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Untethered: A Magic iPhone Story Q-Be

Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology

Posted on April 4, 2016Leave a comment

Gamers will get a kick out of my story “Q-Be,” which features an evil app based on the freemium model that’s oh-so popular right now. Even if you’re not a gamer, if you’ve ever played Candy Crush or some other Read More…

TagsAnthologies, Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story, Janine Southard, Q-Be by Raven Oak, raven-oak, Rhiannon Held, Short Stories, Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology


MNG: Age of War

Posted on April 4, 2016Leave a comment

This week’s Monday Night Gaming / MNG: Age of War It’s been a while since I did one of these. Between moving and my event schedule, I haven’t done a ton of gaming lately. My apologies for the delay. Publisher: Read More…

Tags2 player game, Age of War, Age of War review, gaming review, MNG, Monday Night Gaming, raven-oak, tabletop gaming, Tabletop reviews


Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire

FF: Powerful Women

Posted on April 1, 2016June 23, 2025Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Powerful Women in Daughter of the Empire by Robert E. Feist and Janny Wurts I’d already read Magician by Feist as well as a few others in the Riftwar Saga, but Daughter of the Empire and Read More…

TagsDaughter of the Empire, Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurtz, female role models, flashback friday, Janny Wurtz, raven-oak, Raymond E. Feist, Strong characters


Throwback Thursday: Passage by Connie Willis

Throwback Thursday: Passage

Posted on March 31, 2016June 23, 2025Leave a comment

This week’s Throwback Thursday: Passage by Connie Willis What I Love about This Cover:  There have been many newer covers of this book made, but this one is still my favorite. This cover gives a very serious clue on it, Read More…

TagsBook Cover Throwback, Connie Willis, old fantasy book covers, old scifi book covers, passage by connie willis, science fiction book covers, Throwback Thursday


Logan Masterson Depression Lies

Depression Lies, But It Is Real

Posted on March 31, 2016October 14, 20166 Comments

One of the highlights of Norwescon 39 was meeting other authors that I’d only talked to on social media. One of those authors, Logan Masterson, had messaged me the month before because he was excited to be on a panel Read More…

TagsDeath, Depression Lies, Logan Masterson, Patty Duke, Suicide Prevention


Bone Tired Norwescon Wrap-up

Norwescon Wrap-Up

Posted on March 28, 20162 Comments

It’s Monday, the day after Norwescon 39 ended, and even though authors aren’t supposed to “tell” more than necessary, let me tell you that I am bone tired. The lack of sleep and running around with my head cut off Read More…

TagsAmaskan's War, Class-M Exile, Firefly, NorWesCon 39, Norwescon Wrap-Up, Panelist, raven-oak


FF: Passage & Death

Posted on March 25, 2016June 23, 2025Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Passage by Connie Willis. Passage is a book unlike anything else I’ve ever read by Connie Willis. It’s a profound book that I think everyone should read, but one that shouldn’t be read alone. The title Read More…

TagsConnie Willis, flashback friday, Killing characters, passage by connie willis, raven-oak


Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire

Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire

Posted on March 24, 2016June 23, 20251 Comment

This week’s Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts What I Love about This Cover:  This cover isn’t the new one. It’s the version I first picked up used from a Half Price Bookstore Read More…

TagsBook Cover Throwback, Daughter of the Empire, Janny Wurts, Old book covers, old fantasy book covers, old fantasy books, Raymond Feist, Throwback Thursday


NorWesCon 39

NorWesCon 2016!

Posted on March 24, 2016March 3, 2016Leave a comment

Today kicks off the beginning of NorWesCon 39! 4 Days of science fiction and fantasy and fandom. 🙂 I’ll be gaming in between panels and other fun, but my schedule is below. Please stop by a panel, the reading, and Read More…

TagsNorWesCon 2016, NorWesCon 39, NorWesCon schedule, Panelists, raven-oak, The Eldest Silence


Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be

FF: Powers That Be

Posted on March 18, 2016June 23, 2025Leave a comment

This week’s Flashback Friday: Powers That Be  by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Anne Scarborough Anthropomorphism has been used in science fiction and fantasy for…well, as long as the genre has existed. In fact, Aesop’s fables are fraught with it, as Read More…

TagsAlien Reproduction, Alien Sex, Anne McCaffrey, Class-M Exile, Eerl, Elizabeth Anne Scarborough, flashback friday, Powers That Be


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