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In the 80s I lived in Hawaii. Wahiwa. The cost of living was high. The military families in base housing were using food stamps. The pay was so low they qualified by Hawaii standards. The moms worked at the PX bagging groceries for tips. Is this still true?

I am sad. MIXX 96.1, also known as KXXO will go silent in a couple days. Local Olympia rock station. Losing local radio hurts. Losing a preset in my car.

Dec.2, the Robin Hobb artifacts (I love that the items are called artifacts) will Mo longer be on display at the MoPop museum in Seattle. But lots of other cool stuff will still be there, so I urge you to visit. Science Fiction Hall of Fame! Alien Queen! Captain Kirk's chair. Jimi Hendrix!!!!!

No matter the official title to some of us it will always be the Epstein Distraction Ballroom. A place for politicians to tap dance past the issues that the voters wish addressed.

Thank you to all readers who came by Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton today. It was wonderful to see all the readers and sign books today.

Tomorrow, Sunday October 19, I will be at the Cedar Hills Powell's Books in Oregon. At 4PM. Terry Brooks, Shawn Speakman and a plethora of SF/fantasy authors will be there to chat and sign books.

Do you live in the UK? @waterstones.bsky.social customer? Use the code OCTOBER25 at checkout from their site to get 25 percent off your preorder of volume 3 of Assassin's Apprentice graphic novel. And off lots of other new books, too! Waterstones.com/campaign/october-pre-order-offer

Over 135k combined views of our Worldcon panel across our channel and @brandonsanderson.com’s (+10k in audio)!!! Thank you to every person who checked it out, and again to Brandon, George R.R. Martin, @robinhobb.bsky.social, @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social and @ryancahill.bsky.social for joining us ⚔️

Tomorrow at the new @barnesandnoble.com store at the South Hill Mall in Puyallup.Noon. Terry Brooks and Shawn Speakman and I will be signing books to celebrate the stores opening. Join us there! 3500 S Meridian. Puyallup. WA.

If you don't own the copy of the book printed on paper, do you really own it? Can books and stories some day be disappeared off devices if they are banned? Or am I paranoid?

Our panel on THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF EPIC FANTASY is also now available on @brandonsanderson.com’s YouTube channel!!! Don’t miss our conversation with Brandon, George R.R. Martin, @robinhobb.bsky.social, @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social & @ryancahill.bsky.social. WATCH IT HERE: youtu.be/rl1sS8MXjFI

«Espectacular traducción de Manuel de los Reyes [...] Asesino real, de @robinhobb.bsky.social, es el tipo de libro que no se olvida. Lleno no solo de personajes complejos a los que amas y odias, sino de tantos secretos que, no importa cuánto leas, siempre te quedas con ganas de más». ¡Y tanto! I❤️🐺

My brag for the day. I have A flock of California grouse eating Hawthorn berries in my pasture. I recorded the calls and the Merlin bird ID app told me they were rare! At least in my area. Very pretty birds.

I oppose all political violence. That includes the death penalty.

I hope we are amassing a stockpile of vaccines for when an outbreak of measles, Mumps or rubella reminds us that these can be dangerous. I think people may suddenly want to vaccinate. Want scary stuff? Look up what happens to an adult male when he gets Mumps and it descends into his testicles.

Washington State. Regular gas, cash price. $4,50 a gallon. Stew meat at Safeway is $10.99 a pound before any discounts. Used to be part of my cheap meals menu.

The cat decision is a serious one so I need to ponder it. Meeting with a contractor today to do upgrades to the Writers' Refuge. Expanding into adjacent room, upgrade bathrooms, kitchenette. Maybe add cat door to back yard. It's chain link fence 7 feet tall. Ruth says cat can climb it. Really?

Serious question. Do bookstore cats go home at night or stay in bookstore alone? I have a non- home location. Maybe a senior cat from a shelter would enjoy it?

I like filtered forest sunlight on bark.

Heading into Seattle later today for Worldcon. I want to go. But the plums will ripen while I am gone. My dog will not get her back rub. The wild bunnies will feast on my green beans. Cat will not get morning half&half at my 6 AM coffee break. Small holding tragedies.

Role call! Writer friends old and new. Are you coming to Worldcon Seattle?

I like how short the chapters are on X but I am still baffled by the plot. So many main characters.

PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb

I will put the cat off my lap and get some work done as soon as I finish reading the internet. Funny. Back when I had a newspaper. I used to get more work done.

Hey Seattle folk. How is traffic today on the first day of I-5 N shut down? I'm particularly interested in traffic near the convention center.

Going to Worldcon Seattle? All lanes of I-5 North will be closed over Worldcon weekend. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do Worldcon.

Not really my work in progress.

Work in progress.

How newsworthy is it that we won't have to remove our shoes at airport security anymore? Is this a vast concern to anyone? Trying to get the morning news and instead on Reuters a glam announcement from Kristi Noem. Shoe story repeated multiple times yesterday.

Full reveal of the three versions of Curious King’s limited fine press edition of Assassin's Apprentice by @robinhobb.bsky.social Less than a week to go before the public preorder starts! More details and relevant links: theplenty.net/news/2025/07...

The third and final chapter of Assassin’s Apprentice comes to its conclusion this week issue #6! Details: bit.ly/4klHVZn More than one life hangs in the balance, and the fate of the kingdom hinges on Fitz! @robinhobb.bsky.social's novel adapted by @jodyhouser.bsky.social, more

Have been slacking with my Bluesky posting recently, but it's been announced so I can shout that I'll be doing the map for Curious King's production of @robinhobb.bsky.social 's Farseer trilogy! Will be able to show it off soon I hope! The rest of the production is STELLAR, you're in for a treat.

I will be at the Orting Library in Orting Washington today at noon. Come help us celebrate Summer Reading!

Let's try it again. On June 17 I will be at the Pierce County Library in Orting Washington to celebrate Summer Reading. Debbie Zessin will be there with her debut romance novel Captured in Belize. Join us for chat, refreshments and fun starting at noon.

🆕💣Ya tenemos aquí el nuevo número de Windumanoth, bien repleto de contenidos jugosos pero permitid gritar como un fan enloquecido: entrevistones con Robin Hobb y Joe Abercrombie @robinhobb.bsky.social @joeabercrombie.com ♥️🥳✌️

2/Assassin's Apprentice III#5 by @robinhobb.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @ryankelly.bsky.social and Jordie Bellaire, a seemingly simple deception has more layers than it seemed, and now Fitz in firmly stuck in a corner. I've no idea how this is going to go! I want to read this forever.

Locus Magazine is an essential part of the science fiction & fantasy book world. Their reviews are beyond insightful, their interviews are thought-provoking, they track everything going on in the biz. They're raising $$ and are still only at half their goal with 3 days left: igg.me/at/locusmag2...

@gritcitycomicshow.bsky.social Do you like to plan ahead? I am always dismayed when I hear about something on the day it's happening. Worse, the day after! So set aside November 15 and join us in Tacoma for Grit City Comic Show. Super affordable and family friendly. Easy parking. Get tickets now!

At the new Barnes and Noble in Lakewood Washington. Opening in a few minutes. Come chat with @terrybrooks.bsky.social and me. @shawnspeakman.com is here too!

Time to re read Horton Hears a Who. Dr. Seuss. In which one little voice, finally lifted, saves the world. Have you written to your Congress people yet?

I dread the moment when masked ICE 'we don't need to identify outselves' meets 2nd amendment concealed carry permit holder. No one wins. It is almost inevitable.

The third and final chapter of Assassin’s Apprentice continues today with issue #5! More: bit.ly/3GIu6WY Fitz finds himself forced to decide between his duty and his life... @robinhobb.bsky.social's novel adapted by @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @ryankelly.bsky.social, more, covers by Anna Steinbauer

My takeaway from the 'two new holidays' to celebrate the ends of the world wars: November 11 is no longer a day off. Nor does it honor all veterans. If it's not a day off, how is it a national holiday?

I am making a list of people I will never vote for in a federal election. A few years from now, governors, senators and representatives who stand against my rights or are feeble in protecting my rights will try to rise to federal level. Leopards don't change their spots. Don't forget those names.

I decided to give Vlad Mar a Lago . I know he wanted Crimea but I think he will take the deal. I think I'm going to be pretty good at giving away territory that doesn't belong to me.

Absolutely correct.

Judge Wilkinson: "If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

@cheriepriest.com See you tomorrow at Book Bash in Tacoma! Want to share a table? I d like to get my copy of Drowning House signed!

A truly astonishing concept and a very human tale. A wonderful library I'd like to live in.