Halfway through #TheBride! and it's beautiful, brutal, funny, scary, and sad. I'm loving it. #BrainAttack

Site Unseen by Dana Cameron is only $0.99 - BookBub Emma Fielding, a brilliant archaeologist, makes a rare and exciting discovery on the New England coast But her curiosity plunges her into a murder investigation in a rip-snorting good mystery (Edgar A...

Hey kids! Ever want to read my first novel, SITE UNSEEN? BookBub has a deal for you! #archaeology #mystery #fiction

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A Bronze Age Loom Sheds New Light on Mediterranean Textile Practices This 3,500-year-old warp-weighted loom was surprisingly preserved by a fire that destroyed multiple buildings in an ancient Iberian settlement

Cool loom! I think it's funny that the textile scholars are arguing about the sort of fiber being woven, but academics gonna academic (me included). :-)

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

craftinamerica.org/artist/art-s...

If you are relying on increasing doses of art to stay sane, I can't recommend highly enough the series "Craft in America" (eps free on PBS and the website). Every ep is a beguiling study of inspiration and expression.
craftinamerica.org

An example in the first comment.

Cover of SEVEN KINDS OF HELL, showing a young woman holding a figurine, wolves in the background

Need something to perk up your winter? Jonesing after Boskone? My Fangborn books are Kindle Exclusives, and the first one is just $1.99!

www.amazon.com/Seven-Kinds-...

Dried plant stems embedded in the snow that's blocked a path.

You're supposed to leave some of the dried plant stems for "winter interest."

I'm more interested in seeing the path that used to be here.

Trump news at a glance: Trevor Noah’s Grammys joke hit a sour note for Trump President threatens to sue comedian over joke about Epstein island

And if you missed the joke, you can see it here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trevor Noah Official site of Trevor Noah, award winning comedian from South Africa and host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

www.trevornoah.com

We saw Trevor Noah last night (first show after he hosted the Grammys?). He read the social media post from the object of one of his jokes at the Grammys and responded to it. The audience laughed until we cried.
I've included his tour dates below; if you have the chance to see him, do it!

Happy Black History Month!* If you need an awesome soundtrack, I highly recommend this:

www.kexp.org/events/kexp-...

*Black history is American History. And it's every month! :)

Thank you.

2026 Edgar Award Nominations announced - Mystery Writers of America % Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 217th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery f...

Congratulations to this year's Edgar nominees! I'm delighted for @realcharlaine.bsky.social 's nom for Best Short Story, delighted for @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social for her Mary Higgins Clark nod, and for @donnaandrews.bsky.social & Lee Child MWA Grand Masters!

mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...

Dead Pioneers - My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit Animal (Official Music Video) YouTube video by HassleRecords

If the first two tracks I've listened to are any indication, the whole album is gonna be amazing. A little punk for your Friday, courtesy of @deadpioneers.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVZ...

‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans

BOUDICA!

I'm going to need one of these.

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A twenty foot version of the Icelandic Yule Cat, made of lights, with a small child next to it.

The annual re-watch of "Deadwood" has begun. A wreath is up, and lights to follow. The Jólakötturinn will probably come for me because I have not finished my spinning, but that's another story...

Happy Holidays to you and all the best in 2026!

above anvil with a ruler, showing it is only about 4 inches long

With scale.

close up picture of an anvil

Mr. G often jokes that I must have an anvil in my backpack. Little does he know...

The wind blew the towel off the cat carrier (routine vet visit).
The noise from inside sounded distinctly like "Ma, what the eff--!"

I went to hang up my bathrobe. The other cat was nested in that, on the duvet. Quoth she, "the hell you will!"

The Royal Princesses are not best amused by winter.

😿

Shoresy Classic Get access to tickets, VIP tickets, and more event information.

It was! Everyone on the ice looked like they were having fun.

They will hold the Shorsey Fall Classic in a handful of "hockey" cities over the next two months: www.letterkenny.tv/pages/shores...

BU plots an eco-friendly glow-up for 1960s-era Warren Towers Boston University's Warren Towers is the largest dorm in Massachusetts and one of the biggest in the country. Its three-and-a-half year, $550 million renovation will improve the living quarters and al...

I'm very glad to hear that they are going to do something to improve "The Zoo." And if they can make it eco-friendly, I'll be very pleased indeed.

www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...

It's the whole cast! And they all played really well.

Hey, I went to my first hockey game! #SudburyBulldogs vs. #BruinsAlum!

Fair enough. ;-)

Am I the last one to learn about KEXP radio in Seattle? If not, check out this list of shows. I've been thoroughly enjoying their vibe. www.kexp.org/shows/

I wish you could be there too! <3

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Logo of Camp Necon bat in holiday garb and advert for gathering at the copper dog bookstore

Hey, you know, some of your favorite local horror and spec fic writers are going to be hanging out in @copperdogbooks.bsky.social in Beverly, MA on THIS Saturday (12/6) evening! And it's open to the public! Bookstore link and addy in first comment.

sweet potato pie cooling on a rack

Take care of yourselves this long weekend, all. Safe travels, meaningful reflection, and if you must shop, shop small, shop local, shop thoughtfully.

And if you pie, pie joyfully. (h/t @zzclaybourne.bsky.social !)