Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 190

Neither Hans nor Franz

Yesterday, partly because of release day nerves, I put the new weight bench together. The Princess helped, as is her won’t with any assembly. Sometimes the only thing keeping me from taking a sledgehammer to recalcitrant Ikea furniture is her soothing presence. I know, I know. This is just another way for me to hurt […]

BLOOD CALL Release!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, dear Readers all, BLOOD CALL is out today! Anna Caldwell has spent the last few days in a blur. She’s seen her brother’s dead body, witnessed the shooting of innocent civilians, and been shot at herself. Now she has nowhere to turn-and only one person she can possibly call. Since Anna […]

Take Me With You

It was too hot to take Miss B for four miles of running this morning. Still, she attended the Lacing and the Tying of the Shoes with her usual begging–getting her nose tangled in the laces, rolling over, trying to lie on my feet so I could not move without her. You get the idea. […]

Lunch and Loomer

I am ultra-cranky today. It’s going to hit 105F, yesterday I came down with a touch of heat exhaustion, and my stomach keeps revolving in a most unpleasant fashion. Yesterday was coffee with one friend, luncheon with another, and we sat out on a lovely terrace overlooking the Columbia. McMenamin’s is somewhat of a local […]

Thud.

Good morning! *is handed a note, checks clock* Ahem. Good afternoon, rather. There is news coming on a few fronts, but unfortunately today is a “run around and put out the fires” sort of day, so I won’t make any huge announcements. Suffice to say I’m undertaking a project that’s very near and dear to […]

Poor Joe

Poor Emphysema Joe. Ever since the Zombie Gnome Battle Royale, he’s been hiding. He doesn’t even torment Norbert like he used to. I might try to have Miranda intervene. Or move Fred and George’s summerhouse nearer to keep him company. It’s not healthy for a skeletal garden gnome to brood so much…

DEMON’S LIBRARIAN, Revised!

So the re-edited Demon’s Librarian is now available in ebook! With an all-new cover that is mantitty-licious! If you want the revised edition in paper, just look for the new cover. Revisions to paper editions take a while to work through the system. For those of you who’ve never heard of Chess and Ryan, boy, […]

A Strange Arena

This morning I get to carry a struggling beast with icepick claws and very sharp teeth into a strange arena where they will be poked and prodded, and naturally wish to bite me for disturbing their heretofore-tranquil existence in such a manner. Yep. I’m taking a cat to the vet. We who are about to […]

Cheap Therapy

There really is nothing better than bringing a load of plants home and getting them in the ground. The urge to cultivate each inch of the land about one’s cave is ancient, I suppose. There’s a white fragrant clematis, some marigolds, Japanese blood grass, a lamb’s ear, some rue (worn with a difference, indeed), lemon […]

One Way to Spend

Last night I drank wine and watched the first Magic Mike movie. It went about as well as one would expect. I could do a whole blog post of analysis, but who wants that? Suffice to say it’s a sports movie, has all the usual beats of of a sports movie and plot holes you […]