Laurel Anne Hill | Laurel Anne Hill
Jan.26.2013
Written by Laurel on January 27th, 2013
Made in the USA
I was a Luddite and proud. No iPhones, iPads, Notebooks or Smartphones for me. My cell phone was too ancient for texting. I preferred Windows XP. I’d bought a flat screen TV only after my twenty-year-old monster died. And my bread...
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Dec.20.2012
Written by Laurel on December 21st, 2012
Get ready to shelve the dragon and uncoil the serpent. The Chinese Year of the Snake slithers into the 2013 waiting room. As you can see, David and I are trying to get a grip on what sort of luck Snaky might bring. All because we’ve “cashed in”...
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Dec.12.2012
Got steam? How about clockwork and goggles? Shanghai Steam, the recently released anthology from Absolute XPress, has all three and way, way more. Qi powered machines and flying monks. Philosophical automatons and paper lantern revolutions. Shanghai steam—a mashup of Chinese wuxia fantasy and...
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Dec.07.2012
I finished writing my annual Christmas letter a few days ago. For at least 35 years (I've forgotten how many), I've sent out creative "letters" during the holiday season--and have received rave reviews. The theme of this year's letter is the approaching Chinese Year of the...
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Dec.05.2012
GUEST POST 12/6/12 BY AUTHOR WENDY D. WALTER.
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to
Wendy D. Walter.
Wendy is a fellow member of California Writers Club, San Francisco/Peninsula Branch.
Be sure to enter her contest for a free copy of Ambril’s Tale: Return of the...
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Nov.23.2012
The Life of Pie
Out of the oven
Flaunts its flaky crust, Tinged with golden brown. Pumpkin, chocolate, pecans or apples, The siren on the countertop calls. Oven-baked pheromones entice, Satisfaction a mouthful away.
On the dessert plate
Feigns such...
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Nov.15.2012
Okay, I've created my second book trailer using Animoto. This trailer is for "Fault Zone: Over the Edge (Sand Hill Review Press). "Fault Zone: Over the Edge" is an anthology of stories due for release in December 2012. My short short, "Unsettled," will be included in the book.
An...
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Nov.10.2012
Five years have passed since KOMENAR released my award-winning debut novel, "Heroes Arise." Today, I chanced upon a lovely book review for "Heroes Arise" on the Colony Library Lady website.
To read the review, go to: http://colonylibrarylady.com/2012/10/29/heroes-arise
To view my book...
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Oct.25.2012
"Names are humanity," posted Rich Maggiani on his blog in 2009. "Names create a connection that moves beyond the mundane, the everyday transactions of life."
I agree. Few of us would prefer being addressed as "Mr. 2271" or "Ms. H7m4Y." Our traditional surnames and given names...
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Oct.13.2012
Great news! I’ll be moderating the steampunk panel at the upcoming World Fantasy Convention in Toronto. This is an honor and I thank the WFC 2012 Programming Committee for including me. The panel description is as follows:
Friday, Nov. 2, 5:00 p.m. STEAMPUNK (York B&C)...
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