Author Archives: AnnalideMatichei

In a recent discussion on whether people enjoy activities because they are related to survival, I made the following remark: I am thinking that the question of “enjoying survival-related activities” is rather a non-traditional re-casting of  something that is true, … Continue reading →

I must confess that I had no conscious intention of writing “Young Adult” fiction – I just wrote the story that came to me and my publishers popped the “YA” label on afterwards. I am not sure if it was … Continue reading →

I was brought up – in a world far from this one – to believe that going out in the heat of day without a hat was very unwise. I still live in a very sunny part of the world, … Continue reading →

I am pleased to see that New York State has legalized gay marriage. As an alien, I realize it is not for me to take sides on earth issues, and I don’t. My main reason for being pleased is that … Continue reading →

Something happened – it doesn’t matter what: that is another story – that was completely unexpected and warped one’s usual conception of what is possible and how things are. Since I was alone it did not seem amazing, or even … Continue reading →

I’ll start by stating my prejudice. I know why Storymill is so called, because it ground a sizable chunk of my current story to powder. I call this a prejudice because I have seen angry customer reviews of various things … Continue reading →

From My Mailbox: Now that The Flight of the Silver Vixen is starting to sell in reasonable numbers, I am starting to get emails from readers who are raising some valuable points that I thought we might all share. Alastre … Continue reading →

I just started a new author page on Goodreads. Actually the page was already there as I am already a published author, but I had to apply to take control of it – to become, as it were, auteur as … Continue reading →

I have just  been reading the fascinating article on the universal nature of metaphor at the Mother God Chapel. This isn’t exactly new to me as a concept, but it does make a few things much clearer, and makes a … Continue reading →

Happy new year, everyone. Of course it may not be your new year, but it is New Year for my people. It is the start of the Year of Sai Candre which is a year governed by the Angel of … Continue reading →