At the first 100 pages stage of the FIFTH Irregular Detective Mystery, THE MAGICIAN'S MISADVENTURE, I print it out to edit it. Got to up the mystery. Yes, even though it won't release till 2027.

Post caps are on, but the lattice and staining will have to wait till we return.

Just great. ''The feature, which will roll out more widely in 2026, works on thousands of English-language titles and cannot be disabled by authors or publishers.'' #AIBullshit www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

On my feed is trump, wrestling, baseball, and video games. Four things I don't care to hear more about.

Today in fake emails: Using the name of a New York library for your fake "book club", one with over 300 members 😂 no "person" signed their name to it who wanted to showcase my 14 year old book. After replying that usually a PERSON talks to me, they came back with a fake name and-wait for it-the fee!

Hey California police. Do you want more funding? Then ticket EVERY Tesla, because it is the LAW here to have a front license plate on your vehicle, no exceptions. It's easy money.

We are plinth central. Jolly good job.

I called her name, therefore the ear cocked. #chloethecat

Good news! Found the tailless lizard lurking about the house and set him free outside. Because I found the tail in the hallway several days ago, and I knew he was here. They can't get traction on our wood floors, and I also know the cat was responsible. 🦎

A New Year #blep from my desk calendar.

The plinth!

Everything was going fine last night...until our roll up garage door wouldn't. Roll down, that is. Somehow it got totally wracked. It took hours till 11 before he could manhandle it closed. It seems like such a strong thing but it crumpled like paper. He will deal with fixing it this am. #clusterF

This is the cardboard model for the river stone plinths at each trellis post. He's making the forms out of wood and chickenwire to hold a lot of the concrete and we just got smaller river rock to press into it. Might as well make it fancy because we aren't building another!

Getting there. And dramatic sky.

So cool. #17 in LGBTQ mysteries.

I think I should bake bread today.

You can't keep forgetting this. Make sure your friends know it too.

This is why you can't trust AI. When I tried to find out who the young black actor was in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, this is what Google AI gave me; a WHITE actor.

A #review that gets me: "Will Somers is a thoroughly heartwarming and pleasant character making for a very warm and fuzzy read at times. A very pleasant change from the hard-bitten cynical, and generally unlikeable characters that seem to populate most current literature." --Netgalley #reviewers

Stop this stopping dead the parade for these performances. Don't start being the Macy's parade, which I don't watch anymore because of these lame performances. It's a PARADE. Moving forward is in the name. #RoseParade

Just looking at the enormous Alabama marching band, can't find the black faces, lowest in education, healthcare, income...and yet money wasted on this ginormous not-integrated band.

It's HERE! DEVIL'S GAMBIT has dropped on all platforms for ebook and paperback! #booksky.club #readersky #booksky #bookish #reviewer #librarian #bookdragon #TudorMystery #humor #TudorCozy #HenryVIII #courtjester #newrelease #readnow books2read.com/u/3nlx2o

Let's hope and WORK for better things and more successful lawsuits in the new year.

A happy kitty.

So as soon as we got the last one in, it started to rain. But we soldiered on to get the concrete in the post holes. But later at 7 pm, even as it rained, we got into the spa and looked up at this new trellis, even unfinished, and decided it's pretty keen.

Happy New Year's Eve, ya'll.

The concrete goes into the post holes after much wrangling of leveling, twisting, and securing.

Three is the number. And the number is Three...

The trellis privacy structure slowly rises in the backyard by the spa. Don't worry, I'll be staining it a redwood color. The third post has yet to be set before the concrete gets poured and the lattice work panels between each post. #backyardproject

On listening to the 70s station on Siriusxm (the 70s being my teen years), when I was a teen, I listened to top 40 stations all the time, but I don't ever remember hearing this song. Now I love it! youtu.be/d6fFI8VQci8?...

OMG! From Signals.com Adorable!

Important 🧵 for #indieauthors out there. Draft2Digital. Trying to use the ISBN used for print on Amazon...''...If you have used this ISBN through any other wide print service (KDP Print Expanded Distribution, B&N Press, IngramSpark, Lulu, etc.), it may get rejected as a duplicate...''

I'd put this on the wall today. Of course, I'd be arrested for grand theft...

Someone must be cutting onions somewhere

Something to look forward to in the Spring: THE VAMPYRE CLIENT, book 4 in An Irregular Detective Mystery series. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger & partner Ben Watson find a case they can really sink their teeth into. #SherlockianPastiche #booksky.club #readersky preorder🦇 amzn.to/4siCEqN

I don't do resolutions because it's just added stress and guilt. I just try all the time to be a better person but fail a lot because of my childhood trauma. Kids are NOT resilient like they say. They just don't have the vocabulary and grow up not knowing why they are so angry all the time. PSA

Here's a clip where the image is stabilized so you can see the Enterprise crew tossing themselves around. youtu.be/yi0Bx3mstxI?...

Pretty Chloe

The #LibraryThing Early Reviewers #Giveaway is now over for #DevilsGambit. I have begun emailing the winners and sending them the #ebook. Was it you? Did YOU win? #booksky #readersky #booksky.club #reviewers #bookishworm #bookishreader

So apt.

Just ordinary folks opposing the dessicated president. And you can dance to it. Be great to sing on a march.

My favorite photo of my cat is #StealthChloe. You never know when a cat is watching you...and plotting. #Caturday

All-time low royalty income this year. Thank goodness for social security. Rot in Hell, Reagan, for taxing social security. Fund it by taxing billionaires. No one person should be a billionaire.

So folks, if your car is accelerating even when you apply the brakes, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. And for those that might say to me, "It's different when YOU'RE in that situation," I was with an old Toyota. And I calmly put it in neutral, coasted to the side of the road, and turned off the engine! You can 2

One of our holiday gifts from our son, was a subscription to the paper version of #TheOnion (yes, they do it), currently the most reliable newspaper in America. They are trying to get more subscriptions than the New York Times and I urge you to get on board. membership.theonion.com

It's called Boxing Day because this is the day the alms boxes were opened in England to give to the poor. Seems a little stingy to wait till AFTER Christmas, but... 🤷

Did you just get #bookvouchers for Christmas? May I recommend #DevilsGambit for your #Tudor reading pleasure? #booksky #readersky #booksky.club #historicalmystery Releasing Jan 1st! Where the jester is the sleuth!

Today, readying for this evening: #Appetizers: *shrimp *bruschetta *stuffed mushrooms #Dinner for 8: *prime rib with au jus *roasted potatoes *Yorkshire pudding *Fancy multi-colored carrots, buttered and slightly sweetened #Dessert: *Trifle