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May 20, 2021
Steffie Makes the Sale Part 2 #ThursdayDoors #SteffieTheSpy
I wrote and posted half this story last week and promised the second half this week. I meant what I said and I said what I meant, right? But first, some doors from around Corydon: And what is that I see in the background? Not…
May 19, 2021
Understood #1LinerWeds
My family doesn’t just have a supposedly funny saying for every occasion, they have one for pretty much every non-occasion. I say “supposedly funny”, because there are only so many times you can be tag-teamed with, “She’s such a wit!” “Well, you’re half right.” before…
May 18, 2021
The Return of the Bear-Whippin’ Sauce
I know I’ve posted the recipe for Bear-Whippin’ Sauce before, but it bears (see what I did there? ahahaha!) repeating. This past weekend, I scored some OUTRAGEOUSLY good fresh strawberries at the farmers’ market. So, naturally, I made some Bear-Whippin’ Sauce to go with them.…
May 17, 2021
On Beyond Mars #BookReview #MondayRecommends #NailArt #HelloManiology
Back when it came out in paperback, I read and LOVED Andy Weir’s THE MARTIAN, because Mars. Also: potatoes. When I saw he had a new book coming out, I preordered it. Then I forgot I had preordered it and, as soon as it came…
May 16, 2021
Holly Weeds the Garden #SundaySnapshot @HollyJahangiri
As I explained last week, Holly Jahangiri (the fictional one) is head of the largest Living Library on the planet Llannonn. The Living Library is a boarding house of Living Books: natives of Llannonn who are so obsessed with English-language Earth literature they’ve memorized books…
May 15, 2021
Chickie Tries It Out #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I tried some new fings this week. Tipper says yoga keeps him young. He’s a way-old 5 hooman years! So I did some, too. I let Mommy pick me up and hold me like a baby for three hours! Mommy:…
May 14, 2021
Three Rousing Cheers for Government and Industry! Say What? #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline
I’ve subscribed to the Environmental and Energy Study Group‘s newsletters, which concentrates on proposed and working solutions to the climate crisis. It’s heartening. Take this article, for example: Dirty Dozen: Biden Remakes Government in Climate Effort, Here’s how 12 top federal agencies are joining the…
May 13, 2021
Steffie Makes The Sale #ThursdayDoors
This first picture has nothing to do with the story. It’s just a tiny little door. Now the story, inspired by a photo from RetirementallyChallenged and part of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. The story was getting over-long, so I’m posting it in two…
May 12, 2021
Where Did That Love Go? #1LinerWeds
Anybody who has read this blog in the last few months knows that I epitomize the fact that “fan” is short for “fanatic” when it comes to Supernatural. One of the reasons is how far off the rails the dialog goes sometimes. Possibly my favorite…
May 11, 2021
Holly Cooks The Books @HollyJahangiri
Although I’m not doing Story A Day May, I’m doing four Steffie stories this month. I’m also doing Holly Jahangiri stories, but I got started late. I usually post these on Sundays, but I’ve missed a couple. There are five Sundays in May this year,…
