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Bite My Fire

Light My Fire
Beltaine-Cooley's Reel
Brian Boru/Danny Boy (James Galway)
Colcannon-Jenny Medley
Colcannon-Humors of Winter 
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Biting Nixie

Dragonforce-Through the Fire and Flames
Flogging Molly-Drunken Lullabies
Dropkick Murphys-I'm Shipping Up to Boston
"Weird Al" Yankovic--Smells Like Nirvana
"Weird Al" Yankovic--Don't Download This Song
Renaissance Dances 1
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The Bite of Silence

The Sound of Silence also here
New Year's Eve Countdown

Biting Me Softly

Killing Me Softly (Fugees)
Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack)
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Pt 1) (Pt 2) Better interpretation
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Pt 1) Better sound
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Doctor Who Killer Christmas Tree (A Biting Christmas Special)

What Do I Call It?

Titles. Not my favorite things to think about. Until now.

Check out author Lynn Viehl's blog on the topic.

Or for some fun, generate random titles here or here. I mean, come on. Who can resist "I Was a Teenaged Helen of Troy"?

Biting Me Softly "a sensational read that I could not put down!"

Five Divas! Recommended Read! "Biting Me Softly is a sensational read that I could not put down! Mary Hughes brings it to the mat with this fantastic book…Logan, simply gives me chills with his electric sizzle and his “alpha” Vampire personae. He likes to be in charge, but when he meets up with Liese, let the battles begin. There is no way to say who will end up on top. " ~ Reviewed by Deb for Dark Diva Reviews

The artist and self-doubt

"Few artists, no matter how celebrated they may be, are strangers to fear and uncertainty." About musicians and Benny Goodman but it applies to authors too. Read the whole article at the Wall Street Journal Online.

Biting Nixie review "If you like amazing fun, sexy reads...'"

Check out the great review Deb gave Biting Nixie!

4.5 Delightful Divas! "If you like amazing fun, sexy reads, then pick up Biting Nixie by Mary Hughes. You will laugh until the cows come home." ~ Reviewed by Deb for Dark Diva Reviews

Biting the Rainbow and other musings

The next Biting Love story, Biting the Rainbow, is now in the hands of the gods...er, editor. Same thing.

So now I'm back to playing pit orchestra, Guys & Dolls. Flute only this time. I have to say, though I enjoy the challenge of playing different reeds and love the sound of clarinet, there's something deeply satisfying about just being able to play the part on the instrument I know best. Also, my favorite musicians are in the pit with me, including the best set drum man in the world, the most awesome trumpet woman I know, and the wonderful, fantastic cellist husband who makes it all ten times more fun. And chocolate. Where would I be without pit chocolate?

(While that's a rhetorical question, the answer is: faint from low blood sugar. I put out a lot of energy in a pit.)

Questions that Authors are Never Asked

Authors Nadine Gordimer, William Boyd, Jacqueline Wilson, *Ian Rankin, Rose Tremain, Chang-rae Lee, Jonathan Coe, Sarah Dunant, John Banville, *Margaret Atwood, Barbara Trapido, Andrew O'Hagan, *Jeanette Winterson, Sue Townsend, and Roddy Doyle ask (and some answer) their own questions.

At Guardian.co.uk.