It is 2023, the year of the Rabbit in the Chinese calendar, which will officially begin on January 22. Rabbits jump high so our highs will be very high and our lows will be very low. Never mind all that. I wish you a boring year. May you have as few up and downs as
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The Dead Brain and the Immortal Life
Personal ramblings, nothing book related. I think I might be really tired. Normally I’m an idea factory. I generate plots and ideas randomly, sometimes at ridiculous speed or during inappropriate times. 99% of them never see the light of day. I have an entire trilogy plotted about a merchant and a gladiator set in a
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Monday After Christmas
We had a very nice Christmas. We had 9 people staying over, which was a bit more than usual, but we got through it without any fights or problems. We ended up doing our usual surf and turf Christmas dinner, and I didn’t overcook or undercook the prime rib, which was a miracle. I had
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Merchandise Store is Paused
It’s Monday after Christmas, and we survived! Sort of. I will do a recap in the next post. I wanted to talk to you a little bit about the merchandise store. We made the decision to pause the ordering. Lack of Inventory Christmas season is very busy for our supplier, and they are out of
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The To Do List
Many updates on random books topics including print, audio, and most importantly status of Tuna.
Monday Before Christmas
It’s Monday before Christmas for us, and the house is a swirl of pre-holiday chaos. Presents have been arriving via mail, and small towers of randomly sized boxes are leaning precariously in the corners. The gift wrapping station has taken over the dining room table, the quilting cutting mat barely fitting among the bows and
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Small Updates
This has been such a happy but also such a busy week. I was going to just ramble about life, but I actually have some small updates for you. For those of you who missed it, the Frinndays are returning after the holidays. Audio and things Some people accused Mod R of withholding important information
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Merchandise Store Is Live
The long-awaited merch has arrived. Woo! Most of the designs in the store were created by Sasha Khalid. She is amazing and you should hire her if you need a logo/merch designer. You will also see a BDH design by Sophia, which is everything. I’m ordering one of those mugs for myself because every time
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Happy Book Birthday to Sweep of the Heart and Spoilers
Dear citizens of the Galaxy, SWEEP OF THE HEART is finally here! Yay! Now you too can review the record of the Sovereign’s Spouse Selection, available at all fine retailers. If you haven’t ordered it, you can learn more here. This is your official spoiler thread. Beware, spoilers roam in the comments. Also, the Merchandise
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Holiday Surprise
In US, the excitement starts about a month before Halloween. Holidays are coming. First it is Halloween with decoration, candy, and scary movies. Then Thanksgiving arrives, with turkey and football. Then Christmas with more decorations, the tree, the glitter, the pressure and joy of gift giving, and then finally it’s the New Year with parties
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Tea and Hammering
::taking a figurative hammer and hitting the holiday project:: Get! Into! Shape! I should do that to myself. I haven’t worked out in 2 weeks. I haven’t walked either. It is super crappy. It’s like Portland, Oregon weather over here, grey and dull and depressing. We mostly have two seasons: awful heat and gloom. We
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FriInnday: Luther
Dina: Welcome to the inn. Today we have a wonderful guest. Dr. Luther Dillon, Assistant Director of Atlanta’s Center for Magical Containment and Disease Prevention. Luther: It’s a pleasure. Dina: Our chef prepared a special dessert for the occasion. He called it “The Doctor.” Strawberry biscuit, crème brûlée center, bird’s milk cream, and apricot nappage
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