Sooooooo many, including at least a dozen mix tapes. But Chorus by Erasure was the last cassette I bought before getting a CD player.

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In other other other news, this is my knitting workspace right now. So. Many. Loops.

In other other news, was there actual voting on the preliminary Nebula ballot? I know the final is out now. I am confused.

In other news, we did Chris Jordan's standing seven-minute workout three times in a row this morning. I am wiped out, but at least I showed up and did it. (Am out of shape, hate exercise in all its nefarious forms.)

One nice one thing about these stories is that they deal with different members of a pretty magical family, at different stages of their lives

Use this stitch pattern as an all-over stitch for a lace scarf or a wrap, and your project will look the same on both sides of the work. tenrowsaday.com/reversible-l... #knitting #knit #yarn #handmade #crafts #knitter #handknit #fiberarts #knitsky #diy #beginnerknitter #art #textiles #crochet

I wrote for about an hour and a half this afternoon. I may be nearly done with this story and ready to start the next.

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Rose Royale by Patricia de Nicolaï is my “Pre-Raphaelite” rose fragrance. 🌹 Fresh, radiant, and speckled with red fruits at first, just like a garden rose surrounded by berry shrubs. Lacy and almost papery afterwards, like dried rose petals forgotten in the drawer of an antique dresser. 🥀🌿⛲️ 🕰️

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At long last, the pie and the leftover crust butter roll are in the oven.

[describe kiss and how Helena feels about it] Crap. Do I have to?

In other news, I've got a peach/strawberry pie to bake for Pi Day, but right now I want to sit around, knit, and occasionally exclaim "These are so cool!" about the shoes.

It is snowing rather pointlessly today. Here. Have some scarlet runner beans from July 2024.

Shew.

Downtown. 53 Blvd of the Allies. Caller said a Porta Potty hit his vehicle. We don’t understand it either but we note the St. Patrick’s Day parade is tomorrow and I’m sure it’s related.

4. Getting up in the middle of the night and eating chocolate because there's chocolate to eat

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative. 1. Freshly picked, sun-warmed cherry tomatoes 2. @gsnorgathon.bsky.social playing bass (or synths) 3. Petrichor

From long, long ago, baby Zatoichi, the bunny who started it all. We had not yet learned the proper way to hold her.

Six years ago this week, we didn't know if we should risk flying back to Seattle, or if we should try to fly back sooner, in case all flights were grounded. There was no toilet paper or hand sanitizer to be bought in the little Arkansas town where we were staying.

Well okay then....

Up at 5:00. There was enough coffee in the grinder for me to make a cup without waking G. I'm having a crisis of confidence regarding the Sakura Jacket. I think I might need to add an extra tier to the bottom and the sleeves for length. I wish wish wish the designer had included a schematic.

I'm Holly Wade Matter and I write magic realism/contemporary fantasy (with one sf/horror novelette for the fun of it.) If I were turned into a polar bear, I'd look for an all-knowing snowshoe hare to clue me in to how I could change back and return to sunny Seattle.

It's your annual reminder... "Don't buy bunnies for Easter- That's not what they're for. They're not easy pets, They need exotic vets, And room to explore!" #ThumperThursday #MakeMineChocolate #aDailyViolet

Upside down, by the ankles, and then treat him like a piñata.

The chow mein happened, so that was good.

I am just now finding out that A: mascara can spoil, and B: that it can cause infections. Now I have a new hope for JD Vance’s future.

I should proofread my posts more carefully, because autocorrect is chewing me up today.

All I want is for every one of those ghouls to spend the rest of their lives in prison, and an order of Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon chow menu with regular noodles. That's all I want.

Woo hoo! The American Duchess 1960s "Pattie" shoes that I pre-ordered months ago have finally shipped. G: "Where do you want to go?"

I just boiled the brine for the St Patrick's Day corned beef brisket and the house smells wonderful.

The young women's costumes in Oklahoma! seem very New Look.

Gloria Graham's Ado Annie is such a gift.

And finally the 3rd class coming soon is Healing History's Wounds, about ways speculative fiction helps and hurts us as we find our way in the world. That's April 23 -26 and you can register here: writingtheother.com/healing-hist... See you in a minute! 3/3

2nd of the classes I'm teaching soon is an intro Writing the Other session on April 9 with Elizabeth Santiago. That's online and it's 3:30 to 5 Pacific Time (6:30 to 8 Eastern Time) and you can register here: www.theuntoldnarratives.com/event-detail... 2/3

Ackshully teaching 3 classes in upcoming weeks; 1st is "Invoking Creativity" as part of the Oshun festival 3/18 so we can invite ORISA to strengthen our work with traditional West African wisdom and you can reg for the festival here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... 1/3

My peas never germinated, so I've replanted, with wire cloches over them to keep the birds out this time.

Come learn with me! I'm teaching a writing class on "Healing History's Wounds" writingtheother.com/healing-hist...

Our haaaaar place is right across the street from Emerald City Yarn. I went in while G. was getting his haaaaar did, just for three buttons, that's all. I came out with three buttons, three balls of yarn, and an ingenious new row gauge. I did not buy the adorable chicken measuring tape....

Thanks to public outcry from advocates across the country, Governor Kay Ivey just granted Sonny Burton clemency. When we come together to call for justice, we can make change.

WIP #3: Dead kid's portraits haunt retiree.

WIP #2: Rich man's mistress? Yeah, okay.

I lost the post about recurring dream imagery, but this is one of mine. We live in a house just like this, but the tower is forbidden to us

Describe your plot in five words or fewer - if you dare. The Circus, the Garden (and Mario Lanza): Girl chooses elephants over sorority. WIP: Girl discovers magic via mirrors.

The first sleeve is done. The way this thing works is that it's basically a capelet with sleeves from the elbow down. The designer walks you through the process in minute detail, but there's no schematic with measurements. I find that frustrating.

G. gets *his* haaaaar did today. I'm going to visit the yarn store across the street, for buttons for the destroyed pink sweater (which I hope to undestroy.) Will we eat another mountain of fries at Lil Woody's today? Maybe yes. Maybe no.

I am always kinda afraid I'm cheating with my scene breaks, but I do them anyway and have for years. So far, I haven't been arrested by the Style Police.

What celebrity death hurt you the most? I was 9 and heartbroken.