(Dianne) Fox Writes

“Even though I missed out on short story number three, the delicate and slow way with which Ms. Crow and Ms. Fox have approached and treated the subject of Jasper and his powers makes it all the more satisfying to read about a true achievement of his.”
3 1/2 Delightful Divas
–Kris, for Dark Diva Reviews (read the [...]

“It was wonderful to revisit Samson and Jasper as the open ending of the first story leaves the reader wanting more. The way Jasper copes with being free of his movements is fascinating, as is the outlook of Samson on being able to shapeshift.”
3 1/2 Delightful Divas
–Kris, for Dark Diva Reviews (read the review here)

“Ms Crow and Ms. Fox have done a wonderful job at painting the bleak life of Jasper and how he feels trapped in his own mind. Even with limited page space, Jasper’s sense of helplessness is wonderfully conveyed, as is Samson’s emphatic desire to find ‘his person’.”
4 Delightful Divas
–Kris, for Dark Diva Reviews (read the [...]

With the linens stripped and the few things Jasper owned already packed in a suitcase and out in the hall, Jasper’s room in the halfway house looked less inspiring than the room he’d left at Raindell. For all that he was free of the institution, his time at Wakely House had been difficult. The fault [...]

2c whole wheat flour
1/2c oatmeal
1/4c nonfat dry milk
1tsp baking powder
1c canned pumpkin
1 egg
1/4c brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, oatmeal, dry milk, and baking powder.
In a separate bowl, mix the pumpkin, egg, and loosely-packed brown sugar.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until the dough
forms. Knead the [...]

Jasper woke long before the lights came on, dragged out of sleep by the dreadful feeling of something going terribly wrong. He woke pawing at his head, trying to untangle the thing that was wrapped around it and finding nothing but his own hair. The thing that was tightening around his brain wasn’t there. There [...]

“Do you need an ambulance?” A kindly-looking older woman had her phone out.
“No!” Jasper gulped and shook his head. “It’s okay. It… it just happens. I can get home.” Samson could feel him shaking; maybe it was the seizure, but now Jasper smelled like fear. “Come on, Samson.” He wasn’t ready to be walking, but [...]

“It’s all about two very different characters that come together, with both taking different things out of the relationship and it works fantastically. Very enjoyable!”
-Kris, Dark Diva Reviews (read the review here.) 
“This one was by turns a serious, erotic and emotional read. A lot was packed into a comparatively small space. Very satisfying.”
-British Bull [...]

Anah Crow and I are over at the Torquere Social LiveJournal today and tomorrow, playing hostess(es) and being all-around entertaining. We’ll be posting excerpts from “Heightened Senses”, our story in the K9 Taste Test mini-anthology, as well as from Renovations I: Framework, our new print collection. We also have some new free fiction in store [...]