In this week's video, I share books from my physical TBR that I'm excited to read this autumnal/spooky season! Blends of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. #amreading www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-k9...

Have noticed an uptick of monarch butterflies in the garden 🦋 🌱 It's migration time! Some were mating yesterday and some were feeding! But no caterpillars currently.

In happy news, my husband and I tested our new #scuba regs yesterday! Everything worked great; I can feel my improvement w/ various techniques although I def need to keep getting experience. It was a fun time, even with tackling another "deep hole" (60ft depth, VERY cold and absolutely pitch dark).

This week's video is my August Reading Wrap-Up (and one from July!) Finished a bingo card, didn't read a ton but enjoyed what I read! #amreading www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJOf...

trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa

In this video I share the books I added to my collection through ~March-August in this summertime book "haul"! www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BA... #amreading #fantasy

HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE ALL-TIME BANGER THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD m.youtube.com/watch?v=2X-A...

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

My July Reading Wrap-Up! Some new and backlist fantasy as well as a popular contemporary fiction author. And--I forgot to mention I also read Semiosis! #amreading www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh3Q...

Good morning BlueSky It's Monday so...

In this week's video I review a fantasy book on my Lois McMaster Bujold backlist project, Paladin of Souls! Really fun read. youtu.be/oHxCSGfPX6o?... #amreading

Time to tackle pump ops 🚒 💦 🔥

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The Hill Country of Texas is my home. I don't even know what to say about the flooding tragedy, but it was good to read this perspective.

Kerrville and Hill Country folks and anyone in Texas impacted by the floods, we are spreading word that my Pediatric Psychology team is available to children and families asap. 210-704-0406 in San Antonio or call CHRISTUS Children’s or message me. We can see you over telehealth.

Time for a re-watch of The Expanse. It's just so good.

Also, can you believe these kittens are about to turn 1 year old!?! 😺 ❤️ They were so tiny when we found them... (First pic from today, the rest from last July)

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My side yard of randomness is really flourishing in the heat and humidity. So is the plumbago in the back!

In this week's video I share my wonderful conversation with Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social! We discuss writing craft and community--including advice for newer writers--her books, and celebrate her new release The Witch Roads! #amreading #amwriting #fantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYhI...

In this week's video I share my answers to the beloved Midyear Freak-out Tag! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XWu... #amreading #fantasy

#bookhoarder #booksky

My May Reading Wrap-Up is all over the place, but these were all books that helped me feel better while sick this month! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ9n...

A power surge took out my PC today and I got a nail in my car tire. 😭🫠

Finding a good place to scuba in the hill country, for my deep dive, was a little challenging (the lakes are very low) but we did manage briefly at Canyon Lake, but mostly in Lake Travis. Canyon lake:

This week's video is my April Reading Wrap-Up! Explored some of the Hugo awards novel noms, and enjoyed some other fantasy and mystery! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UguE...

Here I am at that same emotional/plot upswell in the sequel to the book mentioned below, murmuring "oh no, oh no, oh no" to myself because she's done it again!! #amreading

Any thoughts in this head?? 😆 🐈

This week's video is an impromptu Q1(ish) book haul inspired by a re-organization of my bookshelves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub86...

In this week's video, I discuss the Hugo Award novel shortlist (because they're up my ally!) and give a prediction of who might win. #booktube #amreading #sff www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PmR...

Taking a bit of an online/news break this weekend (and maybe longer). When not writing, I've been having fun catching up on the hugo award novels I hadn't already read. But I also might go get myself lost in Skyrim for a while. ✌️

"Science in the US is entering a phase resembling the Lysenko era in the Soviet Union." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some of my kittens. Not so little anymore!

I said as soon as NOAA cuts were announced that China would benefit from our leadership's short-sightedness. None of this should surprise anyone.

In other news, my roses are in full flush 🌱

Every day for the last week I've been trying to check out a book from Hoopla, and no matter what time of day I try, it says my library has hit its daily loaning limit. I wonder if my library had to cut their limits down recently. 😬

The sad news is that my physical therapist says no more swimming for a little while (I have a minor shoulder injury and have been loving swimming despite it), but the good news is they've so drastically improved my foot that it should feel good to get back on the bike.

your anger is warranted because all of this was avoidable.

This week's video is my March reading wrap-up! Abnormal month: a little less reading than normal due to more writing, and most of my selections had a mystery/investigation slant, which were quite enjoyable! #amreading www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYBG...

Public works had some extra concrete slabs laying around and let us (vfd) come out to practice some concrete work (drills, saws, jackhammer) with the idea of simulating accessing a trapped victim.

This is clematis Taiga! I'm glad I kept the tag 😄

Was taking a look at my roses and noticed my new clematis bloomed!! 🌱

Bouquet of my roses! 🌱

Unexpected time on the water in the fire boat this afternoon.

Oooh a female came to visit!! 🌱#bird

I'm also really happy the hummingbirds have finally found my garden!! 🌱

I'm wearing an Astros shirt today and every time someone at work has commented on it (3 times so far) I stop and proselytize to them about Banana Ball. We all need some #BananaBall in our lives. 😆

Not a great photo but I finally have seen a ruby-throated hummingbird at my back feeder!!! Hopefully more come by. #birds

I'm working on the first draft of a new fantasy story and my brain can't decide whether to go cozy or horror with it. 😆 So... #amwriting

In this week's video I share the physical books I've picked up over the last four months, full of SFF, mystery, and American classics. It's a quarter 1 book haul! #booktube #amreading www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRo9...