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In process, August 2021



Wind/Water/Salt 

  • Chapters 31-51: (Still) Need to take up comments and revise. 
  • Synopsis: Maybe I should post it for comments. 
  • Had a glimmering of what to do with Fairfax next. 
Persephone (probably not its real name): More new words in threads -- like scenes that connect together with other stuff around them, which is how this seems to want to be written. 
Short Stories: Yup, worked on one. 
Critted 8 Got back  8 Posted something that got rejected by the rather specific market I wrote it for, so I don't know what to do with it; also got a crit on something minutes before I sent it to the library! 
Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 0

Knitting
  • Anna Maria (Faroe Island Knits). I was a couple of inches from the armholes at the start of the month. The body is now done. 
  • Knitloops (Knitty SS2021). Worked a bit on the first one, let it sit for a few weeks, came back to it and started over because it was fraught with issues. Watched the video and realized the utility of the stitch markers. It's going much better now. 
  • Striped long-sleeved t-shirt (self). I'm doing it top-down, and the shoulders were no end of stupid problems. I need to pay better attention.  

Made the ties for that dress; cut out my Queen's Gambit skirt, but like everything else it's nothing but challenges. 

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