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A. Kristina Casasent, Author
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Sunday Salutations and More Nano-Sapiens

Sunday Salutations and More Nano-Sapiens

Yay! Tod and I got into another anthology with Raconteur Press. We received the notice last week on Sunday, but it was after I had written and posted the Sunday Salutation. So, instead we get spread out the celebration!This story is another story in our Nano-Sapiens...
Sunday Salutations and Being the Game Master!

Sunday Salutations and Being the Game Master!

For all those RPG players out there in cyberworld, I have now officially joined the ranks for someone that has been a Game Master (GM) for at least one game.Our Traveller group has been running one-shots this month since at least one player each weekend was going to...
Sunday Salutations and Collaborative Writing

Sunday Salutations and Collaborative Writing

We are in the middle editing our first novel tentatively titled Trials of Taste in our Chef world universe. The current pitch for it is Zelda meets kitchen stadium, where cooking for strangers is reserved for the select few, just as magic is also for the few....
Chaos Kitchen: Steak Marinade

Chaos Kitchen: Steak Marinade

It is summer! And summer means grilling! Actually, almost anytime it is not raining or too cold for me in Houston (almost any time of year) I could be grilling. Yay, Texas!Tod tends to cook indoors and make wonderful everyday meals. He is the master of the...
Sunday Salutations from the Writer Cave

Sunday Salutations from the Writer Cave

Have you ever thought you knew what you were doing only to realize you completely missed the mark? Yep, that is where I am at on the writer skill chart. This week has been a strange mixture of writing success, changes, and rediscovery of items I thought I already...
Sunday Salutation and Doggie Distractions

Sunday Salutation and Doggie Distractions

What is the one distraction that your dog has trouble ignoring?We are back at dog training, taking Competition Skills. Class was a blast this weekend. Our trainer is really good at highlighting where we need work. We worked on getting our dogs to focus on us,...
Chaos Kitchen: Gluten-Free Cardamon Cookies

Chaos Kitchen: Gluten-Free Cardamon Cookies

One of my favorite cookie recipes. Today, I decided to post a recipe. This is actually a recipe requested by a few people that I work with. I brought a version of these cookies to work for a co-worker’s birthday. I think these cookies are a hit because they are a mix...
Sunday Salutations and a Sneaky Spouse!

Sunday Salutations and a Sneaky Spouse!

Squee! Tod surprised me yesterday and scored us both Liberty Con tickets, after telling me that he didn’t think we could go next year. He pulled a fast one on me and surprised me a lot! The sneak! I had figured we wouldn’t be able to make the Con because the sign up...
Sunday Salutations and Back to Training

Sunday Salutations and Back to Training

I am curious what was everyone’s first dog like? What did you do wrong? What did you do right? What breed was it?Crokell is our first dog. Well, he is my first dog as an adult, and it is a learning experience. He is a Newfoundland and he is amazing. But he is...
A Barbaric Sunday Salutation

A Barbaric Sunday Salutation

Tod here this week. I always help write and edit the blog posts. But this week, I’m the head writer.(And as such he is going to talk about Role Playing Games, and today specifically about Barbaric! 2e. I thought I would let him lead since he is more the nuts-and-bolts...