Welcome to my LiveJournal. I'm a science fiction writer with a growing collection of published short stories, and my collection Unwelcome Bodies is currently available from Apex Publications. It includes, among other stories, "Captive Girl," which was a 2007 Nebula finalist and which made the 2007 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards short list. I started this journal to have a place to talk about writing and the writing life, although you'll probably notice various digressions into belly dance and politics.

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How does one go about buying a cheap doumbek? I have a teensy little one, and would like one in a larger (i.e. standard) size, but I don't want to spend $100+ on something that I might not end up using enough to justify the expense. I've tried eBay and Craig's List. And Freecycle seems like too much of a pain to deal with (how many YahooGroups do I need to join?). Any tips?