Posted by kayholt on December 28, 2011 in
family,
Geek Mom Posts,
vlogging |
∞ My family just finished our annual series of holiday science experiments. Watch them! Better yet, duplicate them with your family! The balloon rocket, soda bottle ‘scuba’ diver, and flashlight ‘laser’ target practice are my favorites. In case you’re feeling doubly ambitious, here are eight more festive experiments:
Tags: bastian, cute, experiment, fun, geek mom, Hanukkah, holiday, sandykidd, science, youtube
Posted by kayholt on December 26, 2011 in
art,
family |
∞ To show affection without going broke, I made art for my family this Festivus. I promised to share it with you, and here it is! Summer Cottage by ~sandykidd on deviantART
Tags: art, family, gift, holiday, not normal
Posted by kayholt on December 6, 2011 in
family,
publishing,
writing |
∞ I wrote a story called Parent Hack. It has troubled kids making troubling decisions in a troubled system. It’s about necessity and the invention of family. There’s an excerpt below to entice you to buy the book my story is in. *** A hidden intercom crackled, “What do you want?” Nicolas’s keen, dark eyes spotted [...]
Tags: A Thousand Wings of Luck, A Tiny Grayness in the Dark, adoption, And All Its Truths, android, anthology, Barbara Krasnoff, bart r. leib, Brittany Jackson, C.A. Young, Caleb Jordan Schulz, Camille Alexa, Cat Rambo, Cold Against the Bone, crossed genres, Daniel José Older, Deirdre M. Murphy, family, Flicka, foster care, Jean Johnson, jennifer brozek, Jessica Reisman, kay t. holt, Kelly Jennings, Melissa S. Green, Natania Barron, New Generation of Leaders, ows, Parent Hack, Phantom Overload, Pushaway, Pushing Paper in Hartleigh, Received Without Content, RJ Astruc, sci fi, Scrapheap Angel, Seed, Shanna Germain, subversion, The Dragon’s Bargain, The Hero Industry, The Red Dybbuk, Timothy T. Murphy, To Sleep With Pachamama, Wendy N. Wagner, writing
Posted by kayholt on December 5, 2011 in
politics,
publishing,
writing |
∞ The thing about fighting for our lives is that it’s usually nothing like the movies. Yes, there are riots and heroic medical interventions in real life, but ‘the good fight’ is better defined as a lifelong campaign of small resistive acts than it is by its few explosive battles. In the spirit of long wars [...]
Tags: A Thousand Wings of Luck, A Tiny Grayness in the Dark, And All Its Truths, Barbara Krasnoff, Brittany Jackson, C.A. Young, Caleb Jordan Schulz, Camille Alexa, Cat Rambo, Cold Against the Bone, crossed genres, Daniel José Older, Deirdre M. Murphy, Flicka, Jean Johnson, jennifer brozek, Jessica Reisman, kay t. holt, Kelly Jennings, Melissa S. Green, Natania Barron, New Generation of Leaders, ows, Parent Hack, Phantom Overload, Pushaway, Pushing Paper in Hartleigh, Received Without Content, RJ Astruc, Scrapheap Angel, Seed, Shanna Germain, subversion, The Dragon’s Bargain, The Hero Industry, The Red Dybbuk, Timothy T. Murphy, To Sleep With Pachamama, Wendy N. Wagner, writing
