Bubbles! Dinner

Bubbles! Dinner

Who doesn’t love bubbles?! Our goal was to sample a variety of sparkling wine, from various regions. And, of course, pair it with delicious food, prepared for wonderful company! Here’s the menu (I laid it out in InDesign and printed copies for everyone):...
Home Cooked Tasting Menus

Home Cooked Tasting Menus

One of the things we (husband Dave & I) like to do is plan frou-frou tasting menus with our friend Mel. Usually it goes like this: We realize we haven’t done one for a while. We decide we should! We come up with a theme. We brainstorm recipes around the...
WOTF Vol 40 Cover Reveal!

WOTF Vol 40 Cover Reveal!

Last night the Writers of the Future Vol 40 cover was revealed! It’s so, so pretty, isn’t it? The cover artist is Dan dos Santos. Check out his website here. I’m thrilled to have my story, which won first place for the first quarter Vol 40, included....
Pulphouse 24 Holiday Issue–Printed Book!

Pulphouse 24 Holiday Issue–Printed Book!

The eBook for Pulphouse Issue 24 came out a couple months ago, which was totally exciting, but there’s something about holding the printed copy of a book with your story in it! My story, Santa Sata-ni-fied!, was super fun to write, drawing upon my observations...
Welcome to my blog!

Welcome to my blog!

Welcome! Thanks for visiting my blog. I haven’t blogged in years–and then, it was for my knitting blog, www.sunsetcat.com, covering, well, mostly knitting. But other stuff, too. Our old house. Our yard–both California native plants, and gardening for...