: About Me

Edna Houston's first story in print appeared in 1962 in the now defunct Amazing Stories. Her short stories have also appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and in Omni.

After a long hiatus to concentrate on marriage and family, she has now returned to her first love, writing.

She currently lives in Northern California's wine country with her son, two cats and various other critters', where she has made the transition from short story to long form and is working on her current novel.

My passion is ...

Writing and the outdoors.

I know too much about ...

The psychology of cats.

My parents always told me ...

Learn to live in the real world, but play in mine.

My childhood ambition ...

To be an artist.

My favorite memory ...

Fishing on the Corning Slough.

Why I write ...

Because it keeps me sane.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Amber Room/Moonlight/Acoustic Alchemy

My first job ...

Retail Sales.

My best moment ...

Flying over Lake Tahoe in 1971.

My inspiration ...

My son.

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A Dozen Ways to Reduce Recession Woes. With the unemployment rate rising higher every day, almost every segment of society is feeling the pinch. Even those who still have a job are all looking at ways to tighten their belts so they can stick a few more dollars in the savings account. We can do that by just revisiting the common sense things we do every day. Here are ten easy areas you can look at. 1 Always eat before grocery shopping. When you are hungry, everything looks good and you tend to over shop. Look into 'recession fare' for at least one meal a week, this means beans, rice or past...

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