Quick reference to recent blog entries http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php en-us Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:17:19 -0400 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:17:19 -0400 Blogs: Writing, Authors Niki's bare hands Is it still Saturday? Whew. Made it. Here ya go: a story. Sort of. Sort of a story. See, here's the thing. It's not complete. It's sort of an excerpt of a longer work that doesn't exist yet, and I don't really know anything about the longer work. So it' . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=597 Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:17:19 -0400 You will remember I promised you a brand new story, specifically written for this year's IPSTW festivities. But you will also notice that today we have only reached a count of four of five. You will, no doubt, think this a very flimsy excuse for my not pos . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=596 Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:25:05 -0400 Today was one of those days that didn't really happen. Woke up too late, moved too slow, out of time before I knew it. Tomorrow will be better. For now, here's today's offering, a letter originally written in 1996 and addressed, simply, "Dear You:" With . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=595 Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:29:53 -0400 Today's offering is "A is for A is for..." It's either flash fiction or prose poetry, depending on how you count these things. This final version is dated October 1995, so I suppose I must have written it during college. I wrote it specifically for submiss . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=594 Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day, Whining Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:18:15 -0400 Today's contribution to the April 23 festivities is my short story "Passengers". You can read it here. (Just as a reminder, you can always click the title of a manuscript in the upper left area of the blog entry to see all blog entries related to it. Then . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=593 Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:41:50 -0400 Today's my birthday! I am now thirty-six whole years old. Hooray! (That's a multiple of twelve, so, hello again Year of the Dragon!) Today is also William Shakespeare's birthday. (And death-day. But never mind that.) As a writer, I think it particularly c . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=592 Consuite, Technopeasantry, Thing-a-day Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:41:49 -0400 Includes: A stunning review of Blood and Other Cravings with the best one-liner describing my story that I've seen so far. Getting to that in a few paragraphs. Hold on. So, roller derby. It eats your life right up. It's a sport that involves a lot of prac . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=591 Feeding The Beast, Surfacing Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:12:12 -0400 So, of course, when I want to blog things like the foregoing, I feel compelled to double-check things. Says me: You're OK with me putting this on my blog? Says he: It's OK. Honestly. I don't care. Says me: I just wanna make sure. You own half the copyri . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=590 Support Structures Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:28:52 -0400 What the hell -- half of it came out of my own mouth. Says he: New plan. We're just not stopping for any more red lights. Says me: But if you don't stop for the red lights, eventually you have to stop for the blue and red and white flashy lights. Says . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=589 Support Structures Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:24:47 -0400 So, remember when I said something about author Diane Dooley soliciting authors to interview on her blog? (This was in the context of Bram Stoker Award Recommended Reading List WHAT?! Oh, and, by the way, the Stoker nominations are out, and Blood and Other . . . . http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&value=588 NaNo Oh-No, Spit and Polish, Status Report Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:50:00 -0500