Hard-traveling heroes
Positive reinforcement, social media, and animal training.
Gamification might be bad, actually?
Hey, folks, So something I’ve been thinking about lately is gamification, and whether it’s actually a good idea. Streaks and Daily Habits and the habit...
Book Club, May 2022
Hey folks, Tomorrow we’re taking the horses to summer camp, where they will spend two months learning to tolt better and avoiding the heat in the mountains...
Content Warning: Gun Stuff (also I am mad, just like everybody else)
(This started life as a twitter thread; also putting it here for easier reading) You would think that if the gun lobby were arguing in good faith, the fact...
Salty Cocktail Blogging
Scott and I have been watching this youtube channel called How To Drink, which is a lovely unintentional companion to one of my other favorite channels, How...
Twitch Interview on Saturday at 10 am EDT!
Does what it says on the tin! I'll be over here with Edward! https://www.twitch.tv/gryftkin
None dare call it fuckery.
In which America once again gaslights itself.
Discord reminder
Just a reminder that the discord server is live, and if you’re a subscriber you can access it here: https://discord.gg/mZM5c3FM (Please don’t forward this...
Grit appropriation
There’s an old song that goes, “I’m tired and I wanna go home. I’m tired and a I wanna go home.” Good gravy, I’m tired. I’m tired of the world, I’m tired of...
Don't need a book club to know which way the wind blows
Hey folks, What have you been reading in April? As for me, well, I read Homo Deus: A History Of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari, which has probably irritated...
It's me on a podcast, having too much fun!
Hey, please come join me with the great crew over at SOMEBODY WRITE THIS, where we will build a ghost story from a kit... with procedurally generated plot...
PTSD and a hairy dog belly.
Hey everybody, What with the twitter nonsense, and the way that algorithms bury everything I want to see (and make it nearly impossible for me to keep folks...
So I fell off a horse. Again. :D
We’re all fine, we’ve just been having many adventures in Horseland the past week or so. Trail riding season is upon us, and my piriformis isn’t used to this...
Discounted pre-orders on everything you want to read this year!
Hey, folks! From now until April 22nd EVERY TITLE available for pre-order on Barnes and Noble is 25% off, including THE ORIGIN OF STORMS! Remember that pre-...
Adventures in everything
Hey, folks, Things have been a little hectic around here for the past week or so, but in a good way mostly. Spring has finally sprung, and it's cool and...
Why are cats?
We have a little mudroom/storage shed on the back of our house that I use (among other things) to store bird seed. Our downstairs guest bedroom (currently...
$2.99 THE STONE IN THE SKULL ebook!
Does what it says on the box!
First they came for the book clubs.
Hey folks, It seems to be time to tell you what I managed to get read in March, which is currently acting more like February here in the glorious...
Meanwhile, over at the Discord, a book club for writers...
Hey, folks, As some (most?) of you probably know, one of the benefits for paid subscribers of this newsletter is access it a private Discord server, which is...
Horse stories make a triumphant return!
Hey, folks, Well, I'm riding again on a regular basis, much to everyone's relief, and so I've got horse-related things to tell you. Ormr is doing great, and...