Dina: Welcome, everyone. Please help yourself to the tea and cookies. Curran: Question - why are these cookies shaped like little beer barrels? Dina: Our chef watched a documentary on St. Bernard dogs who rescue people from avalanches. Apparently there is an urban legend of them carrying small
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Mission Nav-possible
Conifers rose like black candles in a demonic mass, the heady scent of pine intoxicating and thick. Only the soft whisper of falling snowflakes punctuated the silen… “Are we there yet?” …punctuated the silence of the… “For the LAST time, it’s the Grueling Field, then the Evening Forest,
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The Irony
On the phone with Jeaniene Frost Me: I haven't done anything for a whole week. J: I hear you. Dragoncon was a lot. Me: I might take the next week off too. J: This is so unlike you. I'm starting the new project next week. Me: But why? J: List of reasons that make sense. Me: No,
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Friday Foodies
“I live in constant terror that someone around me might be even a little bit peckish” said Nigella Lawson once, and honestly, she gets me. My Notes app is full of recipes that look good, my counters with food experiments, and my thoughts are occupied by yumminess I remember and want to have again.
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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 sentence
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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? On social
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Food, It’s Complicated, Actually
Happy Monday! Huge thank you to Mod R for a week of awesome posts. It's a beautiful, although overcast day. I have a mountain of work ahead of me, all of which needs to be done asap. Good news, I can sit in the chair a bit longer now, and I no longer wince when I try to stretch. We've
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555- RUMORS
"What’s the number again?” “555-RUMORS” “Who’s dialing, I can’t see?” “It’s Steve. And you’re treading on my feet.” “Sorry! Tell him to put it on speaker so we can hear in the back.” Beep beep beep. “Welcome to the Book Rumors hotline. If you’ve been waiting for a sequel longer
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Favorite IA Supporting Character Quiz
Something we say a lot as a Horde is that our authors could turn every single one of their supporting characters into the lead of a story we couldn't wait to read. In honor of one of the most beloved secondary characters who recently broke into the protagonist club, let's see if the quiz can
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Kid 2’s Cardigan
I made a simple shrug for Kid 1 before Christmas, and when Kid 2 saw it, the first thing she said was, "Where is mine?" Here is hers. I wanted a kind of rustic look, because of the yarn colors. A slightly modern take on patchwork. The pattern is available free on Ravelry and here, on
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Truth Hurts
On Panini Press, Fine Qualities Of
Mod R has been mentioning the panini press lately and the need for some recipes. Warning: stock pictures of delicious food ahead. What is a panini press? Panini comes to us from Italy. It is thought to have originated in Lombardy, and was mentioned in some Italian writing as early as 16th
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