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Sourdough biscuits
See that, she’s not always geeking out over Green Lantern.* There are too many sourdough biscuit recipes out there that are simply substandard. A lot of them have titles like “Grandma’s Sourdough Biscuits”, but when you make them, you start getting the sense that Grandma must have had iron teeth like Baba Yaga. It can [...]
In brightest day, in blackest night…
ETA: Now with a better image of Mogo!! … I originally posted this piece of writing some years back when there was a Green Lantern-drawing meme going around. But this weekend I had reason to think of it again, what with all the GL-oriented stuff going on. Many, many moons ago I did some writing [...]
Playing with Terragen again: “Sunset off the Quesmodian Isles”
Terragen 2.0 really is a wonderful toy. I’ve been using it for the Young Wizards international edition ebook covers, as well as other things. It’s also great for wallpaper. I was playing with terrains and water the other day, and this came up. If you like it, feel free to download it — it’s hosted [...]
From the household: the easiest fast bread recipe
This is the bread I make when I need some in a hurry — something to toast and nosh on while writing. It’s a substantial bread (which is not to mean that it’s one of those loaves you make which refuses to rise and which you therefore desperately characterize as “substantial” so people will think [...]
Some Ryanair moments
A friend asked to see these videos, so I thought I’d bundle them together in a single post. They’re comments on a certain airline which unarguably has changed the face of aviation in Europe — unquestionably for the better — but has since turned into something of a nightmare. Our own nightmare unfolded during the [...]
About the blogger
30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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