Mark lives here now! He arrived mid-day, in a packed-to-the-gills Subaru; we’ve been trying to fit everything in ever since then. With a break for him to go record his audiobook and me to go to yoga. 🙂 And of course, I’ve posted a few “two of everything” photos to Facebook…sometimes they are “three of […]

Well I won’t miss that drive, in The Weathers. We are having something of a rainstorm here in the Pacific Northwest. At first Mark and I didn’t quite get it, all the national (and international!) news that “rain in Seattle” was getting. Like, really? This is news why? But actually, yes, this has been Some

The Very Last Night in Mark’s Seattle apartment. We’re basically camping here, with so many things packed up or already moved to Portland. Tomorrow, I head back to Portland; he follows on Tuesday, after more business here (and spending the night with a friend, since there will be no more apartment to go home to!).

Well that was a whirlwind few days! But we really did learn a lot. I know that all sorts of unanticipated things will come up when we’re actually being innkeepers, but I feel pretty confident that we know the basics, and can ‘wing it’ if need be…also, the Real Innkeepers will be just a phone

So here we are on Orcas Island, learning how to be innkeepers. I cleaned a room this morning. Mark learned a very, VERY complicated way of making coffee. This afternoon we shopped in town and met some local business folk, and tomorrow we’re making breakfast for Actual Guests. And oh by the way, in case

Wow, I will so totally NOT miss the weather-full drive to Seattle. The RAINING SO HARD YOU CANNOT SEE moments that just sort of spring up out of nowhere. Which is to say: I’m in Seattle. Well and Mark is too (though we drove separately, because reasons). His apartment is half-empty, because by the end

So I was doing something else entirely this evening which made me realize a thing, and think about it. In the last few years, as a genre reader and writer, I have found you-all: my community, my tribe, my people; you who read (and write) about witches and faeries and dragons and sometimes even spaceships,

Much less drama since I got home. Whew. Though still plenty to do–a large (and awesome) freelance job, much editing work, book group (where I was rushing to finish the book), all the household things. Mark went back up to Seattle and came back down here. The contractor came by today and we spent a

Oh boy that was a weekend. TL:DR: We went many places and many things happened. Some of them were good and some of them weren’t good, and then some others were unclassifiable. Long version: (oh yes this is long) So the anthology was released on Friday, and it was a marvelous success! At least, so

Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, is a big day. Tomorrow, the anthology Witches, Stitches & Bitches comes out–the first anthology I’ve edited. The first book with my name on the spine. IT IS SO GORGEOUS YOU GUYS OH MY GOD!!! This week has been very busy with last-minute proofing, lots of promoting, some unexpected crises, and