Once again, the Nearly Monthly News marches on.

How is it the end of March already? I was not consulted about this. Outrageous! Although I suppose that if I were regularly consulted about the continuing progression of time, I would never get anything else done, and I’d be complaining about that instead.

The end of March feels particularly significant because this year I had the brilliant idea to break down my annual writing goals into quarterly writing goals, and the end of March means— the year is one-quarter over already?! What do you mean?! I am not okay with this!

Ahem. I’m actually doing well, goal-wise, and really, what’s a little extra deadline-induced adrenaline rush between friends?

Heh

Here, have a lovely photo of spring at Descanso Gardens.

Enough admiring the scenery! Time’s ticking!

On to the news!

From my Desk

New short story alert! “Johnny Otha Has a Problem” will be appearing in The Sunday Morning Transport April 12th. Normally, every SMT story after the first of the month is for paid subscribers only, but Julian has generously made this one free to read as well! So if you haven’t already, sign up for a free subscription and get this tale of leaked emails, product reviews, and union organizing delivered directly to your in-box.

(While you’re at it, have a poke through the archives, and if you like what you read and you have the money, consider supporting SMT with a paid subscription.)

What I’m Reading and Watching

Plenty of movies this month. Including nine(?!) in the theater. In keeping with Women’s History Month, I finally caught Little Women (2019) and also watched The Bride!, which strikes me as the most successfully feminist of the recent Frankenstein revisitations.

On the book front, a standout this month was Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad, an assembly of semi-interwoven narratives in and through Bangkok from the 19th century to a near-future shaped by neural downloads and climate change.

From the Cutting Room Floor of the Duolingo Dystopia

I don’t know who asked, but:

What secrets does Lily have? Which fish is she sharing them with? We’ll follow this developing story and bring you breaking news as it happens.

And That’s the Nearly Monthly News!

Does anyone know how to convince Scrivener that when you set paragraph formatting you want it to stick for all paragraphs, even after a new heading? If you do, or have something else you’d like to share, drop me a line! Otherwise, I’ll see you in April!