Reading about the rise and fall of Thomas Kincade, and I just can’t help but feel sorry for the guy. What? you might say. He was a mediocre painter! He drove gallery owners out of business! He defrauded investors! He groped women and taunted Sigfried and Roy! HE TOOK A WHIZ ON WINNIE THE POOH!Continue reading “Celebrity…no thanks”
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TVs in public spaces
Where I live, it seems that there are suddenly TVs in every public space. Bars, which we’re all used to. Cafés–disturbingly, as I used to like to write in them. Even public transport now, elevators, lobbies, airports, etc, all blaring advertising or quiz shows or The Big Game. As you can tell, I’m not aContinue reading “TVs in public spaces”
Education and Persuasion, pt. 1
The latest Texas Textbook Controversy has had me thinking a lot about education. I say the “latest,” because there’s always a Texas Textbook Controversy. Texas, being the largest buyer of school textbooks, has the largest voice in what goes into the books, and how it’s presented. Call it right, call it wrong, it happens, andContinue reading “Education and Persuasion, pt. 1”
Artist Plug
I started making handbags several years ago, after my favorite bag bit the dust. I thought, probably as everyone does from time to time, I could make this, and I did. My main manual craft at the time was quilting, but I soon found that handbags take up less space and suit my short attentionContinue reading “Artist Plug”
Nu Shooz
The seasons are changing, temperatures climbing, my clogs aren’t going to cut it for summer (they’re on their last legs, anyway) and I needed some damn shoes. Certain lifestyle changes have made wearing heels a new possibility. I hadn’t worn them for many years, first for feminist reasons, then for comfort reasons, then for reasonsContinue reading “Nu Shooz”
Math Rock
I’ve never been one of those people who can see around the corner to the next trend. I have someone who does that for me, and I provide sandwiches and comic relief. The arrangement works fine for both of us. When it comes to the Bandwagon, I’m usually the one dawdling behind, examining the flowersContinue reading “Math Rock”
PostHuman
Alex Beecroft recently posted a snip from a talk by Aimee Mullins. Mullins was born with a disease that led doctors to amputate both legs below the knees when she was a year old. She learned to walk, and eventually to KICK FREAKIN’ ASS on prosthetic legs. Now a former Olympian and a world-record holderContinue reading “PostHuman”
A few stats
Because I’m a nut about these things. Number of unpublished novels written before The Affair of the Porcelain Dog: 2 Of these, number actually finished: 1 How long, from first ink to contract offer: a little over four years Number of drafts: 8 Of these, number that were major rewrites (ie; more than 50% ofContinue reading “A few stats”
Welcome
Hi and welcome! I’ve been waiting to assemble an “author” website until I was actually an “author.” Though I’ve published a few short stories and essays, numerous articles, and a handful of translations, it felt pretentious to call myself an author until I sold a novel. Well, the novel hasn’t been sold yet, but I’veContinue reading “Welcome”
Jess Faraday 