Tag: dystopian journaling

Song of the Week

8eyes, “Devil Dance”

Good morning! I’m back.

Not much to report; I’m still working on the next page of Last Watch Before Dawn and the next episode of The Well Below the Valley. If you’re not caught up on either of those things, now’s a good chance! Head on over to the Stories tab above (under the Menu if you’re on mobile).

On Sunday, September 21, I’ll be heading out to the Kenosha Book Festival one more time. Here’s the website and here’s the Facebook event. Back in July, it was nearly ninety degrees out, so I’m hoping for a pleasant fall day. I’ll be joining a collection of local & indie authors across from Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Ave., in Kenosha, WI from 10 until 3. There will also be a huge used book sale, and the first 100 guests get a goody bag, so plan to be there early!

Some petitions for today:

Via No Business with Genocide: Join the Congressional Armenian Caucus, Pass the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act, Strengthen the arms embargo on Sudan, and Pass the Uyghur Policy Act

Via Win Without War: Block the bombs

Via the American Friends Service Committee: Protect immigrant communities

Also, Chicago friends, please stay safe.

That’s all for today. I love and appreciate you, and I’ll have new stuff for you soon.

Song of the Week

The Pretty Reckless, “Heaven Knows”

It’s Monday again. I’m so tired.

Scorpio Market 2024 was a lot of fun! It was nice to be back in Madison, and I met so many cool people. I look forward to going back! I also look forward to not having any markets for the rest of the year.

I am very close to being done with the rewrites of Journey to the Water, and when that happens, I’ll give you a release date. While I’m working on formatting, I can show you the cover and the first chapter. Thank you so much for your continued patience. I think the wait will be worth it.

If you’re struggling, I’ve got a post pinned over on Instagram with some support lines. Don’t give up without a fight. Don’t comply in advance.

And if you feel the need to stand up and be counted, here are some petitions:

Via Win Without War: Support a just migration policy

Via RootsAction: Hands off Sudan

Via Demand Progress: Stop the $20 billion weapons sale to Israel

Via EveryLibrary: Save libraries, stop Project 2025

I’m happy you’re here. I hope this week treats you well.

Song of the Week

Queens of the Stone Age, “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret”

Good morning!

I spent the weekend at Anime 414, and I’m exhausted, but it was a great time! Hello to everyone I met there!

We now have an official launch date for the Figuratively Speaking Mermaid Tarot Kickstarter: August 30. I’ll be working on the guidebook this week.

Also, tomorrow is the primary election for us Wisconsin folks, so be sure to get out and vote! We’re trapped in a two-party system, but primaries are among the best ways to put a hand on the wheel of power. There are also a couple of referendum questions on our ballot. Here’s a fairly nonpartisan explainer.

Rewrites of Journey to the Water continue. While I’m working on that, I’ll have a fun preview of one of my new projects up later this week, probably Friday.

Petitions for this week:

Via Mercy Corps: Take urgent action to end the hunger crisis in Gaza

Via Win Without War: De-escalate crises in the Middle East now

Via Not Another Bomb, et al.: Kamala Harris, Pledge to Enact an Arms Embargo

That’s all I’ve got for today. As always, I appreciate you. Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Merci Raines, “The Devil Is a Gentleman”

Good morning!

I’ve finished the Great Reread of Journey to the Water, so I’ll be busy for the next couple of days creating a new outline. I wrote about this stage of my editing process here if you’re curious or think it might be helpful. Also, if you like that kind of content and want more of it, please let me know! Comments are open on every post. You’re all so silent, but WordPress tells me that you’re there. I don’t bite, I promise.

I still have a few more chapters of the original version of Journey to the Water for you, so there will be a new one up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

Here’s the petitions I have rounded up today:

Via Demand Progress: Stop sending American-made bombs to Israel

Via the American Friends Service Committee: Act now for welcoming, dignified, and just immigration

Via Save the Children: Help child refugees survive and thrive

Via LeftClick: Pass the Trans Bill of Rights

I get a couple dozen petitions to my email inbox every day, so I’m focusing on sharing the ones that have to do with immediate or near-immediate threats to human life.

Thanks for stopping by! I love you, stay hydrated this week.

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

Ashley Eriksson, “Come Along With Me” (from Adventure Time)

Good morning! My husband has declared it time for a great Adventure Time rewatch, so please enjoy this song. I think we’re in Season 4 by now.

I am feeling better! Not quite 100% yet, but I’m able to stay awake through the day, which comes as a great disappointment to my cats. They love naps. Plus, with a human between them, they can both occupy the choicest napping spot (the bed) without having to see each other and engage in some kind of dispute. Apparently, a king-sized bed isn’t big enough for two cats (11.5 and 7.5 pounds in weight, respectively).

I found out about twenty minutes ago that the free Covid test program was suspended this past Saturday. I’m two days late to order more tests, and I’m very annoyed. I should have ordered more when I had my first positive test on Friday. Hindsight, 20/20, etc.

Anyway, I’m hoping I will continue to feel better and work on my draft of Journey to the Water this week. I’ll have a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

Petitions, because we have to keep trying:

Via the Adalah Justice Project: Stop Weapons & War, Invest in Life

Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: The U.S. Must Call for a Ceasefire, De-escalation, and Humanitarian Access in Gaza

Via Veterans for Peace: Investigate Biden administration’s criminal violations for sending arms to Israel

Thanks for being here. I hope you have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Donovan, “Sunshine Superman”

Good morning! It’s Monday again, so here’s a song.

I’m nearing the end of the Great Rewrite of The Book of the New Moon Door and will be finishing it up this week or early next week. Then comes the last edits and all the formatting. In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

While I was writing this, the news broke that the death toll in Gaza has broken 10,000. Please contact your representatives to demand an immediate ceasefire. Here’s Amnesty International’s petition.

May you be safe this week.

Song of the Week

Jimi Hendrix, “May This Be Love”

Good morning!

Several states have elections tomorrow! Here’s a handy list from Ballotpedia. In Wisconsin, it’s the spring primary. Since I’ll be working at a polling place all day tomorrow, I’m bumping my chapter releases forward a day: Journey to the Water will post on Patreon on Wednesday, and The Book of the New Moon Door will post here on Thursday. Be sure to vote!

There has been an outbreak of homophobia in the online book world, so I’ll take this opportunity to inoculate this space: I’m bisexual, many of the people I love are also LGBTQ+, and I have a zero-tolerance policy for bigotry of any kind. I used to argue with people online, now I just unfollow and block. If your interpretation of religion is more important to you than treating your fellow humans with respect, then maybe that’s something you should work on in your own space.

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.

Song of the Week

Halsey, “I Walk the Line” (Johnny Cash cover)

Good morning.

My heart goes out to the queer community of Colorado Springs today, and I find comfort in the thought that for every person who chooses to do evil, there are twice as many who choose courage, justice, and selflessness.

Not much to report this week; I’m behind on NaNo again, and I’m not sure I’m going to manage to complete the challenge this time, but I have managed to make a lot of progress on The Book of the New Moon Door. A new chapter will be up on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be up here on Wednesday. I’m also working on the next episode of The Well Below the Valley, which will be published December 1st.

Have an excellent week and tell your friends you love them. As always, I appreciate you.