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Tales From the Raven
http://www.suannewarr.com/blog
A writer of fantasy and science fiction blogs on interesting advances in science, offers pithy writing in flash form, and hawks her own brand of humor throughout.
Recent Posts
Concert Cringe
If one were ever so lucky as to find oneself amongst the audience for a jazz band school performance, I really hope that privileged individual would know better than to whistle along–especially when the whistler doesn’t know the tune!...
Darlings Up For Adoption
A favorite mantra in the writing world is that you have to ‘kill your darlings.’ The thought process goes something like this: Whatever it is that you’re most attached to in your book or writing probably represents a phrase or s...
The After Thanksgiving Post
Wednesday rolled through, and I didn’t get up a post up. Truth is, I don’t even remember much of my Wednesday besides the feeling of being busy, and my gratitude that we only had a small grocery list. Now it’s Friday, and I’...
Popcorn Shells: A New Beginning
Otherwise known as ‘the clippings on the cutting room floor after The Popcorn Potion has been through yet another round of edits.’ Today’s outtake comes from the first couple of pages, and represents a fairly dramatic redirection of...
The Backyard Chicken Buffet
This is official notice to all Hawks, Owls, Turkey Vultures, and Eagles that the Backyard Chicken Buffet is now closed. We’re down to only one chicken at this point, and fear we must ask our valued customers to find some other easy meal while w...
Phone Tag Kid
Tonight I was at our locel grocery store, picking up the all important cranberry juice*, when I heard a child’s voice pipe up from nearby. “Mom, where are you?” My own kids were safe at home, but once a mom, always a mom. My nurt...
