Series Note: For years, I have written stories about the magical in World War II. If faeries existed (and I believe they do), I needed to figure out why they weren’t using their magic to stop that particular conflagration. Five short stories and three novellas later, I still don’t have an answer, but I know
So I’m participating in a bundle promotion at Storybundle for the Fantasy Bundle of Bundles (Storybundle was bound to go a little meta on bundles at some point!) with my different Alice in Wonderland books as an “Alternate Alices” collection. I wrote an exclusive for the collection–I’d started a zombified short story based on Lewis
Storybundle fantasy bundle of bundles & The Zombification of the Snark Read More »
I was sick yesterday and crashed, spending my time sleeping and reading web comics (manga/manwa/manhua) in the villainess niche. My daughter Ray is getting me to read them, and…I kinda like them, and I’m thinking of writing a serial (not a manga) later, after I get my current serial work-in-progress Blind Date with Death up
Help! I’ve Read Too Many Villainess Manga & Now I’m a Villainess Myself! Read More »
I talked to a best-beloved friend about celebrity versus authenticity, how it’s impossible to expect people to be “authentic” in front of a camera, and yet it’s still possible to find moments of connection. We were contrasting Neil Gaiman and Anthony Bourdain. And yeah, I don’t wanna drag Nail Gaiman shit out more than I
Ray and I had a lot of leftover homemade yakitori after New Year’s Day, and I’d been wanting to try making okonomiyaki, so we went for it. Unfortunately most of the recipes I found wanted some sort of special grated yam that I didn’t have and was too lazy to track down. Fortunately I found
I’ve decided to bring my mystery stories back under my own name (DeAnna Knippling) instead of a pen name. Crime du Jour is a collection of very short (500 words – 1500 words) short stories, each one about a different crime. Generally from the criminal’s point of view. I figured out a long time ago that
I’m setting up materials for a mixed media journaling project/practice. (Or, rather, to resume a journaling practice.*) I did some journaling October/November for a project – which will come out eventually but I’m not ready to talk about – and really enjoyed it. The one I did was a mix of daily entries and short
My new novel, A Dark and Cozy Night, is now available! For readers who enjoy Ruth Ware, Knives Out!, and Agatha Christie. The main character is an author of historical mysteries who finds herself drawn more to the dark side of fiction after the accidental death of her husband. Just Because You’re Good Doesn’t Mean
Update. I wrote the following essay on March 24, 2024, posted it on Facebook (as one does). Since then I have been keeping an eye out for additional information consistent or inconsistent with the idea that various groups are trying to leverage a political split in the US to disrupt elections and/or policy. That is,
On Genocide: Looking for Nuance on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Read More »
Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights – Release March 26, 2024? A late night call from her mentor sends Selina Moonstone on a mission to Canada, determined to track down a Wendigo and exterminate it. Accustomed to facing off with the all too real creatures of Native American lore, Selina discovers the Wendigo is someone close to
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