Another photo from our hike last weekend. We skipped rocks on Walnut Creek. Rufus waded but was not allowed to swim.

Acorns off the Greenway Trail in Asbury Park

We went for a hike in Asbury Woods today. This is the head of the trail.

I’m halfway through Service Model and it is fucking amazing. The most fun I’ve had reading since… Starter Villain.

Behold the beauty!!!

I was a First Reader for this anthology featuring women antiheroes. Can’t wait to get my copy of the final selections!

The first of 2025!

Currently about halfway through The Emperor of Gladness.
My heart is already broken; I’m afraid to go on.

Live your freedoms while you’ve got them!

We went fishing yesterday, and I caught and released this lovely sunfish!

@bookshopghost.bsky.social this one is for you:

We’ve got lovely yellow irises that crept under the fence from our neighbor’s garden.

#earthday

I’m rereading Anne Leckie’s Translation State. Initially because I want to examine more closely her treatment of consent, but there’s so many other topics she handles well - family v found fam, belonging, finding yourself… Highly recommend as a Stand alone.

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Love what is plentiful, my friends.

I host Sunday Night Writes every Sunday, 7-9pm Eastern on zoom. Anyone interested in some dedicated creative time is welcome! Let me know if you want the link!

Even the tiniest of blooms are lovely.