Cycle of Tehara

July 29, 2019

Gollum asks me an important question

“What has she gots on her bookshelveses?” Why, thank you, Gollum, for showing an interest. Rather than simply listing off the books I currently possess, permit me a measure of self-indulgence in first explaining how my reading habits evolved and how it influenced my writing. I have always been a voracious reader so it should…
July 20, 2019

The Assassin’s Tale, Part 1

A little nightmare nugget from my college daze – I mean, days – when I had an overweening sense of my own talent. Okay, and I was obsessed with assassins. Go ahead and laugh at the geeky gothness of it all. Clean Sweep I’m going insane. The assassin gritted his teeth and kneaded his forehead,…
July 14, 2019

The Zoo is for the Birds!

I meant that in the kindest possible way, of course! I took these photographs at the Milwaukee County Zoo yesterday. Out of all the bird exhibits, I enjoy watching the flamingos the most. I like the way they perch on one stilt-like leg with their heads tucked under a wing. Their necks remind me of…