Tag: in which I talk about the weather

Song of the Week

The Buttress, “Brutus”

Some flashing lights at the beginning of the video, just so you know.

Good morning! It’s Monday again.

I had a great time at the Spooky Frog Horrifying Book Fair! The crowd was small but lovely, and it didn’t get too hot; the heat wave is here now, so I’m glad we just avoided it for the event.

The Figuratively Speaking Mermaid Tarot Kickstarter launches on Friday! Be sure you’ve saved the project in order to get the notification! The deck is gorgeous and I’m very excited to have been a (small) part of it.

I’m still working on Journey to the Water, and I’ll have a better update for you on that subject soon.

Petitions I’ve signed recently, and you might want to also:

Via No Business with Genocide: Tell your Members of Congress to support the Rohingya Genocide, Accountability, and Protection Act (H.R.8936)

Pass the Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act

Tell your Members of Congress to support the Uyghur Policy Act

Tell your Members of Congress to help end the genocide and other atrocities in Sudan

Tell Congress to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act (H.R.4840)

Via Demand Progress: End American support for the war on Gaza

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

I think that’s it for today. Stop by again soon!

Song of the Week

Within Temptation featuring Chris Jones, “Utopia”

Good morning! I hope you’re staying warm. It’s -4 Fahrenheit where I am right now, and I managed to get road salt in my phone’s charging port the other day. I’m not sure if it’s worth braving the windchill to go get it looked at.

There will be a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

My friend and business partner Brooke and her Figuratively Speaking Tarot will be featured at the Wicked Wonderland Mini Art Market this Friday and Saturday in Milwaukee’s Third Ward! Here’s the Facebook event. I’m very excited and proud of her.

Thanks for stopping by! Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Wickerbird, “The Fold”

Good morning!

I’m neck-deep in The Book of the New Moon Door and enjoying the one day I can keep the windows open before the heat hits again. When my cats can’t watch the birds and insects flying around, preferably from right up against the screen, they get antsy. Winter is a hard season for them.

While I work on rewrites, you’ll have a new chapter of New Moon Door on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s Patreon chapter will be up here to read for free on Wednesday. Also, August is almost over (how??), so the newsletter will go out next week. Here’s a signup link if you haven’t done so already.

As always, thanks for being here. Stop by again soon!

Song of the Week

Josefine Cronholm, “Close to You” (Carpenters cover; from MirrorMask)

Happy Monday! The sun is shining and the snow has melted, but it’s only a false spring. I once had a professor who had transferred from UC-Berkeley, and on the singular fifty-degree (10 degrees Celsius) day in February, he was delighted to announce that winter was over. All the native Wisconsinites had to inform him that he was about to be disappointed. Then, as now, the cold will be back with a vengeance and linger like the smell of a spoiled potato in the refrigerator.

Anyway! I’ll have a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water here on Wednesday. If you haven’t caught up on either of those stories yet, all the previous chapters are available under the Stories tab above (inside the Menu if you’re on mobile).

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

Song of the Week

Leon Bridges, “Smooth Sailing”

Good morning! The Arctic chill is moving on, at least for now, and the sun is shining. I never listen to the groundhog, because here it will be at least six more weeks of winter regardless of what he sees when he pops out of his burrow. I hope you are well.

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water up on Patreon tomorrow, though it might end up being a little late. The latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be here on Wednesday at the usual time (noonish).

Just a short update today. Have an excellent week!

Song of the Week

Florence + the Machine, “Mother”

Not very seasonal, but I worked retail so long that I can’t stand most holiday music.

Happy Monday! The sun is out here for the first time in almost a month. I hope you have literal or metaphorical sunshine in your life this week.

I’m keeping up with normal chapter posting: The Book of the New Moon Door will be on Patreon tomorrow, and Journey to the Water will be here on Wednesday. Because of the holidays (and all the baking I will be doing this week), I probably won’t post a new episode of The Well Below the Valley on January 1, but I’ll keep you posted.

As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week. May your winter holidays be stress-free and cozy.

Song of the Week

Black Lab, “This Night”

Good morning! There was a little snow outside my window this morning, and I glared at it until it stopped. Hopefully I have staved it off a little longer.

Nothing out of the ordinary this week, besides the weather: there will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door up on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be here on the blog on Wednesday. If you need to catch up on either of those stories, all the previous chapters are collected under the Stories tab above (inside the Menu if you’re on mobile).

This is your semi-regular reminder that blog content will always be free! Also, the ad revenue goes to WordPress and not to me, so adblock away. If you’d like to support me, you can buy a copy of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, buy me a coffee on Ko-fi, or become a Patron, where you can read chapters a week early and get access to exclusive projects like The Well Below the Valley. You can also tell your friends about me! In any case, I appreciate you being here and being a reader. It means more than even I have the words to express.

Have an excellent week.