Author Archives: Pat Bowne

Outnumbered in my own home

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I have always had two cats. The theory was that they would amuse one another when I was out of town, but of course this doesn’t always work out as planned. So for 16 years, I lived with two individually … Continue reading →

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Church Lady

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Pat Bowne

There’s only one church in Osyth, and it’s an upstart, just getting going in the second novel. But the world of the Royal Academy is firmly polytheistic, with competition (sometimes cutthroat) between multiple religions worshipping different gods. In this, it’s … Continue reading →

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Professors’ preoccupations – grading

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Gina Barreca over at Brainstorm listed six ways to make grading easier, and immediately I was hooked. Like any kind of workers, profs love to talk about better ways to do the key tasks of the field. I had so … Continue reading →

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Thus I refute Zeno (sort of)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Pat Bowne

As of 7:35 am, everything is graded and all grades posted to moodle! At 8:10 am, I’ll give the next quiz… TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Zeno’s Gradebook

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Pat Bowne

In the space of one week, all four classes had exams… I’d say this was bad planning if it was the result of any planning at all. The first day after exams, I graded for 3 hours and got a … Continue reading →

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More Reviews for ‘Advice From Pigeons’

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Pat Bowne

It’s a thrill to find myself mentioned on a blog I follow, especially when the reviewer liked the book!  Elizabeth A. White and Sue Burke have both reviewed ‘Advice From Pigeons.’ I’m thrilled to have Sue’s approval, because when we … Continue reading →

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Alcestis by Katharine Beutner

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The #feministSF twitter chat week before last took up Alcestis, by Katharine Beutner. This is the first time I’ve only bought a book as an audiobook, without having a hard copy to check facts in, so if I have missed … Continue reading →

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Thanks but no thanks

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The thing about being a single scientist is that people are always helpfully pointing you toward romantic opportunities.  I have PZMyers to thank for these prospects, from a NYT article on an objectivist dating site: “[I am] short, stark, and … Continue reading →

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Mullein moths

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Pat Bowne

My mullein plants have been stricken with caterpillars. Dull-looking white caterpillars, embedded in a mass of dirty fuzz covering most of the plant. Normally, I would be able to look this up online. But unfortunately, there’s this thing called the … Continue reading →

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Something that has nothing to do with writing

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Pat Bowne

This is my amazing neighbor and one of the chipmunks she has tamed. His name is Theo. The others are Peewee, Rocky, and Bob. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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