The long weekend is over, and I can say I’ve survived three days with the children. With my sanity almost intact, too. This is a super-long post, but I assure you, the laughs and tears are worth it. I mean, if you can laugh at this stuff. And if you do, dude, wtf?
Saturday – Girls had ball practice, oldest younger brother and I had coffee with our HPs, and afterwards we took Sugar to the vet. She has a sprained back (probably from all the insane acrobatics on the furniture) …

Yeah, Justdotdotdot (New Bedlam’s own PR person) convinced me we had to get New Bedlam on Twitter.
So, we did, and now we’re going to do some contests for followers of @newbedlam. The first contest ends May 30th, the second June 15th and the last July 1st. Two winners for each contest will be chosen at random to receive various items, including a poster, bookmarks, a signed (by me anyway) ARC, a gift certificate and more.
If you’re a twitter-er, come follow us: http://www.twitter.com/newbedlam
And if you haven’t yet visited the creepy little …

I think everyone knows that line, from whatever or wherever they may have come across it. It’s biblical in origin, but it has come to signify something beyond spirituality for me. It reminds me of New Bedlam, which is definitely through the glass for me, and it is most certainly dark. Perhaps I’m taking it too literally, perhaps not. I don’t care.
I did something last night that I haven’t done in a long time, a very long time. I sat in front of my mirror, and spoke to it (or …

First:
I’ve updated the contest page, and extended the deadline. If anyone wants to enter the contest, please save the image to your drive, and use your favorite image editing program to circle your finds and then email it to me…
http://newbedlam.com/zine/?p=9
Lots ‘o stuff for prizes!
Second:
We’re open to submissions!
http://www.newbedlam.com/guidelines.html
Third:
Sponsors and/or advertisers always welcome, of course… More information onsite…
http://www.newbedlam.com

12 hours late, but finally getting posted….(and it’s because I was SLEEPING! yay me!)
Gina Ranalli’s new book is out early! The cover freaks me out just a tad… okay, a lot. At least it’s not flying eyeballs this time.
Sky Tongues
Congrats, Gina!
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Louise received her box of The Black Act this past week! The darling even did a little video (and moved it to youtube for me, thank you sweetie!).
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Super-fantastic writers, Marta Stephens, Aaron Paul Lazar, Kim Smith and S.W. Vaughn have collaborated …