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LHC #278: "Semiosis" by Sue Burke. eBook. More like linked short stories than a novel really. Some of the characters and voices were distasteful but the aliens and worldbuilding were amazing. And the one about first contact with the glassmakers was laugh out loud funny.  LHC #279: "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell. Hard copy because there was a 6-month waitlist for the eBook but I could have the hard copy within the week. Harry Potter fanfic? I found it kind of tedious until Baz showed up, and then it was great. If there are teams, I'm definitely team Baz.  LHC #280: "Lunch: A history" by Megan Elias.  Hard copy. I didn't expect to ever read this one actually. The library had got down to one copy of it, and it was listed as lost, and I'd left this on my list in Active status for like five months, when one day it started winging its way towards me. I found it strangely organized and mostly comprising of many, many menus. There didn't seem to be ...

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Nothing. Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing.  Short Stories:  Eventually abandoned that thing from the backlog. Also wrote a short thing from scratch on scrap paper, but I don't think it's good.  Vinterlys:  I'm going to finish Chapter 1 and post it, then mark all the chapters, make an outline, and I hope I can post a chapter every two weeks until it's done.  Critted  4  Got back  1 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Hamilton  (Self). Started the month with about six rows of the colorwork on the second sleeve. Did not work on it. Sulaire  (Alice Starmore). Did one side of button bands. So close to done! So not wearable until September!  Ruffled sock  (self). Started the month with just the ruffle done on the second sock. Finished it. Viking hat (Self). I needed something for a costume, so I found some silver yarn in a tr...

In the order I finished them, rather than the order I started:  LHC #274: The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe.  Hard copy. Read it mostly on the plane to and from Vancouver. I liked it more than I thought I would and put book 2 on my list. As usual I have no idea why it was on my list, and I found the characters a bit stock, but the plot moved right along and the science and worldbuilding were cool.  LHC #275: "Wings once cursed and bound" by Piper J. Drake. ebook. I found the writing kind of simplistic maybe? Once again, really predictable characters, and it seemed a little bit like it was introducing a new species of supernatural creature whenever the plot flagged, but whatever.  LHC #276: "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell. Hard copy. After the last book, this one was a delight from page one, though it got quite depressing later on. I can see why it's a classic. I did not find these characters predictable, but maybe that's because I know nothing ab...

That's Willow right there. On the left, the remains of the ball of yarn I used. On the right, the size of ball I started with.  Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Nothing.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing.  Short Stories:  Kept working on that thing from the backlog.  Critted  4  Got back  0 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Hamilton  (Self). Started the month with the colorwork on the second sleeve just started. Did about 5 rows.  Sulaire  (Alice Starmore). Finished the second sleeve and the neck. This will be completed in May!  Willow  (Joan Ho). Finished the second sleeve and the finishing, which was minimal.  Ruffled sock (self). Started the month with just the ruffle done on the first sock. Finished that and started the second.  Sashiko project:  Nothing.   Ruffle skirt: Nothing . Purple Romper:  Nothing.. ...

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Nothing.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing.  Short Stories:  Kept working on that thing from the backlog.  Critted  5  Got back  2 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Hamilton  (Self). Started the month with maybe 20 more rows to be done with that first sleeve. Finished that sleeve, started the next. I've just barely started the colorwork.  Sulaire  (Alice Starmore). Started the month on the first sleeve. Finished that sleeve, started the next. I've just barely started the cap.  Willow  (Joan Ho). Started the month on the first sleeve. Finished that, started the next. I have maybe 9 inches, eight to go?  Ruffled sock  (self). Did the ruffle. I needed something portable for travelling.  The stars continue lining up: I'm on the second sleeve of every project.  Sashiko project:  Nothing.  Ruffl...

 LHC #271: "Chlorine" by Jade Song.  Hard copy. This was fun. Certainly there were off-putting parts but I quite enjoyed it. It was a little stressful at times. I was describing it to Ed, who was a competitive swimmer, and he googled the author and scoffed because she was a college athlete. I mocked him for that.  LHC #272: "An Act of Oblivion" by Robert Harris. Audio book because I needed something to listen to while I worked on some tedious knitting tasks. Historical fiction, which is not my normal genre. This was recommended to me by someone who's read large portions of Wind/Water/Salt, and I would say my puritans are not nearly insufferable enough.  "One Message Remains" by Premee Mohamed. Hard copy. After reading an excerpt on the Chuck Wendig website, I wanted to read the rest (normally I don't read excerpts because then if I read the story later I'm confused, but something sucked me in), so when I saw she was going to talk at the Merril...