Tag: 90s music

Song of the Week

Tori Amos, “Winter”

Good morning!

I had a lovely time at What the Hex yesterday and Story Keepers Books on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who braved the cold. I think I’ll be taking a bit of a break from events for a couple of months, but I will keep you posted.

I’m working on another page of Last Watch Before Dawn, which will be up tomorrow! Someday I will learn how to manage my time enough to maintain a backlog of content for you, but not today.

A couple of petitions for today:

Via National Campaign for Justice: Demand Congress investigate, expose, and hold ICE accountable now

Via Win Without War: Pass the West Bank Violence Prevention Act

Via the Juggernaut Project: Save our healthcare

I’ll be back tomorrow! In the meantime, stay warm, and have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Depeche Mode, “Personal Jesus”

On Saturday, I discovered that my orange boy, Solaire, had swatted my Bluetooth earbuds off the table. He then proceeded to chase one of them to places unknown. Because it was out of its case, the earbud connected to my phone, so in a rare stroke of genius I decided to turn the volume all the way up and play something loud so I could find it. This was the first song that came up that fit the bill.

Since the small object had stopped moving, Solaire was only mildly interested in the proceedings.

Anyway, my headphones have been recovered, and it’s Monday again. It’s horribly cold here, and the air is so dry that my nose keeps bleeding, so I hope you’re staying warm and have enough lotion to submerge yourself.

I’m also feeling my baby move! Relatedly, I have increased in size enough that a nice man held both doors open at the post office for me.

This week, I’ll be working on the next episode of The Well Below the Valley and doing some prep work for my comic, as well as a long-overdue Patreon cleanup. I’m hoping to have some good stuff over there soon–extra art, maybe stickers?–as well as the usual new chapters/episodes in advance.

Petitions have been thin on the ground lately, but here’s what I’ve got:

Via People for the American Way: Urge the House to reject anti-trans rules bill

Via Justice Democrats: Tell Biden to use the rest of his presidency to end the genocide in Gaza

That’s all for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Song of the Week

Máire Brennan, “The Days of the Dancing”

It’s Monday again. Hi.

Not much to report this week; I’ll be working to finish this draft of Journey to the Water before the month is out. Since I’ll be working all day Tuesday, there will be a new chapter up on Patreon on Wednesday, and last week’s chapter will be here for free reading on Thursday.

Also, the Spring Primary election in Wisconsin (and elsewhere) is tomorrow! Don’t forget to vote!

I’m trying to read more independently published books this year, so if you’re an indie author or know one, you can recommend me your/their book and I’ll do my best to check it out! I prefer fantasy, sci-fi, and/or horror, and I try not to buy from Amazon if I can help it. I’ll be posting short, honest reviews on Goodreads, Instagram, and Facebook, as well as wherever I bought the book. I am Very Bad at social media, so this is my way to get involved with my community and support fellow authors.

Here are some petitions I’ve signed over the past week, and maybe you’d like to sign them too:

Via Just Foreign Policy: Demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Via Win Without War: Call on Pres. Biden to pressure the Israeli government to increase aid now

Via Avaaz: Stop This War

I think that’s everything for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Song of the Week

Tori Amos, “Black-Dove (January)”

Good morning!

Please send good vibes/prayers/etc. for the Covid test I’m taking later today. I was still positive on Thursday. I haven’t left the house in almost two weeks, and I’m very sad.

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. I’m still deciding what I’m going to do about the newsletter and a possible paid domain, so I’ll let you know when there are any updates on that.

A couple more petitions. I get them in my email, and they’re thinning out, which concerns me.

Via Rashida Tlaib: Halt weapons exports to Israel

Via Just Foreign Policy: Cease military aid to Israel & protect lives

Via People Power United: Starvation should not be used as a weapon

I appreciate you and I hope you’re staying healthy. Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

David Gray, “Babylon”

Happy Monday!

On Sunday, March 10, I’ll be at Witch-o-Rama in Blue Island, IL! Doors will be open from noon until 5PM at the Blue Island Beer Company on Olde Western Ave. Here’s the Facebook event, which will have all the information you need, or the event’s website, if you prefer. After being rerouted to Washington, DC, my box of new books arrived yesterday, so I will be prepared with plenty of stock. I hope to see you there!

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water for you on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. It’s officially March, so I’m sprinting toward the end of the draft. Wish me luck!

Two petitions today, because the pressure might be starting to work?

Via Win Without War: Call on Pres. Biden to pressure the Israeli government to increase aid now

Via RootsAction: A Congress That Represented Me Would Put an Immediate End to Genocide in Gaza

Take care of yourself this week, and thank you for being here.

Song of the Week

Fiona Apple, “I Know”

Good afternoon! I had an appointment this morning, so here’s all of this, starting with a song.

Journey to the Water continues this week: new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on the blog on Wednesday. I’m also working on a new version of The Well Below the Valley, but I don’t have any news in that regard at the moment.

I hope you’re enjoying The Book of the New Moon Door! If you have a minute, be sure to leave a review on whatever platform you like best.

I guess this has turned into a space where I share petitions, so here’s another: ask the White House to stop supplying white phosphorus weapons to Israel

I think that’s all for today. I appreciate you, and assure you that all my content is created without the use of AI. Whether it uses any regular intelligence is a different matter entirely.

Song of the Week

Tori Amos, “Juarez”

Happy Monday again!

I have very little to report today: I’m working on rewrites of The Book of the New Moon Door, and there will be a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, followed by the latest chapter here on the blog on Wednesday.

As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Genesis, “Jesus He Knows Me”

Good morning! I’m posting early because I’m traveling today. Also, this is the blog’s 500th post!

Editing of The Book of the New Moon Door begins this week. In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter of that on Patreon tomorrow, and you can read the latest chapter of Journey to the Water here on Wednesday.

I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be at What the Hex Witches’ Market again on July 16! More on that later.

Thanks for stopping by, and have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Kostia Konstantinoff, “Sand and Water”

Good morning!

This album was a staple of my childhood, and based on the half-remembered image of a violin on the cover and something resembling the names of a couple of tracks, I finally found it again. The internet can be pretty great sometimes.

Normal chapter posting this week: The Book of the New Moon Door on Patreon tomorrow, and Journey to the Water here on Wednesday.

As a bonus, I’ll be posting an old short story (flash fiction, really) on Friday! I figured we could all use a break from the longer projects. Stop back again soon!

As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Sinéad O’Connor, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got”

Good morning! It’s an Arctic day here, so I hope that wherever you are, you are safe and warm.

In other news, my household is missing its solitary vehicle, as another driver ran a red light and struck my husband when he was coming home from work on Friday. Everyone is okay, but the car is probably a total loss. We’re waiting on the insurance to tell us what happens next, which will apparently not include coverage for a rental.

If you’ve got a spare $3, and you enjoy my work, I have a Patreon and a Ko-fi. We have groceries and a bus card and the heat is on, so please take care of yourself first.

It’s the end of the month, so there will be new chapters of everything this week!

The Book of the New Moon Door: new chapter on Patreon tomorrow.

Journey to the Water: the latest chapter will be here on the blog on Wednesday.

The Well Below the Valley: Episode 9 will be posted to Patreon also on Wednesday.

Lastly, the January edition of the newsletter will go out tomorrow. If you’d like to sign up, put your email in the box at this link. Don’t forget to click on the confirmation email afterward! You can also find the newsletter signup at the bottom of the page (bottom right on desktop),underneath the Follow Blog button.

I think that’s all for today. Take care, have an excellent week, and always wear your seatbelt.