Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 173

Canine Cocoanut Chew

I generally put a mat down for my office door, more as a threshold reminder that here is where the work is than to clean off anyone’s shoes. Odd Trundles has this…habit, I suppose you’d call it?–of chewing them up. He tore my old skull-and-crossbones mat right in half, then tried to consume its replacement […]

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Something Solid

My agent wants me to write her a YA. It’s one of the more fun ways to write a book, either for said agent or for my writing partner. It fees me up to do a lot of things I wouldn’t normally, since I’m not writing for anything but their happiness. Given my druthers, I’d […]

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Clearer Focus

It’s cool and cloudy, which is not at all like August in this part of the world. The weather report says not to worry, we’ll be expiring of heat soon enough, but I can’t help but wonder at the intense shifts the weather takes. Oh, I don’t have to wonder. It’s climate change, after all. […]

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Solidity

I hate travel, but I like to hear stories from people who’ve gone elsewhere. Friends often ask if they can bring anything back from a trip for me. I generally say no. Once in a while, though, I’ll ask for a rock, even a piece of gravel, from their wanderings. Holding a piece of earth’s […]

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Potential Bike Day

Yesterday’s run went well, despite the fact that Miss B bludgeoned me with the puppy eyes and ended up being taken along. The only bad part is that I need a day off now for my knee to fully recover, and I can already feel the itching under my skin that says haven’t run enough, […]

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Lammas, At Speed

WELL HELLO EVERYONE. Was your weekend good? Mine involved Miss B taking out my left knee on my way up the stairs after a hard morning’s run, enough laundry to fill my bedroom, and assorted chores that made sure I now need a few days to recover from the damn weekend. But it’s Lammas, and […]

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Fearow Cabinet

Opening up the kitchen cabinets can be dangerous when everyone in the house is obsessed with Pokémon Go…

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WASTELAND KING Release!

That’s right–at long last, the final Gallow & Ragged adventure is loose upon the world. The plague has broken loose, the Wild Hunt is riding, and the balance of power in the sidhe realms is still shifting. The Unseelie King has a grudge against Jeremiah Gallow, but it will have to wait. For he needs […]

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Another Young Horus

I’ve known there was a hawk’s nest in a local park for years, but never quite managed to catch more than a glimpse of one. The destruction of several trees in said park–under the guise of “renovating” it–broke my heart. Thankfully, the one showing the most evidence of being a favorite perch was not cut […]

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On Professional Envy

This morning, Delilah Dawson asked a really thought-provoking question. Hm. The answers on the "How do you deal with pro jealousy?" Q are mostly from folk who've found peace with it. Who is struggling? I sure am. — Delilah S. Dawson (@DelilahSDawson) July 21, 2016 I think a certain amount of professional jealousy is healthy, […]

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