Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2026 week 5
See Previous | See Next This week in my garden. (Which seems to think it’s now time for springtime.)
SSCS 04: Installment 5 of 34
The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress This is Installment 5 of this year’s SSCS. If you want to start at the beginning of ‘The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress’, go here! If you want to know what the heck an SSCS is, go here! (And the character list is here.) Previously… In the black of the river, in the cold, they swam downward, following a clicking, moaning, shuddering song, while Lot breathed in the shape and the swirls…
Rapunzel, or: Faerie Tale Theatre vs. The Big Flower Fight
Alright, for this post, I really want to tell you about this awesome Netflix show called The Big Flower Fight. But first, I also need to tell you about how much I love the fairytale “Rapunzel”. It’s possible that this will turn mostly into a post about fairytales (in their moving-picture incarnations), but I’m hopeful I’ll be able to stay on track enough to also tell you about The Big Flower Fight. Stay tuned. So, “Rapunzel.” Classic, famous fairytale. It’s…
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2026 week 4
See Previous | See Next This week in my garden. (Where we’ve had some actual winter, with snow and everything!)
SSCS 04: Installment 4 of 34
The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress This is Installment 4 of this year’s SSCS. If you want to start at the beginning of ‘The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress’, go here! If you want to know what the heck an SSCS is, go here! (And the character list is here.) Previously… They didn’t yet know this city or its people, but that shouldn’t matter. Music always spoke, and in the hands of a half-djinn—in the hands of Du…
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2026 week 3
See Previous | See Next This week in my garden. (Where the sky has been very wintry even though the ground remains bare.)
fly-by-posting 2026/01/19
Oiy. My hips are so tired and sore from a day of couch shopping. But then, I do seem to have reached an age where shopping injuries are now a thing.
SSCS 04: Installment 3 of 34
The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress This is Installment 3 of this year’s SSCS. If you want to start at the beginning of ‘The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress’, go here! If you want to know what the heck an SSCS is, go here! (And the character list is here.) Previously… “Here, San.” She plucked at San’s sleeve who’d sat on the other side of her, and pulled him back toward the back wall, pressing an ear against…
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2026 week 2
See Previous | See Next This week in my garden. (Where snow came to visit, at least for a short stay.)
SSCS 04: Installment 2 of 34
The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress This is Installment 2 of this year’s SSCS. If you want to start at the beginning of ‘The Heart of the Gull Queen’s Huntress’, go here! If you want to know what the heck an SSCS is, go here! (And the character list is here.) Previously… Though today they had walked the full spans of twenty-two bridges, now they were brought to a stand-still, their purpose pulling them, but no openings marked out…