Author Archives: paleololigo

Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.

Stink Bug – Chapter 32

The greys conferred. V’x trilled to herself. I laid back and waited. My shoulder was killing me. I wanted to ask about it, but I waited. They had to let V’x out.

‘It is never our intent to hurt these creatures,’ a grey said finally. ‘We try to help.’

‘We fail,’ said another.

I groaned from the pain. “You can make it right.”

‘There is no way. We cannot communicate this way.’

“I find it hard to believe that you’d just give up,” I muttered.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 32”

The Sentence – Old Skool

Today’s Kickin’ it Old Skool Blog-a-Thon is supposed to be easy:

We’re making it easy today! Share one sentence from a book.
Okay not quite that easy.
Grab the third book in on your top shelf of books.
Share the first sentence.

It’s not that easy for me. I’m a bibliophile, as is my husband. We have books all over the place. I’ve written about the dangers of bibliophiles marrying here.Continue reading “The Sentence – Old Skool”

For the First Time – Old Skool

Today’s Kickin’ it Old Skool Blog-a-Thon prompt is to tell the tale of some ‘first time’ experience in your life.

We’ve all had a series of firsts in our lives: first word, first steps, first car, first (and hopefully last) marriage, first broken bone, first snow, first day of school. One could go on and on (and for a moment there, you were afraid I would go on and on, weren’t you? But I’m not done!).Continue reading “For the First Time – Old Skool”

Autism – Resources for the Newly Diagnosed and Their Families

As many of my regular readers know, my one-and-only child is one of the millions of people living under the diagnostic description of “Autism Spectrum.”

Autism spectrum disorders are complex. No two people on the spectrum share the same characteristics. Continue reading “Autism – Resources for the Newly Diagnosed and Their Families”