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In progress: September 2022


Wind/Water/Salt

Chapters 39-51: Still need to take up comments and revise. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): Kept writing on towards the ending. I was explaining to Ed why Jade City was so great and realized I needed to kill more characters, and actually that was what was wrong with my ending sequence, so I got a bit more ruthless. 
Short Stories: Needing something to post to OWW, I worked on one, stripping out some bad choices I think. Hope. I'm on the last pass before I call it done. 
Critted 7 Got back 0 I caught up with everyone I've been critting lately, or they slowed down, one or the other. Oh, and one disappeared entirely. I hate when that happens. And it's probably not a good thing that I've got more time slotted for working on other people's stuff than my own. 
Submissions 0 Out there 1 Rejects 0

Knitting
  • Striped long-sleeved t-shirt (self).  Still on the first sleeve. I haven't really worked on it since I started I Yam, I'd like to finish this so I can start something else. Maybe when I Yam is done? (soon)
  • Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Finished the second sleeve, now just the upper body and endless finishing to go.
  • Extra Whip socks (Coffeehouse knits). Finished the seventh sock, started the eighth.
  • I Yam pullover (self). Finished the front, attached to the back and sewed in one sleeve. Now working on the second sleeve.  
Sashiko project: I'd like to say I ironed and then sewed inside and outside of the skirt together, now just have to figure out how to seam the back so it doesn't look like a child made it, but not even that happened.  

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