04.25.12
Free Read! Thousand Word Thursday Drabble at Cryselle’s Bookshelf
Cryselle had another one of those amazing images up for her Thousand Word Thursday feature and my A.Word.A.Day email came in. Somehow, the two combined. Click HERE to read.
LGBT Health Care Referral in Southeastern Michigan
Courtesy of the Affirmations Michigan website:
Selecting a health care practitioner can be difficult. Picking one that you know will be LGBT-friendly takes some of the fear out of that process. At Affirmations, we’ve created LGBT standards of practice for the health care community and have built a database of practitioners who agree to abide by those standards. We have over 100 doctors, dentists, chiropractors, counselors and others on our LGBT-friendly referral list, available online. For more information, contact London Bell, Health Services Coordinator at 248-398-7105 x218.
Visit their link for a list of Discussion & Support Groups including Transgender Life Support, Polyamory, and Caring Caregivers.
The Affirmations Helpline provides peer counseling, empathy and community resources for the LGBT community Call them at 1-800-398-GAYS.
Lazy is as Lazy Does
A funny thing happened on my way to a comment … I discovered I couldn’t.
Comment that is. Not unless I setup an account with that blog platform. And it’s happened more than once over the last month.
*is grumpy*
Is this a new development from the platform? A setting the blogger ticks? Somehow I remember there being more of a choice of platforms to login to leave a comment, even if anonymous posting was blocked.
It’s a shame. Because I visit blogs on many different platforms and while sometimes a post makes me think “Oh, I should stop, say hi, and respond to this” the reality is if I have to setup an account with a platform I won’t use and will to struggle to remember the next time I swing by, well, honestly, my comment wasn’t that interesting.
Jeez. How lazy have I become?
04.20.12
20% Off All Dreamspinner Titles at Rainbow Ebooks this Weekend
The joys of being on Rainbow Ebooks Newsletter list! Enjoy 20% off all Dreamspinner titles now through Sunday. Click on the banner to visit their website.
Can you say “Chrissy’s backlist”? I thought you could.
04.18.12
Clare and Chrissy Turn Up the Heat … or do they?
Clare and Chrissy Turn Up the Heat … or do they?
Join Clare London and Chrissy Munder as we tackle the question of “How Much Sex Should We Add to Our Story” in this edition of The Clare and Chrissy Show.
What are our 4 C’s of when to write an intimate encounter, and will they work for you?
04.16.12
Finding Love in Unexpected Places
Yes, I’ve found new love. Not with a person, or even a place. But with my new super-duper extra-comfy desk chair. Sounds odd, I know. Chairs aren’t something I’ve given a lot of thought to. At work my chair, like my desk, was a hand-me down from the employee before me. You takes what you get (after you scratch all the weird, dried tape off).
Usually this means ending up with a small, rickety task chair, or secretary chair as they are sometimes called. You know the type, no arms, little seat, and littler back that’s suposed to press right up behind your lower back for lumbar support. Turns out, by the time my rear graced the seat the hydraulics were shot, and any support had left the building years ago. I’d count myself lucky if all the casters were still there.
At home it’s not really been much different. I’m a floor sitter. Always have been. Put it down to being the youngest of six, and lowest on the totem pole. Even now, I’m happiest crosslegged and on the floor, especially while reading or watching television. It’s easier to play with the cat and the kids that way. Since we’ve not seen the top of our kitchen table in ages, I eat there most nights as well. A nice low Japanese table serves me nicely.
My desk chairs at home over the years have been second, third, or even fourth-hand items as well. It was never a matter of money or want, chalk it up to one of those things I never thought about. This chair was there, great. Repurposing, I think it’s called. My last partner-in-writing had a back held on by several pieces of twine wrapped from one side to the other. (I think we were out of duct-tape, or I’m sure we would have used that for the repair.)
But, as part of a recent spate of fixer-upping we brought home a new chair. As in, never before out of the box. Oooooooohhhhh My. The things this chair has taught me. I never knew a waterfall seat aids in leg circulation. I never knew that a chair could take your weight, support your back, and leave you feeling like you are sitting on a cloud.
It’s a desk chair, padded arms and all, and it’s a man’s chair. Big and Tall according to the paperwork. And boy, at the risk of giving you TMI – this puppy is happy to see me. The side cushions wrap around and say hello, the lumbar support actually supports, and all the tilts and whirls do their things.
Good times, people. Good times
04.12.12
Playing Around with 750 words.com
Numbers and stats, oh my. More ways to please my checkbox marking little soul. I recently started playing with the website http://750words.com/. Based on the idea of “morning pages” from the book The Artist’s Way, it’s a website where users login every day and write at least 750 words of whatever is swirling around in their head. The theory is by getting all this out in a spontaneous, unfiltered dump you’ll free your mind of all the surface crap currently clogging things up and get your ideas flowing. You’ll also develop the habit and muscle memory to sit and write every day. All of this, private, unfiltered, and a surprising amount of fun.
The site offers daily points, checkmarks, badges, an interesting analysis of your subconcious/typing speed/# of distractions, and other external validations that end up hooking the anally retentive like a free supply of crack.
Share as much or as little as you like with others on the site. You can also export your entries, just in case you’re free of subconcious crap and actually use the time to work on a current story.
04.09.12
The best laid plans….
