Category Archives: academic happenings

Kindling is up on Amazon

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Pat Bowne

Kindling is now available for the Kindle at Amazon as well as Smashwords. Only $0.99! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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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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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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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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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 →

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Rules for Getting Along With me

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Every now and then lists of rules pop up on the blogosphere, sort of like mushrooms after a rain. This was my week to run across one too many. And they were all lists of rules for getting along with … Continue reading →

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Terry Windling Fundraiser

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sofia Samatar’s blog alerted me to the Magick 4 Terry auction, at which you can bid on all things fantastical while also helping out Terry Windling, who has contributed so much to modern fantasy and now faces unspecified medical expenses. … Continue reading →

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Sex and the Single Duck

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Someone asked me yesterday why Rho, the protagonist of Advice From Pigeons, studies incubi in ducks. Actually, Rho studies incubi in ducks because it is the hot topic in his field. Like a good PI, I steered my character toward … Continue reading →

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Grad Student Poverty

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The fourth Royal Academy novel will involve graduate students, so I’ve been asking friends for anecdotes and input on the essence of grad studenthood. So far the overwhelming consensus is that graduate study is all about the search for free … Continue reading →

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Finding voices

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Whenever I need to brush up on the academic ‘voice’, I go to comments on Chronicle of Higher Education online articles. Ideally, comments about something that interests me, like this article on turnitin (which also pointed me to this excellent … Continue reading →