Song of the Week

This Cold Night, “Black Cathedral”

Hello!

This is almost certainly going to be the last weekly update before I go on maternity leave. My baby is proving incredibly stubborn and likely won’t be born without some help (she’s still head-up and seems very comfortable there), so I’m going in on Thursday to get that help.

The latest episode of The Well Below the Valley will be up here on Wednesday, then you won’t hear from me for a little while. I plan to return you to your regularly scheduled nonsense sometime in June, probably later in the month. I’ll have a new episode (and, baby willing, a new posting schedule) and some comic sketches shortly after. There will also not be another newsletter until the end of June, and I won’t be at any in-person events until the July edition of the Kenosha Book Festival.

If everything continues to go according to plan, I’ll put some maternity leave announcements up here and on my social media on Wednesday. I’ll be able to answer emails and comments (though likely not immediately) if you need me for anything, and of course, my books will be available from wherever you buy books.

In the meantime, wish me luck, and I’ll be back soon! Thanks for reading.

Song of the Week

HIM, “In Joy and Sorrow”

Good morning! It’s Monday again.

I’m starting the Great Rewrite of Journey to the Water this week! In the meantime, you, dear reader, are nearing the end of the serial version. There will be a new chapter up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be here for free reading on Wednesday.

A couple of petitions I’ve gathered today:

Via Win Without War: Enforce US law and save lives in Gaza

Also via Win Without War: Skip Israeli PM Netanyahu’s congressional address

Via Action Network: The US must welcome Palestinian refugees

If you’ve come across any actions to help Sudan and/or the Congo, please leave a link! I haven’t been able to find any.

I think that’s all for today. Thanks for stopping by.

Song of the Week

Cassyette, “Dear Goth”

Good morning!

Not much to report this week; I’m working on rereading Journey to the Water and will have a new chapter for you on Patreon tomorrow. Last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

I’m also thinking about posting some of my editing notes, if that’s something you might be interested in? Editing your own work is a skill that takes time and practice to develop (and you should always, always have at least one other set of eyes on it before it’s done), and maybe my notes and commentary might be helpful–or you just might be curious. I won’t pretend that I have all the answers, but I spent several years in academia, and I’ve developed a pretty good critical eye. I’ll see what I can round up for Friday.

A few petitions for this week:

Via Amnesty International: End US Complicity in Global War Crimes

Via MPower Action: Stop Genocide in Gaza

Via 350.org: Declare a Climate Emergency

Via HIAS: Support the Rights of Asylum Seekers

Thanks for being here. Stop by again soon!

Song of the Week

In This Moment, “Witching Hour”

Good morning! It’s Monday again. I hope you can rest for the holiday.

I had a great time hanging out with the alien interns at Studio Moonfall on Friday:

A small alien with large blue eyes and wearing a red beer cozy on its head hangs upside-down next to a copy of The Book of the New Moon Door.

I was also at Graveyard Gallery’s AniMAYhem on Saturday! It was a busy weekend to conclude a busy month, and I’m ready to take a break. I think my next event isn’t until July.

In the meantime, I’ll be editing Journey to the Water. The next chapter will be up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. I hope to have a better idea of a release date soon.

Also, the newsletter will go out Friday! If that’s something you’re interested in, you can put your email in the box at this link. Be sure to check your inbox for a confirmation. It’s only one email a month and does include pictures of my cats.

Just a couple of petitions this week, because we have to keep trying:

Via Our Revolution: President Biden, the moral choice and the electoral choice are the same — CEASEFIRE NOW!

Via Win Without War: Tell universities to divest from the war industry now

Also via Win Without War: Build Pressure in Congress to Get U.S. Weapons Out of Gaza

Thanks for being here and have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

HIM, “Venus Doom”

Good morning! Something a little heavier for you today.

I’m going to try to figure out how to get the newsletter out this week. If all goes well, it should arrive in your inboxes (if you’ve subscribed) on Sunday the 31st.

In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter here on Wednesday. I have 11 chapters left in my outline, for a total of 68 + 6 interludes. (I’m about 6 chapters ahead of what’s posted at the moment.) I probably won’t finish them all this week, but I should be done with the draft by mid-April. Then comes editing. I’m not going to lie, it’s a bit of a mess right now, but I’m trying to enjoy the process.

Some more petitions:

Via Rep. Ro Khanna: Support Funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

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

Also, be sure to check your voter registration! In Wisconsin, our next election is April 2.

As always, I appreciate you. Thanks for being here.

Song of the Week

Evanescence, “The Chain” (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Happy Monday! Have you voted in the Reader Poll yet? I need to know if you want to receive an email newsletter.

This is going to be a typical week here in blog-land: there will be a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be up here on Wednesday.

Have an excellent week!

Song of the Week

The Cure, “Burn”

Hello friends! It’s May! Still pretty chilly where I am, but spring is here and soon everything will be green again.

There will be a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be up here on the blog on Wednesday.

In case you missed it, the second episode of The Well Below the Valley is available on Patreon! You can see a free preview here.

I think after this week, my life will calm down enough to start streaming on Twitch again and/or doing something else gaming-related; I should have an update on that later this week or early next week.

As always, thanks for being here. If you like what you read, tell your friends about me! And have an excellent week.