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"The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd.  This fantasy novel about maps was definitely written just for me. And maybe also for my sister who bought it for me for Christmas but didn't have a chance to read it before she gave it to me. I went to a hoop class and was reading it in the waiting area, and one of my classmates asked what I was so engrossed in, and I totally shilled for it.  LHC #197: "The final revival of Opal and Nev" by Dawnie Walton. I few days ago I was watching a political pundit being interviewed on the news presumably in her home or office, and she had this book on her shelf. Anyway, it started off like far too many things I've read lately, but took an interesting turn. There's a great scene where one character tells another "so, you got me fired from my dream job" and the other one doesn't really care.  LHC #198: "The View from the Ground" by Martha Gellhorn. No idea why this was on the list, but it's interestin

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Still n eed to take up comments and revise.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): More words Short Stories:  Read one, decided the ending was crap, rewrote the ending (after thinking to myself, "What bad thing could happen to start the third act, rather than having everyone get together and do exactly what's expected of them?").  Critted  7  Got back  0  Submissions  0  Out there  1  Rejects  0 Knitting Striped long-sleeved t-shirt  (self).  Second sleeve and neck, and done!  Tay Tartan cardigan  (Martin Storey). Started the month with about 40 rows to go on the upper sleeves. Did 10.  Cathar  (self). Started month with 3/4 of the body edging done. Didn't progress.  Lotus (Norah Gaughan). Got "Knit fold pleat repeat" for Christmas, and want to knit so many things! Started it to see if the yarn I had worked for the gauge. Now to see if I have enough of said yarn!  Sashiko project:  Nothing.