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Mary Pascual is a fantasy and YA author living in San Jose, CA with her husband, son, and cats. Read her latest posts, book updates, and writerly musings.

Alternative is another name for options

2026-08-22T19:35:24+00:00January 13, 2010|SPD|

This video makes me feel a bit queasy.  http://video.pbs.org/video/1316921025It's about diagnosing children with bipolar disorder and medicating them.  Not that I'm against medication, because I'm not.  I have a close [...]

the melodrama of machines

2026-08-22T19:35:24+00:00January 5, 2010|Weblogs|

So I don't DO resolutions.  It's just not a system I support.  (At least for New Year's, The rest of the year it's fine. Change... woo!)  But I've still managed [...]

Good wishes to you all

2026-08-22T19:35:24+00:00December 24, 2009|Weblogs|

It seems I'm taking an unplanned holiday break.  At least until Saturday.  I hope you all have fabulous and memorable holidays!  But not too memorable... 'cause then the cops get [...]

Tempering the holidays

2026-08-22T19:35:24+00:00December 17, 2009|Weblogs|

I've been pushing myself to get everything done THIS WEEK.  You know, so I can relax and "enjoy the holidays" next week.  But, big surprise, I've also been driving myself [...]

Santa schmantza

2026-08-22T19:35:47+00:00December 14, 2009|Weblogs|

I'm a bit stumped this year.  It's time for me to make up a wallop of a holiday newsletter and it's just not flowing out of me like it has [...]

Go ahead, hate me…

2026-08-22T19:35:47+00:00November 30, 2009|Weblogs|

I know I haven't been around much lately but get this... I am almost done with Christmas shopping!  With the trips I did this morning (such as stalking the Goodwill [...]

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