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"The Absolute Book" by Elizabeth Knox. I got it for Christmas. It was delightful, even if maybe some stuff wasn't explained completely. Or maybe that's part of why it was delightful.  "Crucial conversations" By Joseph Grenny and three other old white men. Another office book club selection. The word "candor" comes up a lot. I really resented this book.  LHC #220: "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt. There was a girl at my previous company who wanted to have an office book club, and she had this book on her desk for months and months. I can totally understand this. I found portions crazy stressful to read. Like, I would be skipping ahead to see how much more in the section, could I get through it, pacing around, etc. I wanted to know how it ended, sure, but I was having weird stress dreams and stuff. If it wasn't a library book I might not have finished it at all. It was such a relief when Boris showed up again and something happened. I di...

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Still n eed to take up comments and revise.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing but thoughts.  Short Stories:  Finished that short story.  Posted it. Submitted it. Worked on another one.  Critted  5  Got back  3    I read the endings of three of my peers' novels here this month.  Submissions  1  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Cathar  (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging. Finished that during a team call (it actually keeps me from reading the internet during the call so I don't feel guilty).  Sock yarn hoodie  (self). Finished the second sleeve. Started sewing in the zipper.  Pinner socks  (Knitpicks). Started the month with the toe of the first sock done.   Sashiko project:  Nothing Ruffle skirt:  Cut and sewed the ruffle