Because I always seem to blog on a Monday morning. Maybe that is because I am procrastinating the beginning of yet another week. Which I’m usually afraid is going to suck.
But not for much longer!
The perk of being in academia is definitely the summer break. This summer, I have every intention of finishing my second [...]
I must like blogging away the Mondays.
Fiction Friday - on Saturday, my bird flu novel serialized. . .
“That is Banteay Srei, ma’am. The Citadel of Women.” Soun was still staring at her. Where the whites of his eyes should have been was a brownish color instead, as if he had been steeped in strong tea as a baby and never lost the effect of it over the visible parts of his body. [...]
Fiction Friday - the next excerpt from my novel, serialized. . . .
PART ONE - TRANSMISSION
Chapter One
Siem Reap, Cambodia – early April, 2010
The taste of it was in Myriam’s mouth – gritty like a mouthful of wet dirt, sharp like the crackle of dead leaves on the jungle floor, wet like the moisture from a steam-bath with its droplets of water dripping from the ceiling. Absurdly large, [...]
Prologue - “The Eye of the Virus”
PROLOGUE - GENESIS
Tay Ninh, Vietnam – February, 2010
I like the southern delta of Vietnam. It is sweltering, with air so humid that if I were a snake, I might stick out my tongue just to taste the musty, earthy water it contains. The vegetation is dense and rich and everywhere that the humans [...]
New fiction - but beware, it’s a little NSFW
I’m posting a link to a new fiction story by my author-boyfriend. It’s good, but it’s a bit dirty. After all, it is published by Nerve. However, this is a big deal. It’s literary smut, people, and it pays.
So, as I’m putting the finishing touches on my uber-serious article on bird flu, please check out [...]
A Shameless Plug for my First Fiction Book - The Eye of the Virus
My novel’s main character is a virus itself - a new strain of avian influenza that makes its debut in a small village in Vietnam. Like the American movie Crash, the story follows the virus as it travels first to Hong Kong and then to the United States. Like a ricocheting bullet, the virus affects [...]
