The Word-Hoard: Obeliscolychny

Obeliscolychny: a lighthouse (The Word Lover's Dictionary)

Heather Domin continues cooking her way through ancient Rome with In Culinam. Check out the latest!

The Word-Hoard: Mazomancy

Mazomancy: fortunetelling by a nursing baby (Greek mazos = breast) (The Word Lover's Dictionary)

Woo! Sample chapters from THE HUMMINGBIRD are now posted on my website.

Speaking of book covers, I love messing around with Photoshop, and created these for my three (as-yet unpublished) novels. Yes, I am a dork.

I love getting into the brain of book cover designers, and seeing all of the comps before you get to a final cover. Interesting story here, and this blog always has fascinating stories about the final covers, and how she got there.

The Word-Hoard: hierofastidia

Hierofastidia: dislike of "holy" things (The Word Lover's Dictionary)

Check out the photos my husband took at the big Lockheed fire in the Santa Cruz mtns. They're looking to get the fire contained in the next couple of days. I'm very grateful that it didn't go into Henry Cowell SP (which has an amazing stand of redwoods) or down into Davenport, which is one of my favorite places on the planet, and the setting for A Kind of Homecoming.

The Word-Hoard: Forswart

Forswart: Exhausted by heat. (Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon, c. 1850)

First, Heather Domin brought us In Hortum, her series on herbs and plants in the Roman garden. Now, to celebrate the publication of her book The Soldier of Raetia, she's kicking off In Culinam with a home-made Roman feast!

This is so cool. I love having creative friends :)

The Soldier of Raetia: Now Available!

Heather Domin's fantastic Valerian's Legion: The Soldier of Raetia is now available for purchase! Seriously, do yourself a favor and purchase either the download ($4) or the paperback ($14) - either way, you will not be disappointed.

The Word-Hoard: diaskeuasis

Diaskeuasis: editorial revision (The Word Lover's Dictionary)