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In Progress -- April 2023

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Still n eed to take up comments and revise.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): This 50-word minimum thing was great and then I fell off the wagon again. And also, some days I would write 62 words and just watch this Bucimis video for a while (the last minute is the greatest thing ever). I also found a playlist on Spotify that is nothing but different versions of this song, and printed out the sheet music, but I'm not obsessed. I suppose it's a nice change from the 20 different mixes of Unholy (Sam Smith) that I also listen to?  Short Stories:  worked more on it, never finished.  Critted  5  Got back  0  but also posted nothing.  Submissions  0  Out there  1  Rejects  0 Knitting Tay Tartan cardigan  (Martin Storey). Worked on danglers. Still not done. I estimate 12 more hours of danglers. Can that be correct? No wonder it's not done! Then buttons, and blocking, and FIN.  Cathar  (self). Started the month just about done with the bo

What I read -- April 2023

LHC #206: "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin.  Is this the seventh book I've read by her? This one did not immediately grab me. I, uh, read a Rick Riordan presents book a while back that did the same thing?  LHC #207: "Blackwater, the complete saga" by Michael McDowell. eBook. More gothic than horror if you ask me. It's was written in the 80's and it's kind of like those epic, sweeping generational sagas that were popular back then (the Thornbirds, e.g.) except in this family, occasionally someone will turn into a water monster and kill somebody (often someone who deserves it). Like others of its genre, it's very long.  "Radical Candor" by Kim Allen. Read this for the work book club. Walking is clearly a big part of her creative process. It's the first time I've ever been in a book club!  LHC #208: "Seconds out: Women and fighting" by Alison Dean. This really spoke to me, not just about karate and reffing etc. I