I'm out of surgery and resting at home
Also I am promised tacos.
Just a little list of books about Vikings... or about people descended from Vikings...
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Just wanted to make a special shout-out to the new folks--
You're appreciated. And you long-term denizens are appreciated, too. I've spent the evening catching up on my extremely neglected accounting, but now...
CW: cancer stuff
Surgery on Monday the 27th. Can't wait to have it over with.
Horse stories takes a fall
A week ago Tuesday, I fell off my horse. People will ask you the difference between falling off and getting thrown. It's this: when you get thrown, the horse...
The good news is that I'm a writer and already own 75 pairs of pajamas
Hey, folks. This is one of those bad news but not the worst news posts, which is to say that I've been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and am in the...
War stories
Remember when we used to go places and hang out in crowded bars? The subject of cave diving came up in a slack I'm in and I would up telling this Barcon...
Horse stories honestly I lost count
My elbow is still fussy, but not AS fussy, so I've managed a little light riding over the past week. Two trail rides, one with Alex and Magni, and one with...
August Book CLub
Hey folks. Sorry I'm late! I fucked off to the beach yesterday--and finished reading the most recent Meg Lanslow mystery, Murder Most Fowl, which is not one...
Horse stuff!
Hey, folks! I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that Ormr is doing fine. I haven’t been able to ride for the past few weeks because my...
Ahem. I seem to be nominated for a Dragon Award.
So this happened! What an amazing class of nominees to be a part of. Thank you so much to everybody who has supported Machine, read it, recommended it to...
She sings to the cat / the cat ignores her
This morning, while tidying the kitchen, I found myself singing to the cats, as sometimes happens. As best I can remember it went something like this: Why...
Postmodern Pentathalon
Hey folks, So I got curious about the Modern Pentathlon, for my sins, entirely because of those photos that are going around. You know the ones. In the...
July Book Club Post
Hey folks! There’s a bunch of reading this month that I won’t be discussing too much, because it was for an award jury, but I also just took a bunch of time...
The responsibility to be kind
Good for Simone Biles. Good for Naomi Osaka. Good for every single person who has recently stood up and said, “This situation is not good for me and I will...
The horrid glory of personal responsibility
So this screencap is going around the internets and I have no idea who the person is who posted it but it made me laugh like a drain. Just because this is so...
Cat politics
Of our four cats, Duncan is the boss cat, but he is a (mostly) benevolent dictator. Fafhrd is a horrible bully, but he's smaller than the other two boys and...
Horse stories 10
This guy saved both of us from a scary situation today, and I'm super proud of him. The morning started amusingly as I showed up at the barn first thing to...
Paperback Bookday!
Oh look, it's the US Paperback of MACHINE!
Social Media is a nightmare hellscape from which we are trying to awaken. Also, take a day off; you deserve it.
Hey, folks, So I took a long weekend off ("off" in this case just means I am not looking at The Folded Sky right now or until tomorrow, dammit, although I...