About Mary

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.

Unexpected Pandemic Fallout

2026-08-22T19:34:37+00:00January 16, 2021|Weblogs|

Phone shoulder is real, yo! You know that aching stiffness in your non-dominant shoulder? The one that holds the phone as you swipe at it like a cat batting a [...]

Summer in Pandemic

2026-08-22T19:34:37+00:00August 17, 2020|Venting, Weblogs|

It is so blazing hot here I feel like a cheese slice cut into the shape of a woman and melted onto my couch.  We don't have AC. Usually we [...]

The Slug Life

2026-08-22T19:34:37+00:00May 21, 2020|Weblogs, Writing Life|

I feel, simultaneously, like I'm getting a lot of long-neglected things done AND I am the laziest person alive.  Motivation has slowed down as much as our economy has in [...]

Goofiness is Contagious

2026-08-22T19:34:37+00:00May 13, 2020|Weblogs|

Well, I've reached the point of the shut-in where I'm breaking into spontaneous song. ESPECIALLY if my son is playing video games! There is just something about a teen concentrating [...]

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