Author Archives: P. Kirby

Baby Quails, Ahoy!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by P. Kirby

Location, location, location. Perhaps that’s what a quail thought when she decided to make her nest under a rock in the rock garden. Maybe it was the sturdy construction, or the lovely view, but something must have canceled out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desert life, gardening, New Mexico | 1 Comment

The Music of Chaos, Now in Print!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by P. Kirby

Buy a book or the cute greyhound will have to go back to a miserable life of racing, stuck in a tiny crate all day, fed horrible food, abused.  You wouldn’t want that to happen, would you? Then buy a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dark Elves, Decadent Publishing, epublishing, Greyhounds, publishing, The Music of Chaos, Urban Fantasy, Vampires | 2 Comments

Just Add Ranch Dressing

Posted on June 20, 2011 by P. Kirby

Lettuce.  Not just for salads anymore. I haven’t done much container gardening until recently.  Possibly because, indoors, I have a brown thumb and consequently, I associate any kind of container gardening with death. In the last couple of years, I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Music of Chaos, Casting Call

Posted on June 16, 2011 by P. Kirby

Every once in while, I get the feeling something is missing in my life. I look around, find my dog; the horse is where he should be; nothing’s on fire; nobody’s exploded; all’s well.  Now what has got my spidey-senses … Continue reading →

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If It Ain’t Broke, Break it Anyway

Posted on June 11, 2011 by P. Kirby

Fiddling with the site template…again.  Yes, I totally stole the header from my other blog.  I like the cartoony version of the Wonder Horse.  Anyway, site weirdness may ensue.

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The Internet Ate My Baby

Posted on June 10, 2011 by P. Kirby

“Careful what you say on the Internet,” whispers the nervous Nelly on an online forum, “An employer or an agent or editor might be listening.” “Look,” says another, “Here’s a case where someone lost their job because of what they … Continue reading →

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Tangled

Posted on June 10, 2011 by P. Kirby

My loathing for the “old school” Disney princess (Cinderella, Snow White, et al.) is no secret.  She’s dumber than a bag of hammers and utterly useless as a protagonist. Her only strength is sweetness that can put you in diabetic … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Dragons and Beta Heroes

Posted on June 3, 2011 by P. Kirby

How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite movies. I love this movie for two reasons: Hiccup and Astrid. First, Hiccup is what some in Romanceland calls a beta hero and I lurves the betas. Second, Astrid is … Continue reading →

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Desert Garden in May

Posted on May 27, 2011 by P. Kirby

Life’s a beach. Of sorts.  Casa de Kirby sits in the midst of a vast sandy desert. Lots of sand and sagebrush.  No rain. No large body of water, unless you count the Rio Grande, which, nowadays, isn’t so grande. … Continue reading →

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AWOL from the Battle of the Sexes

Posted on May 26, 2011 by P. Kirby

If men are from Mars, so too are women. I periodically come across discussions regarding the depiction of men in romance novels, in particular, how men are written by female authors. The common concern is that the men aren’t “manly” … Continue reading →

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