Cover Art
I *finally* get to share this so here goes! I was recently hired to paint new cover art for The Oracle Chronicles series by T. J. DesChamps, which features a middle-aged, badass woman named Lydia, who is a Greek Oracle in modern Read More…
Eligibility Post
I posted this before but forgot a story. Oops! Also, since nominations just opened up for the Hugo Awards, it’s a great time to make this post again. ELIGIBLE SHORT STORIES “The Curse” from The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Read More…
The Half-Time Show
I’m feeling the need to talk a bit about Kendrick Lamar’s Super bowl Half-Time Show, mostly because I feel that people seriously didn’t grok (understand) the powerful message behind it. Whether that’s because America’s average intelligence level and IQ is Read More…
2024 Year in Review
2024… What can I say to you? What can I say about you? You looked at 2023 and said hold my beer. For my household, 2024 was challenging on all fronts. So what happened? My 2024 Year in Review The Read More…
Fresh Pick!
Just got an email that The Bell Ringer & Other Holiday Tales, my short story & art collection, is a “Fresh Pick” over at Fresh Fiction, a sizable book box subscription group. It’s also in the running for their 2024 Read More…
Nikki
Because I got sick this week, I missed that four days ago, the great poet Nikki Giovanni died. She is probably my favorite poet of all time and I’ve certainly shared her poetry on this site before because of that. Read More…
Holiday Extravaganza!
Strong Women, Strange Worlds is having a holiday extravaganza on Dec. 14th from 10 AM – 4 PM EST. The event will have many authors and fun events like Mad Libs, improv storytelling, Speed Date a Book, Round Robin stories, digital Read More…
Tea Time!
Back on November 18th, I was a guest on Miss Liz’s Tea Time where we talked about Technology, Education, and the Arts. More specifically, we talked about diversity, growing up different, disability, and life in general. You can watch the Read More…
Amaskan’s Honor Pre-Order
I’ve got something special for you all! From now until 11/30/24, you can PRE-ORDER your autographed paperback of Amaskan’s Honor direct from me and it will ship to you ONE MONTH before the publication date this spring (2025). You’ll be able to read it Read More…
Threadless
I sell prints and originals of my art over at www.theartofravenoak.com but more recently, I’ve created a Threadless shop for selling my art on a variety of things like t-shirts, pillows, shower curtains, etc. You name it, it’s probably there. Read More…