…had great plans of catching up on the f’list, Facebook, Twitter, and writing a few blog posts.
yep. Sure did. LOL. How was your weekend?
04.06.12
I’ll Take that in Neptunian Years, Please
Sneaking in a bit of science. Go ahead, calculate your age on other planets with this handy link HERE. You know you want to.
Loved and filched from the lovely
04.04.12
All eBook Anthologies 20% off at Dreamspinner Press
The Dreamspinner Press 1000th Title Celebration continues with 20% off all eBook Anthologies April 4th – 10th. Here’s your chance to catch up on these oldies, but goodies.
Milestones in the Reflections of Love Anthology – Things started out great for Devon and Jeff, but as time passes and their work commitments grow, so does the distance between them. As Valentine’s Day approaches, it takes a stranger’s advances and a friend’s well-meaning interference to remind them that sometimes it’s more important to celebrate the little milestones in life than the big ones.
Odds Are in the Mr. Right Now anthology – Returning to an annual conference without his long-time live-in boyfriend, not only does doctor Rick Page have to cope with his aversion to elevators but he discovers his lover had a secret he never suspected. Luckily, Smoking Hot Jonah is willing to provide sexy therapy that just may help him with both issues.
Spontaneous, in the Curious Anthology – Michael Vincent didn’t know what to call it when his boyfriend, Derek, called him boring and took off leaving Michael with a week off work and his vacation plans in shambles. Rather than sitting around moping, he decides to prove Derek wrong and show him that Michael can do spontaneous as well as the next guy. However, Michael’s newly changed plans have definitely gone awry. At least until he spies construction worker Eben Bowman out of the bed and breakfast’s window, and Michael finds spontaneous depths he didn’t even know he had.
Stormy Weather in the Make Me a Match Anthology Volume 2 – Meteorologist Grant Singer is sick of dates who only want to bed the TV “weather guy”. But the matches from the online dating service he signs up with are even worse. In fact, the only thing that makes the endless dinner dates bearable is Craig, the cute waiter at his favorite restaurant. Luckily for Grant, Craig never misses one of his forecasts
Third Times the Charm in the Make Me a Match Anthology Vol. 1 – John Turner went to the 24-hour Urgent Care center to get his employee Bobby some medical attention, not to scope out the doctors. But Nick Davros was awfully hard to ignore. So when Bobby’s cousin gets hurt at the construction site, John knows exactly where to go. Despite Bobby’s best matchmaking attempts, Nick doesn’t seem interested in John – until a calamitous event throws them together a third time.
04.03.12
Just Call Me a Dam Fool…
…or a frustrated engineer. If it involves water, power, and construction, I'm a happy woman. Despite a paralyzing fear of both water and heights, I love to spend my time poking about and contemplating the minds involved in the creation of something so amazing.
A recent weekend trip took the Munders around the state and we visited several of my favorite places.
Among them the Croton Dam, or more officially, the Croton Hydroelectric Plant. First opened in 1907 and still in use today. Looking for an oh so romantic evening? Swing by the dam after dark and spend some time out on the Muskegon River under the lights. The view, especially in the winter, shouldn't be missed.
Next on our trip was a stop at both the Hardy Dam and the Rogers Dam. The Hardy Dam has an amazing resevoir, which according to Wikipedia offers excellent fishing and a nature trail system regarded as one of the best. The three mile unpaved path parallels the Muskegon River and contains 26 different trees with identification plaques. The trail area is home to wild turkeys, grouse and bald eagles as well as beaver, mink and otter. Fishing includes salmon, steel head, rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye, bass, perch and other pan fish. Have spent many happy hiking hours there we definitely agree.
Of course, no trip to favorite spots would be complete without a stop at the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant. I love this photo we took of the resevoir, it looks so fake.
A true test of your lungs is the hike from the turbines shown below, to the top of the resevoir.
Unfortunately, in our post 9/11 world much of the freedom to get up close and personal with these amazing sites has been reduced to a few tours when and if, available. We count ourselves lucky we were able to spend hands-on time and get to know several of the wonderful employees at these facilities pre 9/11. They encouraged our interest and answered our endless questions during many visits over the years.
photos copyright Chrissy Munder
03.28.12
All Short Stories 20% Off at Dreamspinner Press
More reminder fun about Dreamspinner’s 1000th Title Celebration.
March 28-April 3 – All short fiction (daydreams and nap-size dreams) will be discounted 20%.
Why, yes, I do have quite an assortment of shorts available during this sale. Visit my author page at DSP.
03.21.12
Clare and Chrissy Try and Stop Time
It’s the Third Wednesday of the month, and you know what that means! Yes, another festive edition of The Clare and Chrissy Show. Join us over at Clare London’s blog as we channel our inner Cher, count down the number of shopping days until Christmas, and regroup when our writing plan blows up in our face.
Pssst. Keep an eye our for our special “open forum” announcement, as well as a little bit of my New Age sneaking into the discussion.
03.19.12
New Short Stories by Clare London – Available March 28th
In the mood for some sexy shorts? Clare London has you covered.
Experience more of the steamy romance between Zeke and Miles, the colorful couple first introduced in her novel True Colors. Start with AMBUSH on March 28th, then continue with PAYBACK, and SWITCH as they are released one a month to follow. Watch for them at Dreamspinner Press!
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