
My sister Shannon does graphic design. She charges $30.00 an hour as opposed to a flat fee. I'm not sure how that stacks up against what other graphic designers charge,...

First and only warning. This post discusses trauma and rape (in broad terms) and may be a trigger for some people. Please do not read further if you are sensitive...

The taxes are done. FINALLY. Yeesh. It took forever and five rounds of triple-checking to make sure I got the numbers right. Now I get to move on to, I...

So Kyle Aisteach recently pointed out to several people an editorial by Ryan Boudinot about serious writers vs non-serious writers. It's … an interesting read. You know what they say,...

So a woman I know, we'll call her Jane, works an IT job in an environment similar to mine. Her two coworkers are male and her boss is male. While...

Well, here's an interesting piece of news from the tech world: "The best city for women in tech, according to the research, is Washington, D.C. In the nation's capital, about...

I'll have more pics later, but right now I'm catching up on sleep, energy and making notes for the two new stories that came to me over the course of...

Good morning! I remembered my boots this time. It’s very foggy this a.m., moreso than it was yesterday. Internet access sucks, BTW. But that’s supposed to be a good thing....

Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.