
As these things happen, I've gotten another technical article published over at SQLServerCentral.com. It's called The ABCs of Database Creation and is a free read (though it does require a...

So as I come out the other side of the Speculative Fiction SouthEast con (and month end at work), it occurs to me that one of my panels (Speculating About...

An interesting thing happened today. Weight Watcher's weekly topic revolved around superpowers (note, you have to be a member to read that link). Specifically, character strengths that could be used...

The SO, adorable thing that he is, has a habit of knocking on my office door to share cute cat moments, interesting news, and to see how I’m doing in...

So I'm doing this a day earlier or two years too late, whichever you prefer. I need a little kick-start myself, so here goes. Today's writing prompt, inspired by my...

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,...

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...

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.