Give & Take

“Have you lost what little brain cells you haven’t drunk away? You can’t be serious.” He turned and flopped down on the sofa, and heaved a deep sigh. “Explain.” A single word signaled the start of the debate.  She carefully sat down on the chair nearest the sofa. She stared at her fingers as she struggled to find the words …

A Study in Character

After a long period of singlehood, I let a friend talk me into trying online dating (for the sake of not getting hate mail I’ll withhold the actual name of the site). After a number of strange men sent me emails with pictures of varying levels of nudity I actually met someone that wasn’t frighteningly weird. We met at a …

Ginger Rogers

Ingredients 2 oz. gin Fords works nicely here 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz. ginger syrup 2 oz. ginger ale I used Fever Tree 6 mint leaves 1 mint sprig 1 slice fresh lemon Ginger Syrup 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 inch fresh ginger peeled and sliced Instructions Ginger Syrup Combine the sugar, water and ginger slices in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, turn …

An Open Letter

I would have walked past the letter on the path nine out of ten times. A raging germaphobe (at least in my mind), I wouldn’t dare touch an unknown object in a city park. So, what drew me to this one? No idea, other than sheer curiosity. But whatever it was I paused my music and took a break from …

Why I Write

I was asked to share recently  why I write what I write. In my head I was like, that’ll be easy — I write fiction, specifically science fiction and fantasy, because the real world sucks balls. Big dirty ones. The idea of building a world to my specifications and then fill it with people I want to meet, villains I …