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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 11 January 2015 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by epbeaumont

From earlier in the story: Hernan and Taryn have evaded capture and stowed away with the cargo for an interstellar supply run. *** No longer quarry, Hernan could now serve Taryn’s role as hunter. Free-fall. They felt the acceleration, on … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: The Lost Pissarro (forthcoming publication this week!)

Posted on January 10, 2015 by epbeaumont

Last night, finished the semi-final edits on The Lost Pissarro and commended my brainchild to the final reader (QA and continuity). This story, currently at 28,000 words, will be published some time this week! The Lost Pissarro: A Tale of … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of Starships: Kinship, Families of Affinity, and Grand Passions

Posted on December 29, 2014 by epbeaumont

Aliette de Bodard. On a Red Station, Drifting Alexis Hall. There Will Be Phlogiston Julio Alexi Genao. When You Were Pixels How I met these authors and their work Aliette de Bodard’s work was listed on the RequiresHate blog in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 21 December 2014 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by epbeaumont

Hernan hung backward over the edge of the sleeping-niche, queues sweeping the floor, his body anchored only by Taryn’s weight straddling him. “Ah,” he said, “not sure about this position. Blood rushes to the head.” “Well, at least it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Apprenticing to be an Elder: a Cross-Generational, Cross-Cultural Gratitude Post

Posted on December 19, 2014 by epbeaumont

Over the last six years, I have been honored to mentor young people from across the globe, both in-person and on-line. In turn, they have mentored me. Here are some examples: The young man who rehearsed his talk about culturally … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: Discoveries New & Old (Thelonius Legend’s Sins of the Father)

Posted on December 16, 2014 by epbeaumont

Saturday night, I read Sins of the Father by Thelonius Legend. It’s a first novel, and (to me) even more importantly, it’s a novel that’s a sibling of one I’ve been struggling to edit, Annie Brown and the Superhero Blues. I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 23 November 2014 (NaNo 2014 WIP Romance with Rayguns)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by epbeaumont

“I hear you proposed to her clan-sister, but I assure you Yasmin is the true prize. You gave her a good run today, and she might just decide that she’ll think about clan-marriage again, or a proper fling amongst our … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Tuesday write-in, a photo travelogue (Your Mom’s Basement)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by epbeaumont

 

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NaNoFeed: getting in shape for the marathon

Posted on October 28, 2014 by epbeaumont

Tonight I’m at the Municipal Liaisons’ write-in at Your Mom’s Basement in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It’s dark and windy outside, with the neon of the strip mall showing in the darkness across the street. Earlier we had lowering grey … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: In honor of a new writing year

Posted on October 27, 2014 by epbeaumont

I was a student, and then worked with students, for enough years that each new quarter or semester marked a new schedule, and therefore an opportunity for thinking about how I was going to structure my time. Talking with a … Continue reading →

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