
I’m at the Rainforest Writers Village retreat. Here is the view from my window this morning. (And now my shoes are soaked. Should have gone back to the cabin for...

2014 has been a rough year. I got in over my head with a lot of projects I wasn't able to complete, family issues consumed a lot of my free...

Just as you're finally dropping off, the alarm rings. You hit the button and clean yourself up. Maybe you bought the hand soap on sale, or you splurged on something...

In today’s increasingly global workforce, it is easy to forget how culture affects our ability to interact and communicate. Children have this incredible ability to absorb language and culture from...

Sometimes when I get stuck on a writing project, I write a little fanfic to keep my instrument in practice and to get my inner editor to shut up. As...

As I was prepping for my Shadowrun game last Friday, I rediscovered an interesting tidbit that I wrote for the Shadowrun Storm Front’s Seattle Shakes chapter. In a fit of...

Left to his own devices (I’m working and writing today), the SO is spending the day on a Justice League and Justice League Unlimited marathon. The few times I’ve walked...

To Mr. Mike Huckabee, I understand you recently addressed the Republican National Committee in regards to women’s rights and gave a staunch and powerful speech in support of “smart, educated,...

Ready for another writing prompt? The latest trend at my workplace is Latin coffee, pressed and brewed in a very small pot, then served in shot glasses with foam on...

In today’s economy, job hunting is difficult at best. Things are so bad that people unable to find employment after a year plus of searching have stopped looking. This behavior,...

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.