Author Jay Lake is having a nasty time getting over cancer. All treatments have come up bust and he’s running out of options. A fundraiser has been started on his...
I am a fan of many shows. Two currently on my radar are Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, a delightful cartoon about a blended family where the older sister is always...
I have finally been forgiven for the great Christmas Day Bath Attack. All three cats are now back on speaking & petting terms with us again. Our oldest cat, Icarus,...
So I’ve done a lot less writing than I intended to do. Went to see The Hobbit and then washed some cats. Yes, it was an excuse to not write....
He is frustrated and angry. He tries to make a point, but the words are held hostage by his inability to articulate exactly why his point is important. His mind...
For those of you who haven’t noticed, I have a thing about customer service. I worked in retail or customer service related jobs for over 20 years. I sat through...
It’s that time of year again. Election Day, with all the pageantry and noise that typically comes with such an event. The voters among us are all probably ready for...
Dear Governor Romney: This morning I awoke to a CNN news story that days before the election, your campaign is flush with funds. In fact, your campaign is so flush...
I do a lot of research. Some of it is accidental and some of it is deliberate. There are a lot of things that stoke my interest, give me ideas,...
I miss Ted Kord. Ted Kord, if you don’t know, was the second Blue Beetle in DC Comics. Best friends with wanna-be superstar Booster Gold, Ted was a cool character...
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.
