Author Archives: Sarah Beach

About Sarah Beach

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I find that Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 Excursion

Once again I’ve had to settle for a single day at Comic Con. But, even for a short excursion, I enjoy the trip. Of course, for a day-trip, it meant getting up very early in the day to make the … Continue reading

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The Creature Goes For Puns

I had lunch today with a very good friend. She and I haven’t gotten together in quite a long while, and I’ve missed spending time with her. So it was really nice to catch up and just enjoy each other’s … Continue reading

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Updating Technology

I’ve been living with a “stupidphone” Razr for several years, holding on to my calling plan and the old technology because upgrading would increase my expenses (at least for some time it would). But getting new batteries for the old … Continue reading

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Weird Al’s “Word Crimes” Appeals to Editors

It’s been passed around on Facebook a lot this last week, and I’ve avoided looking at it… mainly because it is so easy to get distracted when I’m pushing to finish a major editing job. But a friend urged me … Continue reading

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The Books Have Arrived!

After a lot of work in writing, correcting galleys, working at promoting the book, my author copies have finally arrived! The Creature took the time to examine the book, checking out how the landscape format works. He decided he was … Continue reading

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Andrew Robinson at CAPS

Our July meeting of CAPS featured Andrew C. Robinson. He brought some of his original pieces from the graphic novel The Fifth Beatle, which is about Brian Epstein. His work was remarkable to look at, really lovely. He talked about how … Continue reading

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The Creature Checks Out the Garden

My current hostess is a remarkable gardener. Her back yard flourishes with greenery (a good deal of which we dine on at dinner). She also keeps a number of chickens. The Creature had been complaining about the talkative creatures he’d … Continue reading

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WonderCon 2014

The convention fell on Easter weekend this year, which led to me deciding to skip the Sunday activities. There didn’t seem much on the schedule for that day that I was willing to make the trek down to Anaheim for, … Continue reading

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Jesus Face to Face

At Hollywood Presbyterian Church for Lent this year, we are having a special all-campus study and small group time, called “Face to Face.” Thematically, it’s built around scriptural encounters of Jesus with specific people. One of the fun elements that … Continue reading

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The Individual and the State

When I was an undergraduate, I took a course entitled “Philosophic Issues,” which was basically an introduction to philosophy in a historical sequence. We started with Plato, reading a couple of the Socratic dialogues. And the professor informed us that … Continue reading

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