Having decided to take the plunge into a public blog, I will now regale you with, er, angst and drama. Or something.
My most recent publication: the pantoum ‘Rats’ in the Leaf Books anthology Outbox and Other Poems.
Those ghostly rats in the description? Mine! Prompted by a character I played in a Call of Cthulhu game. (The game in which I met Rhys, my partner. That would be the game in which he put that same character into a coma. Isn’t being the GM’s girlfriend supposed to offer protection from unspeakable evil?!) Meanwhile, Thundercat is currently pounding around the place, attacking small pieces of fuzz and vowing to take down a rat. I don’t doubt this possibility, though I don’t want to clean up afterwards.
I also have a story forthcoming in a Leaf anthology, which I will link to as soon as it’s published.
I’m trying to submit at least one piece a month while keeping a steady push on the novel. At the moment I have three stories out, though I can only remember two of them.
Hi Tracey,
Looking forward to reading your new blog now it’s underway. I recently bought Lovecraft’s short story collections, but admit I’m finding them hard to get into. I must now read The Call of Cthulhu so I know what you’re talking about.
Putting a girl in a coma is not the best way to win a heart. Hasn’t he heard of flowers and chocolate?
Sally
Thankfully things have improved.
You don’t need to know Lovecraft to get the poem, and the stories certainly aren’t the greatest literature in the world, but they’re interesting. I should probably reread them myself!
I find that hearts are an excellent ice-breaker, Brains are also good, and livers will do in a pinch. Flowers? Gaah! Save those for Vishnu and Krishna! Chocolate…well, even Elder Gods appreciate chocolate…