My daughter has always been a big reader because it was something we did together from the time she was born. Now, at 14 years old, she's big into manga, so we sometimes do a 'book exchange'. I have to read a manga of her choice and she has to read a book of my choice. We both learn from it.

I hear ya--I have MS and I've developed a habit of trying to do one thing--no matter how small--everytime I get up, no matter how shitty I feel, so at least I feel like there's SOME progress to my day outside of sleeping/pain. Otherwise it's easy to get demoralized.

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Yeah it's all over the place here too (Ontario, Canada), but fortunately it seems like a weaker/standard-cold-like strain so far

Look at that smug bastard! You just know he had his family wrapped around his paw ❤️😂

Yeah, as someone who works in tech, I feel your pain. I've just decided to remove myself from the conversation completely. This too shall pass...

- Publishing the post-apocalyptic showdown that is Book 1
- Finalizing the mad scramble for survival that is Book 2
- Starting the 'could this get any worse?' draft for Book 3

THE END OF THE WORLD, Book 1 of THE PRIMORDIAL ENGINE series -- broken Earth, dystopian future, an alien god, and two badass chicks just trying to survive. Release date is Februrary 5, 2024.

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"Black Santa made me stop believing" Hahaha! Geez, people need to chill out and just enjoy the holiday season. Who cares if it's Christmas or Hanukkah or Spaghetti Monster Day? It must be intensely stressful to be constantly attacking other people's happiness...