Lilith Saintcrow's Blog, page 46
May 26, 2023
Dry Camellia
A camellia lay upon pavement, drying out during the recent heat wave. I stopped dead in wonder, which meant Boxnoggin had to stop too, while ...
May 25, 2023
Two Chainsaws Enough
I should’ve known a good working day would drag a not-so-good one in its wake. That’s just the way the cookie has crumbled since, oh, ...
May 23, 2023
Bespoke and Human-Made
This is one of the worst parts of recovery. After a huge project finishes, there’s a few days of the brain being like porridge, then ...
May 22, 2023
Soundtrack Monday: Victorian Vigilante
It’s another Soundtrack Monday! I just finished the massive revise on both seasons of Hell’s Acre, getting the books polished from zero level–finished, steaming, just ...
Serials and Recovery
Finished the top-to-bottom revise of Hell’s Acre late Saturday evening, so I’m in recovery again. (How many is that this year? I’ve lost count.) It ...
May 19, 2023
Rip Van Rodent and (Not Tony) Hawk, the Final Battle
So there I was, being dragged a pee-soaked dog, my hand nearly broken because the leash was wrapped around it twice, staggering southward towards what ...
May 18, 2023
Rip Van Rodent vs (Not Tony) Hawk, Part II
So I let out a “JESUS CHRIST” Graham Chapman would have been proud of, which was lost in other noise. I’d seen a hawk stoop ...
May 16, 2023
Rip Van Rodent vs (Not Tony) Hawk, Part I
All I know is that this squirrel is luckier than even my own ridiculous self. …maybe I should back up. Picture it, Sicily, 1920–no, no, ...
May 15, 2023
A Few Welcome Clouds
I finished revisions late Saturday, scheduled them to go out, and spent the rest of the weekend in a haze of cleaning and attempting to ...
May 12, 2023
Free Shenanigans
Me: “You want this? I’ll drag it home if you do.”Daughter: “What on earth would we do with it?”Me: “Train grapevines over? Or the hop ...
