Posted by kayholt on February 1, 2012 in
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∞ We’ve been married 8 years, and it’s finally come to this: A schmoopy slideshow video for posterity. Groan along with us, won’t you?
Tags: anniversary, bart leib, bastian, crosssedgenres, kay t. holt, love, video
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
Posted by kayholt on September 23, 2011 in
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publishing,
writing |
∞ Now everyone can read an excerpt from my short story, ‘In a Dangerous Wild.’ It appears in the the Space Tramps anthology from Flying Pen Press. *** “Araceli! Look at you, all gravved-up and with a moonbase of your own!” Far La stripped half out of her spacesuit to embrace her friend properly. Petite though [...]
Tags: flying pen press, in a dangerous wild, jennifer brozek, kay holt, kay t. holt, sandykidd, space tramps
Posted by kayholt on May 29, 2011 in
family,
vlogging |
∞ Bastian’s fifth birthday party was GREAT! He got Portal 2! -I made him a cake that looked and tasted like a banana split! -He inherited some of his dad’s old transformers -and some of his great-grandmother’s porcelain. -He got a few science experiment kits -and some camping gear. -Dad gave him a new game for [...]
Tags: action figure, amanda palmer, banana split, bat cave, bat man, bazrar, bicycle, bike, birthday, cake, camping, experiment, first bike ride, five year old, good manners, ice cream, joke, kay t. holt, kids, metafrantic, monkey bars, Nintendo DS, party, pirate, playground, polite, porcelain, portal, portal 2, presents, sandykidd, science, Scribblenauts, slide, swing, thank you, transformer, ukulele
Posted by kayholt on May 10, 2011 in
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health,
vlogging |
∞ You know, against the turbulent backdrop of my past, life seems downright mellow these days. I couldn’t be happier about that. Want more? Leave a comment!
Tags: bird, cat, cats, exercise, geek, gratuitous, hygiene, kay t. holt, nature, outdoor, purr, sandykidd, shower, sleep, snake, urban nature, walking
Posted by kayholt on May 4, 2011 in
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vlogging |
∞ When it’s warm enough, I like to walk outside (as opposed to the hours I spend on the Wii Fit when it’s cold out). One day was especially gorgeous, so I took my camera. Ah, spring! How I wish I wasn’t allergic to you. Want more? Leave a comment!
Tags: bagel, cat, cat lady, eccentric, flowers, fungus, good mood, kay t. holt, nature, outside, sandykidd, snails, sock, spring, springtime, squirrel, toe, urban nature, walk
Posted by kayholt on May 2, 2011 in
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vlogging |
∞ In which I search my neighborhood for interesting litter, marvel at flowers like I’ve never seen spring before, and bitch about the neighbors like a curmudgeon. This is not the oddbit you’re looking for. Want more? Leave a comment!
Tags: eccentric, exercise, flowers, found objects, kay t. holt, litter, nature, neighbors, oddbits, outdoor, sandykidd, spring, springtime, urban nature, walk, walking
Posted by kayholt on April 30, 2011 in
family,
vlogging |
∞ The best thing at the playground is the fire pole, apparently. Bastian spent our entire excursion climbing stairs and sliding down the fire pole – no wonder he can eat like a teenager and stay so slim! In the end, he convinced me to give it a go… It was easier to hold onto the [...]
Tags: adorable, bastian, bazrar, drop, exercise, fall, fire pole, kay t. holt, kid, mom, outdoor, play, playground, sandykidd, silly, slide, whee
Posted by kayholt on April 28, 2011 in
vlogging,
writing |
∞ Reading in bed: In which I fit an entire office romance into couple hundred words of prose. Then I talk a bit about why I love flash fiction and how I’d like to write and read more of it. Want more? Leave a comment!
Tags: amorous, bed, bedroom, contortionist, fiction, flash, flash fiction, kay t. holt, office, playful, prose, quilt, reading, romance, sandykidd, sensual, short story, writing
