February 2007 – Page 2

My acknowledgment page (if I ever get that far)

Will have to include, among many luminaries both distant and far, a certain Miss Snark. She puts the “death” in “deathless prose.” To paraphrase Bob Dylan: He who is not busy reading Miss Snark is busy being a lame-ass.

Hey, who the hell keeps searching for my name?

Fifteen hits for “Natalia Antonova” is strange even for someone who shares her name with a Russian actress.

Sometimes the world will smile

At the bisas, the kisas, the cats. Biseh = Arabic. Kisa = Russian (colloquial). Cat = Lovely.

I want them to make stuffed toys

Of this.

The woods are lovely, dark and… WHAT THE %$#@?!?!?!

I have just successfully avoided being eaten by a mountain lion/zombie/mythical monster. Thank you. Thank you very much. My first mistake was agreeing to take the dog out in the first place. I am sick. I should be snug under a pile of blankets, with a cup of tea and an enormous bottle of coldContinue reading “The woods are lovely, dark and… WHAT THE %$#@?!?!?!”