Origami for Skylark!

As part of the Freedom for Skylark contest (open through the 27th!), I’m posting the excellent entries for the grand prize of a hardcover copy of the book plus some authentic, Skylark-esque themed… Continue reading →

Freedom for Skylark

Well, after much delay, and moving, and eating so much bacon my stomach was like, “Wait, I can maybe eat one more–OMGNOWAITYES,” I am finally starting the Freedom for Skylark Contest! Thankfully for all that… Continue reading →

Something Strange and Delicious: Garlic-Buttery Biscuits

Here it is folks: the last Something Strange and Delicious recipe. As of this posting, there’s still another 36-ish hours to enter! You can win a hardcover copy of the amazingly creepy and… Continue reading →

Something Strange and Delicious: Ginger Tofu Fah and Candied Ginger for Jie

The Something Strange and Delicious dessert I made for Jie is just like Jie herself: smooth, cool, and with a tight kick at the end. Jie is pretty much the muscle behind the… Continue reading →

Something Strange and Delicious: Spicy Chocolate Croissants for Eleanor

Today’s Something Strange and Delicious adventure was, well, adventurous. When I asked the fab Sooz several weeks ago what Eleanor’s, the heroine of Something Strange and Deadly, favorite dessert would be, she answered… Continue reading →

Something Strange and Delicious: Spirit Catching Beignets for Joseph

Second day of Something Strange and Delicious to celebrate the release of Susan Dennard‘s fantabulous steampunk fantasy, Something Strange and Deadly. Go check it out and love it. Buy the book. Make the… Continue reading →

Something Strange and Delicious: Peach Pie for Daniel

So. Guess whose book came out today? Yeah, the great Susan Dennard’s, is whose. Her super delicious steampunk fantasy, with necromancy and debonair awesome, debuts today: Something Strange and Deadly. Buy it. Read… Continue reading →

This Week in Crits for Water: 6/19 to 6/25

First of all, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all the fabulous dads out there (including mine. HI DAD). charity: water has a cool note for fathers here. Secondly, so. We, uh, hit the second… Continue reading →

This Week in Crits for Water: 06/12 to 06/18

Plus Super Sekrit Giveaway #2 (see bottom). It’s getting on near the end, and I’m so excited to see all the new folks participating. But, even though there are only a couple more… Continue reading →

Super Sekrit Giveaway #2

So. This is a giveaway. Of books. Lots of books. What kind of books? My favorite books. Books that I still remember and think about everyday. Books I can quote. Books I would recommend in… Continue reading →