Nov 1:
Mo*Con anth, horror, 5K http://www.mauricebroaddus.com/2009/05/mocon-anthology-guidelines

Dec 1:
Like a Knave of Hearts (wonderland erotica) 3-7K, Circlet
I Do Two! 1-10K (http://community.livejournal.com/erotic_authors/125606.html)

Dec 15:
Men at Noon, Monsters at Midnight http://www.starbookspress.com/sub_monsters.php

Feb 1:
Samhain fairytale
20-25K


Feb28:
genderbender fantasy

March 31:
Kerlak Steampunk <9000 http://www.kerlak.com/storycall.html

April 30:
Samhain Steampunk 25-30K http://www.samhainpublishing.com/submissions#steampunk

June 9:
Ladies of the Trade Town 3-10K http://www.thegalaxyexpress.net/2009/10/call-for-submissions-norilana-books.html

Indefinite
Phaze Steampunk, m/m, 10-20K http://www.phaze.com/submissions2.html

"Between Despair and Ecstasy" did not get picked up for BLOOD FRUIT. However, James would like me to write the novel (he felt the story was the cliff-notes edition) and send it to Queered Fiction. "We can't take this. It's a novel. Make it one and resub." is the GOOD rejection.

And Joyfully Reviewed liked HEART OF A FOREST.
http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/reviews/Nov09/heartofaforest.asnb.html
"A fresh and original take on a beloved legend, Heart of a Forest is a charmingly unique read."
I do love my XY girl.

Home safely.

Laundry accomplished.

2 hours late to bed and everything hurts

• 21:20 Jonner and I are all packed for the KC trip. Been a long honking day. #
• 12:02 Am on the road for Con*Traception! Later! #

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I have 6 minutes to find my barrette and finish my LJ entry.

In the last hour I have fueled, parked and uncoupled my rig, picked up Jonner, made chili, showered, got Jonner to do dishes and loaded the car.

I hope for a nice relaxing drive to Rolla.

See ya in KC!

• 19:32 Is being thankful for another day of eating and not having been eaten. #

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All the usual. DHS is messing us around again.
We couldn't make the set meeting, so I rescheduled for 4 PM. She wasn't in the office for it, when all six of us arrived yesterday at 3:50. We sat until 4:30.

So, I am hauling kids out of school and hoping she'll deign to see us today, before Obi and Dollface have to be back at school for practices and before the bank closes.

The rest is much too embarrassing to tell. I am ashamed of myself and working to do better.

Still trying to get around for ConTraception. Need to find the clothes I want and make sure they are clean.

Time to go. The kids should all be done with lunch.

• 19:00 Off to Second Realm class. Back late. Have fun storming the castle. #
• 22:31 The cats have finished looking at I Can Haz Cheezburger. They left the laptop under the recliner. #

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Class starts tonight at 7:30. I'm worried about all the Dr. Phill/Shadow-work. But it has to be done.

• 21:19 The cats stole my netbook. I dealt w/ authority figures all day. Car may have a broken timing chain. I own more yarn than is humanly safe. #
• 21:23 Is thankful for a mechanically inclined future son-in-law (I joke! sorta) and quality time spent w/him. Also for roadside assistance. #

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A lot of you know, I use music when I'm writing a book. The following are five music videos from Youtube. Your job is to tell me which book each one influenced. Each correct answer receives a slip in a drawing and my youngest will pull a name at random tomorrow. So, you have up to five shots to win a paperback. Any of my backlist, your choice. Second and third prizes, which are sooper sekrit surprises, will also be given away.

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This spread is done on the Wheel of the Year.

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This one was done on Samhain for me:
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My day has sucked the suck of the Hoover on so many levels.

1) Three hours in a laundromat parking lot trying every possible repair on the Focus. six trips on foot across the busiest street in town.

2) Calling roadside and waiting for a tow

3) The dealership thinks it's the fuel pump or timing chain. I may be walking all week.

4) Certified letter from DHS. Since they claim we don't answer the door (they haven't knocked and I have a warding spell up against them), we're having a meeting. This sucks.

5) Call from Obi's attendance officer. Apparently every upset stomach requires a doctor's note to be excused.



On the plus: I have a front room, 2 bathrooms and a hallway. Now to find the study and kitchen and bedrooms.

I like Bun's boy a great deal more after spending several hours with him today.

Also, good birthday mail, including a Conan comic (and WalMart card) from the D-Man.

• 00:19 ford=found on the road dead,. Or at least in the laundromat parking lot dead. We're waiting until autozone across the street opens in the am #
• 00:20 @BrianKeene We identify with Magneto because he is right about human nature and xenophobia. #

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I was having a good day.

Mudd took me out for my birthday. We went to Harrah's Tunica. We walked in with $60, walked out with $66 and full-to-bursting tums and some slot play time.

I got a new bra at the outlet mall. 44D. We got some stuff for the boys' Christmas.

While we were out, Dollface did 2 loads of laundry. Our drier is broken. So we went to the laundromat to dry them.

Here's where the conservation of luck comes in.

My car quit running as I was trying to pull out. Fortunately, Bun's boy is a mechanic.

My sparkplugs were gapping. I was out of gas and low on oil. We fixed it all and my car will turn over but not catch. So, in the morning, we're going to auto zone and hooking me up to the machine to see why my check engine light won't go off and my car won't go on.

Need this fixed. It's a 2 mile walk to work, and I don't feel like making it at 3 AM.

This is cut for length. The * designate a book I read for the m/m romance challenge.

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43) Like a Corset Undone. J. Blackmore, ed. A collection of Steampunk erotica. This is one of the best anthologies I've read. Second only to Queer Dimensions. Corsets and petticoats, goggles, subaquas, erotic engines and airship pirates. YUM!

44) The Bad Widow. Barbara Elsborg. A short from Ellora's Cave. A woman finds the lover of her dreams the same day the village decides to kill her as a witch. Great voice, hot sex, and an actual plot, in 33 pages. Also, a very funny author bio.

• 21:16 Today I'd rather join a lesbian separatist commune and eat vegetarian food than listen to one more man imbue me with his penis-given wisdom. #

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• 17:49 I have Wheezy Bronchitis. Am on a buttload of antibiotics and steroids. Came very close to being hospitalized, AGAIN. #
• 04:18 First Page Friday: Glad Hands bit.ly/3Dvc2A #
• 15:28 bit.ly/3VzOCy Great review of SHELL SHOCKED from Romance Junkies, #

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I'm fosse-fosse-fosse, twila-twila-twila, marthagraham-marthagraham-marthagrahaming...on the inside. On the outside, I'm breathing.

http://bookreviewsbysuzie.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/shell-shocked-by-angelia-sparrow-and-naomi-brooks/

It's also up at Romance Junkies.

"SHELL SHOCKED is one of the most unique stories this reviewer has ever read. It provides an original plot with elements that you usually don’t see captured in one book."

Glad Hands
by Angelia Sparrow and Naomi Brooks

Blurb:
Chuck rolls his rig across the no-longer-United States, from Montana to Arkansas. He expects a fast run with no complications. What he doesn’t expect is Seven, a pretty blue-eyed drifter who turns not only his head but fires his blood.

His gayness tattooed into his very skin, Seven needs Chuck’s help to escape the very limited life Heartland forces upon him. And when the even more repressive Confederated States take an interest, Chuck and Seven are in for the ride of their lives.


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