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...
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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...
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...
Click on through to the other side.
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...