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10 Ways to Stay Sane(ish) On Submission

Posted by on November 05, 2015 in Opening the Vein | 1 Comment

Yes. The time of dread and doom for writers – being on submission. To the non-writers out there, that means the gut-twisting, soul-shredding wait between the time a writer submits their query or manuscript to an agent and the time they hear back. It’s really not as bad as we make it out to be, well, not quite. And there […]

Maer Wilson’s Magics!

Posted by on June 24, 2015 in Books | 1 Comment

  Check this out! And you can get all three books in this series for under $9 here! Author Maer Wilson has a brand new release in her Modern Magics series that I think y’all will enjoy. And the cover art…it’s awesome! Magics, Modern Magics, Book 3 In Relics, the creatures of magic returned to Earth. In Portals, magic itself […]

Horror Movie Survival Kit

Posted by on October 23, 2014 in Gothic Living | Comments Off on Horror Movie Survival Kit

Mancrates contacted me about doing a post on what I’d want in a Horror Movie Survival kit. Though these kits are marketed primarily as gifts for men they’re equally fun for women. Especially for those of us that like our gifts presented in something like a crate, which can be repurposed into cooler things than bows and wrapping. Like sharpened […]

My Little Sea Monster!

Posted by on August 12, 2014 in Gothic Living | 2 Comments

And now for the answer to what aquatic critter necessitated the breeding of black worms, red wigglers and, eventually, night crawlers. Dun dun dun… *drum roll* My little sea monster!     Isn’t he adorable? His noble name is – Agrathax the Axolotl Hailing from the chilly, spring fed waters of Mexico, these cute wee nuggets are cold water critters […]

Holy Squirming Hordes, Batman!

Posted by on August 06, 2014 in Gothic Living | Comments Off on Holy Squirming Hordes, Batman!

  In a previous post I mentioned having to re-do some aquascaping to accommodate a new aquatic critter. These are not that critter, but these are necessary to feed the critter. They are…black worms! Technically, they’re not black – they’re more of a reddish brown as you can see in the pic. They’re a good treat or food source for […]