There’s a light at the end of the COVID tunnel in the form of a vaccine, but we still have months of challenge ahead of us,…
It’s that time of year again: time for lights, eggnog, lots of traditions—aka, the holiday season. Working in a field that requires as much self-motivation and…
It’s Thanksgiving here in the US. In addition to stuffing ourselves with turkey and cranberry sauce, it’s tradition to show appreciation for the people we care…
This wasn’t a great summer for anyone. Even the mosquitos are flying around hungry because BBQ season has been scaled in, scaled back, and scaled over…
When I sat on my front porch early this morning with a cup of coffee and my to-do list, I could feel the change in the…
As “first day of school” photos start flooding social media, it’s a sure sign that summer is unofficially over. Even though it’ll nearly be a month…
I had big plans this summer as I’m sure many of us did, until Covid unexpectedly changed everything. As a speculative fiction writer, a big part…
With most writers’ conferences and events canceled (along with everything else) this summer, staying networked and energized is going to take extra work. In this crazy…
For some of us, nothing much changes in the summer. We still have jobs to do, family obligations, and household chores. We might want to sneak…
As I write this, our family has just entered our seventh week of sheltering in place. Gone are the days when I saw my husband off…