Current pictures of Holly. Holly has been growing again. She now weighs 14.6 pounds, which is right on target for her weight-gain goals. She also is getting taller, and stronger, and prettier. I’d say she’s getting smarter too, but she was already smart as a whip. Anyway, some current pictures from this weekend of her.

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Pseudonyms are hard. A year ago I posted that I had chosen a Pen-name for myself, Lia Booke. I had difficulty choosing it, but I finally was forced to in order to submit a story with that name. I’ve since submitted a few other things with it, and have generally worn it about the internet [...]

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Pictures of my little pup. This Christmas, my husband and I adopted a new member of our family. Holly is a pure bred German Shepherd, and she is just about seven weeks old. She is the most utterly adorable, sweet and calm little puppy I’ve ever known, and completely fearless (though she worries whenever anyone [...]

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A bit of fluff while I desperately try to finish this blasted first draft. Some time ago my good friend and fellow writer Geoffrey from Misanthropology101 blogged about what was on his desk and why. I thought the topic was rather interesting, and since all great writers steal from other writers, I promptly decided to [...]

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A mostly pictorial story. I decided to scrap my original blog plans of having a pre-written automatic update today, and thought I’d instead post a few pictures of my adventures with my friend C. in London. We came down by bus Friday afternoon to stay with one of her friends, and then yesterday we went [...]

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Spring is coming. Maybe it’s already here. Only the pictures can tell. Spring is my season. Maybe it’s because I was born in late spring. Or maybe it’s just the most comfortable season in terms of temperature, particularly in Florida where I have lived the longest. But whatever the reason, Spring is the season that [...]

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