Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 27

Sharp Reminder

We call some places “waste” ground, or “unused”, but those are misnomers indeed. Life bursts out every-dang-where. This particular thorny weedling is taking advantage of ...

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Less Than Elastic

So far this morning I’ve felt strangely at peace, though it could be the quasi-sedative effect of lacking caffeine. Boxnoggin was glad of a few ...

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A Certain Nimbleness

Yesterday was…whew. Last-minute scrambles, good news, some things which might be bad news, a novella coming back from the dead and jumping into the work ...

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How to Exhale

Trying very, very hard not to succumb to despair lately, with mixed results. There are nice things, of course–I think the Princess has found my ...

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Nettles and Home

Be-bopping along, I halted before I knew why. It took a moment to realize my gaze had snagged on a very tall, very juicy lone ...

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Cheap Ideas In Every Atom

Got barely 200 words yesterday despite extensive effort; I have since realized an upcoming character death is knocking me sideways. I don’t want to write ...

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A Little Clutter, A Little Devotion

Boxnoggin was very interested in following scent-trails all through the backyard this morning, which meant my dumb uncaffeinated ass was dragged behind him the entire ...

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The Next Pitched Battle

Friday afternoon I sent off Doom of the Elder‘s first draft, promptly found a few small things I wanted to change in the story, threw ...

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Dogwood Jewellery

An atmospheric event brought sodden grass, rain-freighted boughs, and blossoms starred with clear, evanescent jewels. Now we’re in a tranche of hot, dry days, yet ...

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Creatively Invoked

Good progress made yesterday; I was head-down in the revisions and did not surface until dinner. Then I went back to it, though at a ...

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