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In progress -- June 2023

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Still need to take up comments and revise. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): If I can trick myself into opening it, I can often easily write 400-500 words. 
Short Stories: Desperate to get something on OWW because it's been months and months and I feel bad for never having anything new there, I came up with a system: No more of this 15 minutes thing. That's great for Persephone, but I need to have a 2-hour block to sit down and read a story through and make whatever changes need doing, and I need to do this a maximum of four times per story. Like, I have no trouble immersing myself in it and coming up with things to change, but then I never actually make the changes, instead I write them in my notebook. And nothing ever gets finished. No good! 
I did write a little thing, 400 words, and I worked on another one, where I had the usual dish washing epiphany, so maybe I'll be able to finish a draft next month. 
Critted 6 Got back 1  
I really need to post something new
Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 1
Knitting
  • Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Danglers.  Almost done! Because I got an audio book. 
  • Cathar (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging. Did nothing. 
  • Sock yarn hoodie (self). Started the month halfway from the armholes to the hem, with16 (partial) balls of yarn used. Now I've used 21 balls and I've finished the body and started the first sleeve. 
  • Sunday swing socks. Started the month just before the heel turn on the first sock.  Turned the heel. This is for when I leave the house, since the yarn-eater hoodie is really not portable anymore. 

Sashiko project: I'd like to say I ironed and drew some dots so I could start embroidering, but instead I started a different sewing project.  

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