Balance makes me wet

The other night in martial arts class, we did this exercise in which we had to execute footwork, strikes, blocks and kicks in various configurations while balancing cups of water on our heads. First of all, I have a bumpy head. Secondly, I have no balance. I spilled much water on myself. By the end of class I looked ready for a wet t-shirt contest (sorry for that image), but I have to say, when it's 106 outside and 84 degrees in the dojo, that's exactly the sort of exercise I want.

Knives and Bugs

I've got a couple of new flash pieces at the great science fiction podcasting site, Escape Pod:

Slicing

Virus

Escape Pod's well worth checking out regularly. Recently, they've bought stories from the fabulous Heather Shaw and the scintillating Sarah Prineas, and it's all just a whole lot of fun.