theherocomplex
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Snowed-In Sunday
My original plans for this weekend were simple but joyful: I would go on Saturday to a yarn/fiber-dyeing studio up in Vermont, to spend a possibly obscene amount of money (under the banner of The Twelve Days of Birthday, which… Continue reading
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Best Books of 2025!
I’m a little behind when it comes to making this list, but in fairness: I read a lot of books last year, and deciding which were the best was quite a task! Though a very pleasant one, it must be… Continue reading
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2025 wrap-up
It’s me, your girl, taking another whack at the blogging thing! I think I’ve found an odd sort of consistency re: blogging, in that I keep trying regularly to blog regularly, and I think that counts for something. A note… Continue reading
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March 2025 Wrap-Up
I’m a little more on top of things than last month — I’m only three days late! What a resounding blogging success I am. Books Read: 1. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka: This had been on… Continue reading
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February 2025 Wrap-Up
Only a few days (uh, almost two weeks) late! Not too shabby. And! This is officially my third blog post of the year, so truly I am a roaring success. So let’s get into it! “It” being “how well did… Continue reading
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January 2025 Wrap-Up
Look at me, updating twice in the same year! Maybe 2025 is the year that blogging sticks. One can hope! In any case, January 2025 was something of a lackluster month, in terms of both reading and writing. Back in… Continue reading
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Best Reads of 2024
It’s that time again! That time when I start to think I can be a blogger everyone is posting their best-of lists, and who am I to ignore what’s popular? I mean, aside from my entire history of existence. Anyways!… Continue reading
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The Great and Terrible Maws (of Consumerism)
Yesterday, as I was wasting a few quiet moments at work, I was going through Twitter — rarely a good idea, despite all the lovely friends and fanworks I have there — and came across this article by Jess Bacon,… Continue reading
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Admissions and Frustrations
I think it’s time to admit I am just…bad at blogging. Even back in the Heyday of Blogs (and the days of the dearly departed Google Reader; no, I have not recovered from that particular loss), when a solid third… Continue reading
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Reading Round-Up: January 1-14
We’re doing the first two weeks of the year at once because whoops, I fell behind! Books Read I’m a little over ten percent of the way to my reading goal for the year; I don’t think I’ll keep up… Continue reading
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