“The Perfect Instrument” at NewMyths

"The Perfect Instrument" is now online in issue 26 of NewMyths.com

The Kneejerk Click-and-Share

Or, "Facebook is going to steal your photos before you've even taken them!" Those of you on Facebook are quite likely familiar with variations on the following post: For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe … Continue reading The Kneejerk Click-and-Share

blows dust off blog

Wow, it's been a while, huh? I guess it's time I stop with the "I'll blog more, I promise" stuff and accept the fact that a regular blogging routine is probably not going to happen for the duration of my time in grad school. When it comes to establishing priorities, there are just too many … Continue reading *blows dust off blog*

Adventures of a Fiction-Writing MLIS Student: Semester 1

My first semester working toward my masters in library and information science is over, and I feel confident in saying that I totally rocked it. I was pleased to discover that, twelve years after finishing my undergraduate degree, I haven't lost my Nerd-Fu. On the downside, first semester craziness combined with Ye Olde Day Job … Continue reading Adventures of a Fiction-Writing MLIS Student: Semester 1

Signals and study and stories, oh my!

It seems I went AWOL on the blog posting front. Again. But now that I'm here, many things... SIGNALS: First, a signal boost: Say Yes to Gay YA, where authors Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith talk about an unfortunate instance of being asked to either make a gay character in their novel straight or remove the … Continue reading Signals and study and stories, oh my!

Random Summer Is Random

I'm the kind of person who likes to have some structure to my life. It can be a little bit of structure or a lot of structure, but preferably a mix. If I need to practice piano earlier in the day than usual to accommodate something that can only be done later in the day, … Continue reading Random Summer Is Random

Three things make a long overdue post

1) First, I'll get the pimpage out of the way: The Best of Every Day Fiction, which includes my story "Dumping the Dead" and a slew of other flash fiction stories (including some fellow flisters), is now available. 2) Today the procrastination gods compelled me to take a look at the "ideas" folder on my computer where … Continue reading Three things make a long overdue post

A letter from my brain

Hello blog readers, I'm Barb's brain, and I'm here to tell you that she's been AWOL from this blog because she doesn't love you anymore. It's ok, she doesn't love me either. I wanted to watch this bad movie the other night, and she wouldn't let me. She seemed to think the critique she was … Continue reading A letter from my brain

Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do

Urgh, so much for resurfacing on the blogosphere. Well, I did resurface. I just got sucked right back into the Void Of Too Much Else To Do. I have a feeling that's going to be happening a lot over the next few months. So the bulleted version of what this writer has been up to: * … Continue reading Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do

Grad school weeee!, Part Deux

In the non-writerly acceptances category: much faster than I expected, a shiny acceptance from Rutgers for their Master of Library and Information Science program winged its way into my inbox today. And now that I've heard from both there and Drexel, I just need to make up my dang mind where I'm gonna go.