Tag Archives: dogs
Mr Wicked and the Whirligigs, or the Future is Now
Near-future science fiction can be the hardest to keep fictional. The future keeps becoming the present, or even the past. (Funny, that.) When I wrote the first book in The Cassandra Virus trilogy (The Cassandra Virus, The Drone War, and … Continue reading
Dogs and Language
This morning I had further evidence of Mister Wicked’s grasp of language, not mere vocabulary but what happens when words go together. Mister Wicked is very fond of snatching slippers, mittens, pillows, etc. and fleeing with them. He wants to … Continue reading
Dispatches from the Desk #4: Skulking Through the City
Not as much progress as I had hoped has been made this week. Blame it Mister Wicked’s IBS, which is acting up and leading to somewhat interrupted sleep, with polite, but sharp, “Arfs” from the bottom of the stairs demanding … Continue reading
Dispatches from the desk #3: There are streetlights in my mind
The cast is/are (depending on US/UK usage) currently lurking in a ruined cellar in the dark. This creates problems. I always forget how dark it is. Partially this is because I write so much about shapeshifters, demons, and others who … Continue reading
Canine Pidgin and Talking Dogs
Mister Wicked is barking out the window. Why is he barking out the window? Not because his friends are walking by (the usual cause), nor because a bird has dared to sit in the maple tree. No, he’s barking because … Continue reading
From the Wild Forest - Thoughts on a Writing Life 