 Chariots of…