20 years ago at Clarion West, my submission story was one of the first we critiqued. Our instructor Nancy Kress advised that I not use the pen name I was currently going by (Finley Larkin - a combo of family names).
She said something like: Don't use a name you wouldn't want etched into a Nebula Award.
At the time thought: If I win a Nebula, I won't care what name they put on it because I'll be a Nebula winner!
Well. Here we are today and there's a Nebula with my name on it! π
@ScottSoCal @StillIRise1963 Everybody needs to stay out of Florida until that Devil sitting in the Gov's chair is in jail.
I once saw a pack of #wolves
running single file along the forest line. I whipped out my phone to take a video. They all seemed oblivious to our presence in the distance except for the last wolf, who stopped and stared for a moment, then carried on. What a moment!
Art is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/colorful-wolf-portrait-peggy-collins.html
#wolf #animals #art #artist #wildlife #animals #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #peggycollins
@lednabm i like my gods giving me food and comfort, not taking my money or telling me to kill my brother
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.