Still grinding away through the backlog, but getting so much done I feel perhaps having that time off was a good thing. Not good enough to do over again, but you know. I’ve been inspired or something.
In fact, I managed to scratch out a couple hundred words for ‘Into the Mirror’ the other night. Perhaps this is the year it sees an end. Not to mention, I’ve sorted Lughnasadh and am in the process of re-assembling it, which will lead into Mabon and Samhain. There has been progress!
Over the weekend …

Other than my being super-busy in the catch-up department (and ready for the inbox tomorrow!) things are pretty level around here. Well, except it’s winter.
After last winter, I’ve been spoiled. Such a nice winter with hardly any snow, no serious windchill issues… This year, it’s BLOODY, bloody darn cold around these parts, and although we had a couple of good days (still well into the negatives!) it’s been freakishly chilly. The windchill factor made the temp -44 for a bit, and with only three working baseboard heaters and two portables, …

A New Bedlam-themed prompt from a permanent resident of The Institute, Mel Choly.

So I was going to go all “SURPRISE!” but when it’s already in the title…blah.
Anyway, here I am on a Saturday, all warm and toasty (I lie, I’m in Canada and it’s f’ing cold here right now) and I’m thinking… should I do some promotional stuff? Yeah. I think I should. If there are images – or image boxes for those that block images – they are linked offsite, so click those.
So here ya go. First up is my brother’s IndieGoGo campaign. He’s an aspiring artisan blacksmith, and he is …

I recently found this artist’s work on DeviantArt, and I’ve fallen in love. Such vibrant color, beautiful beyond measure. Not to mention the focus of her work is right up my alley!