Author: Jess

I'm a history and mythology fanatic with a head full of "but what if it happened THIS way instead" moments. I find humor in the most inappropriate situations.
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The In-Between

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Welcome to the Twilight Zone of the year, where holidays are winding down but not yet over because New Year's Eve is coming and THE DECISION is approaching about whether you'll celebrate and stay up until midnight (or party, except that's not a decision for me: always a nope) or go to bed at normal… Continue reading The In-Between

Bits and Bobs
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Bits and Bobs

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My writing and resting sabbatical is about to move into the final quarter, and it's been quite the ride so far. I've written a few short stories (most are in the process of submission, which really just means throwing them at various markets until the magic moment when the topic fits what the editors are… Continue reading Bits and Bobs

life

Behold The Squeakening

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When I turned 40, I asked for a cello for my birthday. In the way back time, before the interwebs, when I was in 5th grade, I desperately wanted to play cello with the junior high orchestra teacher. I remember in Kindergarten some old person (who was likely not old at all, but when you're… Continue reading Behold The Squeakening

Random Changes…and How fAngus Tried to Live in the Walls.
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Random Changes…and How fAngus Tried to Live in the Walls.

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It's a slow process, making changes in the house I moved into so I feel like it's more "ours" and less "I moved into someone else's home," especially when the horde grew up here and change often causes... feelings. I also am terrible at finishing things, which is relevant to this story. So, a few… Continue reading Random Changes…and How fAngus Tried to Live in the Walls.

Review: A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
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Review: A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

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I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I'm a mythology and folktale fanatic, and selkie stories are some of my favorites, so I expected to enjoy A Sweet Sting of Salt just from its description. What actually happened was I got completely sucked into the story and… Continue reading Review: A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

Into Darkness
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Into Darkness

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Daylight savings time ended earlier this month, and we're well on our way toward Yule/Winter Solstice. I know everyone is bitching about it and wishing DST didn't end: I'm exactly the opposite. I wish DST never started. It's infinitely easier for me to get up in the morning and roll into my day when it's… Continue reading Into Darkness

Writing

Slash and Burn

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I finished the family recipe project yesterday and am waiting for a final review by SK (because if I've learned anything as a lifelong writer it's that a person's eyeballs will completely ignore their own stupid grammatical and spelling mistakes in a manuscript). Thankfully, he's MUCH better at Word and PDF formatting than I am,… Continue reading Slash and Burn

We’re All Alive Here
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We’re All Alive Here

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Ragnar has had enough of my bullshit. Minerva is exhausted from all the barking she has to do to save us from deer. I realized two weeks ago that I'm coming up on the end of my 8th month off (today, actually), and also SK and my first anniversary (tomorrow), and the holidays. This caused… Continue reading We’re All Alive Here

Review: Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley
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Review: Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley

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I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. I've reviewed Nicholas Conley here before (Knight in Paper Armor) and enjoyed his work, but Ending Forever is whole different fish. Not only did I lose significant sleep for this book, I'm still thinking about it and chewing on… Continue reading Review: Ending Forever by Nicholas Conley

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The 1935 Marriage Project: Episode 3, Girl Bits

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I'm a tad delayed for chapter three's revelations, because we had an unexpected road trip on top of two Horde major school activities ending this week, which required coordination of drop off/pick up across multiple schools for multiple hours in an evening during our days. I don't know why I didn't expect so much of… Continue reading The 1935 Marriage Project: Episode 3, Girl Bits