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a poem for the ladies
This is from 2015. I just found it again, looking for something else. Oh grand-daughters. You will not know what your mothers and your grandmothers knew; you...
It's all Ursula's fault.
So I've been dealing with the Cancer Bullshit and trying to do #nanomiddlemo, as it were--I.E., use the general November energy to get a chunk out of The...
CW: Cancer Stuff
So we’re still in a holding pattern here until the oncotype comes back (hopefully next week, when I have appointments Tuesday AND Wednesday (medical oncology...
I've been thinking about healthcare, health outcomes, and American exceptionalism.
Cancer stuff updates will be a little delayed, as everything is sort of up in the air scheduling wise as we deal with delayed testing results and a minor...
Horse stories
So we missed last week’s lesson, due to a doctor’s appointment. This week’s lesson was working on crossrails, walking and trotting over them, and trotting...
October Book Club Post
Hey folks, So I'm still not making huge progress on the reading front--I've been distracted by a lot of podcasts, and I'm really enjoying 99% Invisible,...
CW: Cancer stuff
I am serving my primary purpose as a cat warmer while writing this, so know that all is well in the world. Just to quickly get everybody up to date, I had an...
Here is your Discord invite, loyal subscriber....
It expires in seven days! https://discord.gg/sCKe6rhg (If you miss the window, you can always drop me an email and get another one.) Best, Bear
Pastel shit-talking centaurs discover the true meaning of friendship is dealing responsibly with your damage
I wish I had written this fucking show. So my friend Alex decided to watch Centaurworld about a month ago, and wandered into a group chatroom we’re both in...
CW: Cancer stuff, but mostly positive.
Today I talked with a social worker about coping strategies, and a genetic counselor about genetic testing for genes that make recurrent cancer more likely,...
CW: Cancer stuff. c-PTSD stuff. (This one for subscribers because it's very personal) "For my next trick, I'll need a volunteer."
additional CW: this is a whine. I have to say, I’m not coping well emotionally right now. I was doing pretty well holding it together until after surgery and...
Horse stories
So, given my general state of discomfort for the past two weeks, I have not been riding. However, I have been out to visit the boys, and done two lessons on...
Unicorn chaser
Because we all deserve some cat photos after that last one.
A few exciting changes around here.
Hey folks! I have successfully hired a Discord administrator, a queer woman with literally decades of experience as a forum moderator in the gaming industry...
Pandemics and denial
Here’s a great article from Ed Yong at The Atlantic (speaking of their pandemic coverage) on failing to cope with Delta and what it means for future...
Marley was dead to begin with.
My copy of the new edition of John M. Ford's brilliant THE SCHOLARS OF NIGHT with an intro by Charlie Stross just arrived from Book Moon Books, and it has a...
I have a complaint
So I have a subscription to The Atlantic Magazine, mostly for their pandemic coverage, which has largely been excellent thanks to Ed Yong and Katherine Wu....
September Book Post
I read three whole books this month. One of them was my own, the final copyedits for The Origin of Storms, which is finally scheduled for next spring and I...
Hot take
So my facile hot take on the first episode of Foundation is that they took the Good Parts version of Foundation and grafted in a whole lot of cool bits from...