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What I read -- April 2020

LHC #72: "The Hare With Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal.  Recommended by a coworker. This is the first thing I've read where I was actively glad I was reading on a computer, because Google was so available. I looked up a lot of paintings and words. The sections about suffering through world wars 1 and 2 certainly put my own not-very-difficult situation in perspective.  "What if this were enough?" by Heather Havrilsky.  I think I like her better when she's trying to help other people solve their problems, rather than going on (and on) about her own. LHC #73: "Silver on the Road" by Laura Anne Gilman.  Two-week wait on Overdrive. I loved the worldbuilding and the dynamic between Izzy and Gabriel. Highly recommended. LHC #74: "The Wrong Stars" by Tim Pratt.  Another book I read on overdrive. This was a fun read, and it helped me understand what one of my peers on OWW was going for last year. Sorry I misunderstood the style before, dude!

In Process -- April 2020

Wind/Water/Salt Chapter 24: Read again and posted. Chapter 26: Read and posted (with an explanation of what happened to Chapter 25 which I deleted). Chapter 27: Read and moved the second half to chapter 29, then expanded the first half so there was some tension (I hope). Chapter 28: I considered deleting this one too, but the world needs more Abigail. Maybe I'll move it into the Chapter 25 spot? Worked on my synopsis, which I will need.  Chapter 29-31: Read for new continuity, because I changed some things that had ripple effects.  Persephone (probably not its real name)  I was wandering about outside one day and my B-plot fell onto me, basically. And it's a good B-plot that makes sense I think now. It basically came with locations and a rhythm that meshes well with the A-plot and uses my characters in an interesting way. Short Story Notes for two. Connecting Critted 8 Got back 8 Subs 2 Knitting Sunny skies of winter  (KP 2015 FI) Finished cuff of second s