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Interviews/readings with @jessicapixie.bsky.social and "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" anthology authors will begin appearing soon. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast for notifications - jessicapixietales.substack.com/podcast Immense thanks to Jessica for organizing all of this.

ok body here is the game plan. we are going to stay asleep until 8am. none of this waking at 6 stuff. 8. 8am. ready… 1 2 3 ….. break!

the Borgesian photos of parts of my library

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elderly lady wisdom heard on the street - well if you are walker, you know … you’ll walk.

May 14th: check. Winter coat back on: check.

Excited to announce copies of "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" have arrived at AaN Central. Tiny Forklift and the Crew are busy unpacking them and getting things set up for fulfillment to authors and KS backers over the next week or so. Followed by pre-orders.

Well the UPS truck continues to circle me. We are still in the delivery window though. Waiting to see how how late, past the window, they will actually be.

cemetery sandwich

Handout written for a board game design mechanics class with high school students I am part of has been written and seems legible and explanatory, now with graphics because that's what I do. I am to explain 'the market' as a mechanic.

As usual UPS proves to be a despicable pathetic company to deal with.

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So because gas station signs only have 3 digits what happens in a few weeks when gas is $10.00 a gallon thanks to the idiot man baby and the fascists?

well other than somehow cutting myself and bleeding on it, my loom made out of a dollar store box and two cheap dollar store combs seems to be strung and i can try weaving on it

Daughters, daughters, ran away Lost in, lost in endless play Ergot in their summer wheat Fourteen fairies guide their feet Did they, did they find the gate? Others, others swore was fake Pulsing, prancing, stepping in Darling fairies cannot sin

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Tea or Coffee, Stars, & Gravity has received its first review (preorders for the book - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...) and you can't ask for better than 5 stars. "This anthology has an all-star line-up. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves science fiction with heart, humor, and beauty."

With a spring, faery ring Jimsonweed will make you sing Oh, pull the sting out, faery king Now compliment his folded wings I see you, you see me Strap a saddle to the flea You see God, I see three Tie the mainsheet to the bee

May 2. Gave up and turned the heat in the house back on because obviously it is still winter in Pittsburgh.

Join the medieval rave - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLE...

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A bit in advance yes, but updating all social media banners to reflect next year will be our milestone 30th anniversary

For the "Close Silences" artist book, the poetic couplets can be mixed and matched - "why can eyes see - close silences" "you are gone and - time is winding" "all our days end - oceans whisper" "I am not here - beginning song"

Two new artist books coming soon to our artist book/artwork site aanpress.com/artworks/ "Doctrine of Dreams" - an oil pastel concertina fold book and "Close Silences" - a poem cube book. #book #booksky #art #portfolioday

I've now been taking photos of just the sky, while on my cemetery walks, for over 10 years.

So grateful Jessica took time to organize this and record ToC authors reading their stories. She also interviewed me as an intro to the set of podcasts. Please do subscribe, and definitely listen to the other interviews she has done previously.

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Pretty much have everything lying around to make this in the next day or so youtube.com/shorts/8n7w6...

today in the garden

The next display piece for the AaN mobile bookshop, thanks to the magic of french cleats. All breaks down into discrete pieces.

"Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" is ready for the printer. The pre-order link is now active if you missed our KS campaign - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... (Pre-order copies will ship the first week of June after KS pledges)

third bread loaf success so i am sticking with the recipe. also doesn’t involve any kneading much so that is a bonus.

today in the garden

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expanded the fence circumference so the jerks will leave the peach tree alone

Next display rack builds are ready for the mobile bookshop.

well i watched The Bride. some scenes I liked but overall seemed a mess and a bunch of dialog felt confusing.

today in the garden otherwise

this part of the garden is getting rather poetic.

the bookshelves of my library. 1 post a day, no explanations, nothing rearranged. Day1

working on reviving two of my terrariums. i need to find some other kinds of moss at the cemetery this week.

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Thinking of doing a series of posts with photos of each bookshelf shelf in my library. One shelf a day, without any text.

jelly beans yay. mint flavored sighhhhh

today's bouquet

Today's task - board game boxes slipcase

Think AaN has a working - mobile, foldable, collapsable bookshop that fits in the trunk of the car. Ready for pop-ups, farm markets and maker trunk shows in parking lots. The signage display area on the right can go on the left, depending on which way the wind needs to be blocked.

Sizing the side sliding supports and vertical display section (have just cut these to size and will do another test fit tomorrow)