I received this little gift yesterday. A baby starling I believe. I've been watching his parents for weeks now, building a nest and then carrying bugs to the nest. The nest, however, is built in an awful place, up under the eaves of my condo complex, about 15 feet off the ground, very precarious. I just knew a baby would fall. Luckily for this little guy, he somehow survived that terrifying fall. He's eating...and eating and eating...meal worms and chirps up a storm. For anyone who has fostered a baby bird, you probably already know that they won't swallow until you jam your finger down their throat, which stimulates them to swallow. So, I'm now the responsible party who plucks a wriggly meal worm from the container, plops it into baby Apollo's (yes, that what I named him) mouth and shoves my finger into his mouth. Fun times!

Ojai WordFest-Women's History Month

I'll be appearing at the Ojai WordFest writers conference this month, March 2012. I'll do two readings, one on March 27th from my novel, A Woman's Way, and then on March 25th from my sci-fi novella, The Clean Slate Accord. What a great way to celebrate Women's History Month!

Untreed Reads has a special offer in honor of WORLD SPACE WEEK: OCTOBER 4TH - OCTOBER 10TH. You get 30% off all Science Fiction, including, of course, my novella, The Clean Slate Accord.

http://store.untreedreads.com/

Short Story Contest

There's a great short story contest going on right now hosted by the Ventura County Writers Club. It has a low entry fee and pretty decent monetary prizes. Check it out!

http://www.venturacountywriters.com/contests/short-story

Article Published in Local Magazine

My article, Sometimes the Gophers Win, has been published in the latest edition of the Ojai Bubble magazine! It's a good quality magazine with fabulous stories and articles, so I'm very happy to get published by them. Check them out and consider subscribing, because they are a relatively new magazine.
http://www.theojaibubble.com/about.html

My Cat is Blogging About Me!

Anyone who has a cat already knows how sneaky and untrustworthy they are, so this won't come as a surprise, but for those who don't have the pleasure of living with a cat, here's something that might amaze you. My hairless Sphynx cat, Monty, is blogging about me. Yes, he's a sassy little thing who has taken it upon himself to complain about life with a writer. Now I have to watch what I say and do! Check out his blog, Monty's Catablog, and let me know if you think I'm being treated unfairly.

http://montysphynx.wordpress.com/

The Clean Slate Accord Made it on the Untreed Reads July Bestseller List!

Pretty exciting! My sci-fi novella, The Clean Slate Accord, is listed on the July bestseller list at Untreed Reads. Because of this, they are offering a discount until August 15th. Isn't that nice? So, get your copy at the discount before it's too late!

http://www.untreedreads.com/?p=2758