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Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy, “When the Levee Breaks”
Happy Monday! It’s cold both inside and outside my apartment today. I hope you are safe and warm, wherever you may be.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door this week on Thursday or Friday, so stop by again! I’ll also be on Twitch this evening and on Saturday.
Have an excellent week.
Tori Amos, “Wednesday”
Happy Monday. I am writing this from underneath a snow drift, so that’s how things are going here.
I’ve been having trouble keeping up with The Book of the New Moon Door along with all my other projects and responsibilities. In order to stay on a predictable schedule, I’m going to be posting a chapter every other week. I’ll revisit this when I finish the current draft of my book, either going back to a chapter a week or starting a new project to alternate with it. I am planning on starting the sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea in the spring, so keep an eye out for that.
So, with that being said, there won’t be a new chapter up this week. The next chapter will be up next week, probably Wednesday.
In the meantime, I’ll be on Twitch tonight playing a game–I haven’t decided which yet. If you haven’t visited the Tea and Sidequests channel, you’re missing out, because we are a delight.
Have an excellent week, and stay safe and warm.
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.
Blanco White, “El Búho”
Happy Monday. It’s also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As the Southern Poverty Law Center likes to say, today, the march continues.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door sometime this week. While you’re waiting, check out the Stories tab above to catch up on anything you missed 🙂
I’ll also be on the Tea and Sidequests channel this evening and Saturday evening.
Keep fighting the good fight, and have an excellent week.
Al Green, “Take Me to the River”
I was considering posting either Annie Lennox or the Talking Heads’ version, but decided to go with the original.
It’s Monday again.
Here are two things I’m going to be doing this week, and I would like to gently encourage you to do the same:
First, I’m going to be contacting my Senators and Representatives, and encouraging them to take action to investigate the attempted fascist coup on the Capitol and remove the president from office. The links there will help you find your congresspeople and get in touch with them.
Second, I’m going to be practicing self-care and getting plenty of rest. The work of restoring democracy and creating the equal and just future we imagine continues and will go on, and we won’t be able to do that work if we all get ill. We are still in a pandemic.
With that being said, I’m unsure if I will be able to get another chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door up this week. If not, I’ll be sure to post one next week and try to resume a regular schedule.
Tea and Sidequests will be streaming tonight and Saturday night, 6-8 pm. Tonight’s game will be Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord, and Saturday should be a return to Darkest Dungeon. If you have the time and inclination, we’d love it if you’d stop by.
I hope you are healthy and safe. Have an excellent week.
Loreena McKennitt, “All Souls Night”
Happy Monday! Here we are in the new year. Please enjoy this song, about beautiful festivals and the passing of the old and the welcoming of the new.
I will be on Twitch tonight making terrible commentary as my husband and streaming partner plays Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord. You can find our channel here. If you stop by and chat, you may see some cats as well. We’ll also be streaming on Saturday, but I haven’t decided what game yet. We might do more Darkest Dungeon.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door here later this week! I’m trying for Wednesday, but we’ll see how my time management goes.
Happy Monday!
2020 may have been the worst year, but I did listen to some good music. I’ve compiled all the Songs of the Week for this year into this handy YouTube playlist.
Tomorrow will be the yearly recap, followed by a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, probably on Thursday. After that, there will be a streaming-related announcement.
Have an excellent week.
Loreena McKennitt, “Coventry Carol” (traditional)
Happy Monday! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Please enjoy this, my favorite Christmas carol, and don’t think too hard about what that says about me as a person.
Because of the holiday, there will be no new chapter this week. We’ll rejoin Berend and Isabel and their search for Sterry the Bastard next week. I’ll probably do some year-end things next week as well.
Stay warm, and have an excellent week.
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.
Amadou and Mariam, “Je Pense à Toi”
Happy Monday!
I saw snow yesterday, though it didn’t last long. I suppose it’s time.
I’ve noticed a lot of new readers! Hello! Welcome to…whatever this is. Please feel free to leave me a comment anytime, and if there’s anything I can do to improve accessibility and readability, please let me know. There are also useful links down at the bottom: my social media, a list of tags, and a link where you can subscribe via WordPress or email to get notifications whenever I post something new.
I’ll be back with a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, probably on Thursday. Until then, be safe, be well, and be warm.
Have an excellent week.
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