Monthly Archives: December 2011

Poetry Friday

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Pat Bowne

This poem makes me think of a fairy tale. But it doesn’t read as if Dame Edith saw Jane as a possible heroine; in fact, this is more like what the wicked mistress would say to her hapless servant. Complete … Continue reading →

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Creatures from the Black Lagoon*

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Pat Bowne

* This is not a paid promotional announcement One of my favorite places to visit is Wakulla Springs, where The Creature From the Black Lagoon was filmed. I’m more interested in the other creatures in the black lagoon, and this … Continue reading →

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You too can get these results

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Double Dragon took care of creating the covers for my novels, but I was on my own when it came to reissuing Kindling on Smashwords. Needless to say, I am not a professional artist. What my studio lacks in equipment, … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas – the Huron Carol

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Here’s one I haven’t heard in any stores – a Canadian carol from the missionary days of the seventeenth century, with lovely images of the northwoods and its people. Wishing you all peace and at least a moment of stillness … Continue reading →

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New Publication – A Royal Academy holiday story

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Merry Christmas and Happy Kindling! Kindling, an 11,000-word Royal Academy novella, is now available on Smashwords for only $0.99. See what happens when you mix the Demonology Department’s self-appointed curmudgeon, a banshee, a dragon, and the world’s messiest, most dangerous … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

My mother would never even let us make fun of the dog. I think she was affected in her youth by this poem, which is in one of the few books I have from her childhood. It had been so … Continue reading →

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New Poetry!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I just found out about a new (to me) online poetry journal, Stone Telling. My friend Sofia Samatar has a poem in it which especially interested me because it was about Henrietta Swan Leavitt, a heroine to women in astronomy. … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Look Atheist to me…

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Images from the solstice ceremonies at Stonehenge. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Winter Solstice Pictures!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Irene Gallo at Tor has posted a fantastic compilation of artists’ favorite winter pictures. I was thrilled to finally find out who painted a lot of the images I’d been wanting to track down, especially this one by John Bauer: … Continue reading →

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Blessed Solstice, More or Less

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The solstice crept up on me this year. In fact, I just realized it was tomorrow! No time for pulling together a celebration, and the rest of my fair city seems to be in much the same state, at least … Continue reading →