Books. Not TV or film.
San Marcos Tornado
Yesterday around 8:20 pm we got a tornado warning. Meaning a tornado has been sighted. I won’t lie, it got pretty ugly. Hail the size of small apples hitting the house sideways. Oaks bending near horizontal. The storm roared there for a bit. The power cut off, and the house went pitch black. But the
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Preview of Sanctuary Merch
We have some preliminary merch designs to show you. Those above are mockups. But these below are an actual thing. Behold, the overly expensive entrance mat! We are planning on testing it for durability. As you can see, the canine QC consultants are hard at work already.
Immortals, Merchants, and Surprise Female Awesomeness
It’s the c-drama (Chinese show) recommendation thread, by popular demand. Love Blossoms in Adversity We begin with Love Blossoms in Adversity, also listed as Blossoms in Adversity, which makes a lot less sense. It is really difficult to summarize the plot without spoilers. Setting: Historical China Main leads: Hu Yi Tian, Zhang Jing Yi Platform:
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Exclusive samples of Magic Gifts from Graphic Audio
Happy Friday! I come bearing gifts as any self-respecting Mod should at the end of the week. And what a week it’s been. Spiders on Mars, AI Gatorade baptisms, LA getting its own Willy’s Chocolate Experience, apocalyptic horses running through London…the Shift is probably coming, so what better way to welcoming it than with Kate?
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Kobo Audio Sale
We are delighted to announce that Kobo is doing a special promotion for 15 of our audio titles for US and Canada only: From May 1st to 31st, these titles will be available for $5.99. The kolovershi would like to reiterate that this is an audiobook sale for US and Canada only and it is
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Ghost in the Machine: Sadly Not O. Henry
It is often said that writing short stories is harder than writing novels. There is very little room to set up a plot and learning what must be left out is probably a greater challenge than figuring out what to put in. William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry, wrote a remarkable number of
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Irish Flirting and Convention Fails
First, obligatory health update: my recovery surgical appointment is in one week. My hope is to be cleared for some mild workouts. I would love to be back to normal or at least try to get there. As I get better, we are going to try to resume Fiction Fridays at some point soon, although
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“Potato” for Dessert
I’m having one of those days. Actually it has been one of those weeks. I didn’t even know what day today was – I just checked, it’s Wednesday. How? One of the worst things about copyedits is that it requires you to make a chain of instant decisions. Replace this word or not. Clarify this
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Love Bites by Cynthia St. Aubin
In late March, Jeaniene Frost sent me an email. It said, “You’re going to get an email from Amazon. It’s not spam or one of their promos. I sent you a book.” I thanked her and meant to read the gifted book, but life got in the way. Fast forward 2 weeks, and here I
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Bookish AITAs
I really do my best to, as the French say, m’occuper de mes oignons. Every week is a good week to stay hydrated and mind my own business. But then the algorithms shove these AITA posts with clickbaity titles at me and I can’t help checking them out. AITA stands for Am I the Asshole?
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That Good Eastern European Stock
We are all storytellers. Stories allow us to examine what it means to be human. Back when reading and writing were skills only a few possessed, stories were shared by word of mouth. With each oral retelling, narratives would mutate, until they became the product of a collective mind, the heritage of a particular corner
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