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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 sleeve. I did not enjoy the finishing on this project. 
Candlemas by Jean Moss. Started month with about 3 inches of front. (Back was finished in March.) Did both sleeves, noticed there are gussets (!), didn't run out of yarn yet. 
Chasing Snakes socks. (Knitty) Started month with half of top of first sock. Finished. The colors (I used self-striping yarn) match pretty well, but I messed up the chart somewhere and I could never figure out where -- maybe when I ripped out eight rows on the first sock? I don't think anyone else will look closely enough to notice.
Soxx #12. Finished.
Soxx #1: Started.

I also sewed four face masks.
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