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Mass Effect – going old-skool

Mass Effect – going old-skool

Mass Effect nostalgia bit down hard this past winter, and I found myself going head-to-head with the Council to save the galaxy and arguing with Garrus over the definition of minimum required response.

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Shifting species

Shifting species

Jimmy Manley is a shape-shifter. He tries to keep the species he actually shifts into quiet, because being a teenage were-goat…let’s just say the jokes get old.

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Paramaribo – the turning point

Paramaribo – the turning point

Paramaribo is one of the only places where a large yacht can be safely anchored along the coast of Suriname. It’s also, conveniently, one of the places that an ex-vampire sea-faring businessman might legitimately be expected to be familiar with.

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A Midsummer stroll

A Midsummer stroll

It’s Midsummer, and things have been growing like hell all spring. I took a walk to my local big-box grocery store, and then looped back beside the highway. If you’re thinking ‘industrial wasteland’, enjoy these photos.

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Eye of the Beholder – new release!

Eye of the Beholder – new release!

Eye of the Beholder is the first in the Magic Mirror series of queer fairy tale retellings by author C H Clepitt, and is a retelling of one of the favourites, Beauty and the Beast.

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Writing to escape

Writing to escape

Writing to escape works best when you’ve got something to escape from. It takes actual effort and concentration when you’re relaxed and happy.

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The litter box inspires me

The litter box inspires me

The litter box inspires me… especially when it’s due for a complete clean-out. This weekend, it inspired me to refresh my promo graphics.

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Etymology Excavation: quarantine

Etymology Excavation: quarantine

Quarantine stems from the C15th Venetian/Italian word ‘quarantena’, meaning ‘forty’. During the outbreak of the Black Plague in Europe, forty days was the period that ships must remain isolated before off-loading.

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Privacy online

Privacy online

Privacy online can seem like a contradictory topic for authors – I mean, we want people to know about us, right? It doesn’t have to be. Here’s some really simple stuff you can do to be safer and findable.

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