A Few Good Things and a Small Request
Today, I am trying to remember good things.
Michael Sheen continues to do good things, paying off debts with his own money.
The legal system has issued a lot of great/good rulings lately. I won’t link to them all, but IYKYK.
There’s a new Ai Jiang poem out in the world! And new story from C.C. Finlay!
On a personal note, two of my poems were nominated for the Rhysling Award long list! The little neighbor cat keeps coming by for pets and love. And I have a copy of my friend Deanna’s new book and time to read it this weekend. Mwhaha!
For me, this weekend is meant for cooking, reading, and writing. There will be fresh linens, lavender lattes from Kevin Hearne’s recipe, cozy soup, and murder. (Fictional, of course.) Putting things on the agenda to look forward to are everything. Trust me.
One last thing, on another note, I have a request. My friend Maria’s mom is dealing with stage 4 cancer. Adriane is an artist and a very vibrant human. She’s in need of a little help right now, to keep on and keep making art. Please kick in a few bucks if you can and share the GoFundMe? It’d really mean a lot to me. A lot of you know I lost my mom to cancer. And I firmly believe that we should help where and when we can, especially given the chaos we are currently surrounded by.
Next week, I’ll be back to more longform content. Please be gentle with yourselves and remember that we’re all in this together. I know it is easy to feel alone, but you’re not. Promise.
XOXO
PS. If you are nominating for the Hugo Awards this year, they have a poetry category. I’d be honored as hell if you’d consider my poems from last year and short story:
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-of-swords-becomes-the-emperor/ Uncanny
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-high-priestess-writes-a-love-letter-to-the-magician/ Uncanny
https://thedeadlands.com/issue-35/the-high-priestess/ The Deadlands
https://www.patreon.com/juliarios/shop/worlds-of-possibility-april-2024-195114?ref=juliarios.com
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