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IN PURSUIT OF GREAT ROMANCE

African Gods come to Comics

2/28/2017

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A friend recently sent me a link to a story about a young Brazilian comic book artist, Hugo Canuto, who's turning African gods into superheroes. As someone who's also been inspired by the gods and goddesses of Afro-Caribbean religions in both my writing and my artwork, I was intrigued. It's exciting to see these dynamic gods and their stories make it into modern day culture.

Click here for the link to his website.
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Cirque du Soleil meets Mexican Folk Culture in Luzia

2/23/2017

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Anyone who knows me well knows I'm a huge fan of the Mexican holiday El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). So when my husband surprised me with tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Luzia, a production based on Mexican folklore, I was beyond thrilled. The event was a visual delight, full of the color, fantasy, and magical realism I associate with Mexican culture. Want to see it for yourself: ​https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia
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The hunt for the fairy doors of Alameda continues...

2/21/2017

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I found this adorable fairy door on a recent walk to Park Street. I love all the detail, down to the hinges and the kitty. Below are a few more doors I spotted on the same walk. 
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Emerging from hibernation

2/19/2017

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So it's not quite spring yet, but I'm finally emerging from my post-Christmas hibernation. I haven't been idle, however. During my self-imposed solitude and social media blackout, I officially finished the first draft of book three in my Haunted Hollow series. Actually, it's a novella and a novel. But more about that later.

Who else out there thinks spring can't come too soon? And what do you like to do during the cold, wet winter months to keep from getting cabin fever?

Speaking of coming out of hibernation, I discovered inspiration for a new character in the "bear doctors" of the Pomo Indians who populated Northern California for ten thousand years before the arrival of white Europeans. He'll be bringing a new perspective and a new mythology to the world of the Haunted Hollow. 

But this new character needs a name. 

    Vote for my new male character's name. He's Pomo Indian, a charismatic leader for his people, strong as a grizzly with a chip on his shoulder, and a potential future hero. 

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    Tess Rider

    writes romance at the crossroads of the paranormal, science fiction, and fantasy. She lives with her wonderfully eccentric husband in an equally quirky Victorian in the San Francisco Bay Area. An avid cat lover in search of her next cat, Tess is a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Who. She’s an accountant by day, a novelist by night, and an artist at heart 24/7.

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