Writers keep bizarre schedules: some compose late at night, some early in the morning, some whenever the urge overwhelms them. I am a disciplined early riser–or should I say that my three Dalmatians are early risers who tromp all over me and my blankets until I get up and feed them at 6:45 a.m., just as the sun is coming up. You will find me at my desk by 8:30, where I remain until lunchtime at … [Read more...]
A FEW THINGS THAISA FRANK TALKS ABOUT WHEN SHE TALKS ABOUT WRITING–OR ANOTHER FISHING STORY
Today, I am lucky enough to have a wonderful writer contribute to my blog: Thaisa Frank is an imaginative and gifted novelist. She also includes flash fiction and short story into her oeuvre, and her most recent books are Heidegger’s Glasses (translated into ten foreign languages) and Enchantment ( Best Books, SF Chronicle 2012.) Her earlier works include A Brief History of Camouflage and … [Read more...]
REMEMBER HEART DOGS YOU HAVE LOVED
How many of us have had what is called a “heart dog?” Tons of those reading this, I suspect. If you have finished, or are in the middle of, Bespotted, you will have discovered the inimitable Gulliver, to whom I dedicate the book as “dog of my heart,” which means the same thing. Some of you may not have dogs, much less Dalmatians. Some of you may have cats. While I cannot attest to the … [Read more...]
TODAY, CODY TAKES THE HELM OF “BESPOTTED!”
In today’s newsletter and also here on the blog, it is Cody who comes to greet our readers–wagging his tail until it is nothing but a blur, and grinning his crinkly Dalmatian smile. He is the first dog in our household, but not the last, who stayed on when he was not meant to. Born into Breeze’s first litter, Cody found the promise of his forever home rapidly, because in the puppy box he was every … [Read more...]
