Monthly Archives: January 2012

Keyboard Kitty by Marie-Lynn Hammond

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Pat Bowne

A friend brought this over tonight. It describes both our lives … Keyboard Kitty TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Smashword Update

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Pat Bowne

For anyone who missed my previous announcement, Kindling is available on Smashwords for $0.99. I’m still waiting for them to resolve their issues with Amazon, but if nothing happens in the next week I’ll look into publishing it there as … Continue reading →

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Dougie MacLean

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Pat Bowne

28 years ago, when I lived in Edmonton, Dougie MacLean was a pretty regular visitor to small clubs in the city. I never missed a performance. Not only was the music grand, but he would always teach us the choruses … Continue reading →

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In Which I Rant About Unspecified Witches

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Pat Bowne

If there’s a fantasy trope I absolutely despise, it’s the Persecuted Witch. You know her. She lives her life in fear of being identified as the witch she is and burned, stoned, tortured, whatever, by benighted neighbors. Yet she uses … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Like George Washington, my social circle holds its real seasonal celebrations on twelfth night. Of course, without the twelve days of misrule preceding it, or the troops of mummers, we are a little limited. Still, tonight we will have flaming … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Pat Bowne

A fragment from a brand-new poem by Theodora Goss. Click here to read the rest on her blog. What would you think if I told you that I was magical? That I had russet hair down to the backs of … Continue reading →

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New Year’s W00t

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Geranium Cat put me on her must-have list! The nice thing about having a mini-career is that everything’s new and exciting. I’m still at the stage where every passing mention means a lot to me, and I think I’ve met … Continue reading →

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RIP Coolpix

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Well, it’s gone. The camera that went to Ireland, the Galapagos, and Africa with me has perished… here’s the last picture from it. All you creative types can figure out the rest of the story for yourselves. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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A New Year’s Procession

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Here’s the Procession of the Sardar, by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov. My father had a 45 rpm record with this on one side and Valse Triste on the other. I listened to it endlessly, especially in those cold after-christmas months when … Continue reading →