Queer Fantasy and Weird Tales for the People
Poets of the Fall, “Carnival of Rust”
Welcome back!
This week, I’ll have Chapter IV of Journey to the Water up here on the blog on Wednesday, and another update on NaNo progress and how close Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea is to being a Real Book later in the week.
I had a great time talking about vampires with my friend Logan on the Patreon livestream this weekend. I’ll be doing one a month, with different topics and guests.
May your burdens be light this week.
Penny and Sparrow, “Double Heart”
Happy Monday.
Here’s a semi-periodic reminder, to myself and anyone reading, to check your voter registration and find out who your representatives are so you can send them strongly-worded messages.
Here’s what’s happening in blog-land this week. There will be a poll where readers can tell me which project you would like to read next! Options will include the as-yet-unnamed sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, The Book of the New Moon Door Part Two, and a couple of totally new things. Please keep an eye out for it tomorrow, because I need as many people as possible to vote! All you need is a device to view the post and an opinion. You can vote even if you haven’t read the two longer stories.
If you haven’t read the last chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, it’s available under the Stories tab above, or just scroll down from here on the home page.
On Instagram, I’m doing a tarot-themed challenge, so if that’s something you’re into you can check it out: instagram.com/cranewrites Also, if you’re not following me over there yet, you should, because I post cat pictures at least once a week.
That’s all for now. See you soon, and have an excellent week.
Talos, “Contra”
Happy Monday! I hope that wherever you are, you have delicious things to eat and shelter from the weathers.
Fun fact: last week’s chapter was this blog’s 200th post! This post is the 201st.
Things are calming down a bit around here. I’m hoping to get another chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door out this week, to make up for the long wait for the previous chapter, so check back here soon.
Thank you and have an excellent week.
RY X, “Thunder”
Hello again. I hope you have shelter from the heat, if that’s a thing that’s affecting you. Please enjoy this song.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door this week. I estimate we are three to four chapters from the end of Part One, after which I’ll take a break and start posting something else. If you need to catch up, all the chapters are under the Stories tab above, along with some other things to read. You can also check out the Modules tab if you’re into tabletop role-playing games.
See you soon, and have an excellent week.
the bird and the bee, “Witch”
Happy Monday!
I did manage to get a new chapter out for you last week! You can find it by scrolling down a bit, or you can visit the Stories tab above.
Stay safe this week, wherever you may be.
Bright Eyes, “Middleman”
Happy Monday! It is fully winter now, and pervasively, oppressively gray everywhere I look, but I’m trying to stay positive. Please enjoy this song.
I’ll be on Twitch tonight playing Darkest Dungeon! I will also be back here later this week with another chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door. Check back soon!
Have an excellent week, whatever the weather is where you are.
Kate Rusby, “Annan Waters”
The Decemberists, “Annan Water”
Happy Monday! Please enjoy these two versions of this Border ballad, one traditional and one less so. Fun fact: I named the first chapter of my undergraduate thesis “The Hazards of Love.” Medieval courtly love can be very hazardous, especially with all those eye-beams flying around.
I’ll be back later this week (hopefully Wednesday) with the next chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door. Berend and Isabel will have to locate and deal with a crime lord in order to find the murderer, so don’t miss it!
May you stay safe and warm this week and this season.
Noah Gundersen, “Oh Death”
Happy Monday! The sun is shining here, but I’m hesitant to say that it’s spring yet. (Groundhog Day has always been an odd experience for me, as a person who lives in a place where “six more weeks of winter” and “an early spring” are two ways of expressing the same idea).
I’ll be back on Wednesday with a short-ish chapter of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, where we’ll be setting up for the chariot race and the end of the tournament. See you then!
Phildel, “Afraid of the Dark”
Happy Monday!
After some deliberation, I’ve decided to divide Chapter Four of The Well Below the Valley into two parts. Part One will be up Wednesday. It’s a bit shorter than these parts usually are, but I think getting all the setting up out of the way before I take you into the final dungeon will work better than doing it all at once. This also means that I’ll be on my alternating schedule of The Well and Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea for another few weeks yet.
I hope everyone has an excellent week!
Heather Dale, “Joan”
Happy Monday!
It is less than a month until Midwinter Gaming Con, and I am busy preparing to GM Call of Cthulhu! If you’re interested in playing with me, there’s more information here.
There will be another chapter of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea up here on Wednesday, so I’ll see you then. Have a good week!
