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What I read: September 2026

LHC #334: "The Jasmine Throne" by Tasha Suri . eBook. I liked this very much and put the sequel on my list.  "Maybe you should talk to someone" by Lori Gottlieb . eBook. For office book club. The most interesting bit to me was near the beginning when she was a script assistant in Hollywood, and that was the most creative job she had in the industry. Getting promoted away from that was all about having lunches, not actually creative stuff. I would have felt the same way if I'd ever worked in that industry, but I chose the safe job instead. The therapy parts were fine I guess.  LHC #335: "The Navigating Fox" by Christopher Rowe . Audiobook. I listened to this very charming book in the car. I loved the worldbuilding, it had what was necessary and skipped the rest. How the concept of the knowledgeable animals was developed was great.  LHC #336: "Drowned Country" by Emily Tesh . Hard copy. Sequel, I forgot this one was a sequel and left it too lon...

In progress: September 2026

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Nothing. Persephone (probably not its real name): Nothing. Vinterlys:  I'm fleshing out the doctor and patient characters, which will lead to an actual ending to the novel, not the sudden stop it has now.  Started a short story, but it's just notes and thoughts in my head. It's because I want to write something on paper, and also have something to put on OWW since I will never finish Chapter 4, it seems like.  Critted 4 Got back 1 Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 0 Knitting Aberlady (AS Celtic Collection). Started the month at just over 6" of the body. Did nothing.  Plain ordinary socks #2 : Finished the second sock.  Quattro socks #2 : Finished the first. Started the second.   Boheme (Jo Sharp). Started the month with like 2 inches of the first front. Did nothing.  Release the hounds . Shrug! for me! Started a sleeve.  Sashiko project: Nothing.  Purple Romper: Nothing.  Seems like I did alm...